AI Singapore (AISG) announced that it will launch two new programmes — the AISG Industrial Postgraduate Programme and the AISG Fellowship Programme — to train AI research talent in strategic industrial areas and to engage Singapore’s top AI experts to help narrow the gap between academic research and industry solutions.Continue Reading
The World Bank and the European Commission have launched the Blue Economy Development Framework (BEDF). The Framework is a novelty in the area of international ocean governance. It helps (developing) coastal states transition to diverse and sustainable blue economies while building resilience to climate change. This transition starts with dataContinue Reading
The 15th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) took place in Strasbourg on the 13th and 14th February. The annual gathering of the 280 members of the Parliamentary Assembly, that marks the end of the European Parliament’s Presidency of the Bureau, focused itsContinue Reading
Techstars and Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), a world leading ship management company, announced on the 31st that they are jointly launching a global MaritimeTech accelerator, the EPS MaritimeTech Accelerator Powered by Techstars. Based in Singapore, this new mentorship-driven accelerator program will be Techstars second accelerator in the sovereign city-state. TheContinue Reading
The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has published the paper ‘Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean: Governance perspectives for sustainable development in the region‘ by Aparna Roy. This paper is is part of ORF’s series, ‘India and Global Governance’. The paper explores the current governance framework of marine resource management inContinue Reading
Regional Stakeholder Seminar On Blue Economy Following the 2018 Burgas Ministerial Declaration towards a Common Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea, the Facility for Blue Growth is pleased to announce the Regional stakeholder seminar on blue economy. The seminar will take place on 19 March 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. TheContinue Reading