AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI & Innovation Policy: Hong Kong climbed to 14th in the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026, citing stronger innovation inputs/outputs and a push to build an R&D-to-production ecosystem in the Northern Metropolis. AI Infrastructure Investment: Samsung is putting $1B into Helix, a specialized AI data center operator, to secure GPU-focused capacity for training and generative AI workloads. AI Agents in Dev: Agoda’s report finds 53% of Southeast Asia and India developers already use AI agents, but only 38% feel their codebases are ready for full autonomy—cost is the biggest blocker. Green Finance for Clean Tech: Bharat Housing Network raised $5M in green bonds to fund rooftop solar, electric mobility, and clean-tech MSMEs across Asia and Africa. Space & Earth Observation: Kyrgyzstan plans to launch a domestically built nanosatellite for crop monitoring and early drought detection. Smart Aviation: Reconova debuted at PTE Asia 2026 with embodied AI for baggage transfer and passenger processing, targeting airport automation across Asia-Pacific. Energy & Climate Resilience: A study links disruptive fintech and Belt and Road spillovers to green development, but with different effects across regions. Public Safety Tech: Ireland urged vigilance after confirming a single Asian hornet in Cork, saying early detection and rapid response are working.
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