Asian NRENs join forces to expand access to digital tools for research and education
BdREN, DrukREN, LEARN and Nepal’s NREN formed SEACREN and secured discounted Zoom access for member institutions to support regional research and learning.
Asia Pacific
Revolutionising weather forecasting: First space-based observation of vertical cloud movement
EarthCARE’s spaceborne cloud radar made the first global measurements of vertical cloud motion, offering data that could improve weather prediction and climate models.
Fast language skills for smartphones
NICT’s low-latency, on-device text-to-speech system now supports 21 languages on smartphones, enabling fast voice synthesis without an internet connection.
How technology supports First Nations research and knowledge
AARNet is supporting AIATSIS to preserve and share First Nations language and cultural collections through secure digital infrastructure and data services.
Technology and tenacity in the Himalayas
NREN engineers and ICIMOD researchers used wireless sensors at high altitude to monitor glacial melt and lake growth, improving climate data from remote Himalayan regions.
Stronger disaster response for the Philippines
A national emergency alert system in the Philippines now delivers warnings in local languages and reaches millions via mobile phones and radio to improve disaster preparedness.
Efficient data transfer boosts genomic research for Australian laboratory
AARNet and Globus helped Australia’s BRF move multi-terabyte genomic datasets quickly and securely to collaborators, accelerating research and analysis workflows.
A superconductive platform for quantum computing
A Japanese research consortium involving NICT and partners has developed a 64-qubit quantum computer based on superconductivity.
The Philippines rolls out academic roaming
eduroam is now available at university campuses in The Phillipines, allowing students, researchers, and staff of the participating institutions to connect to the internet at their own campus and when they visit other partner universities and institutions worldwide.