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KT, NIA to expand AICE globally to bolster AI capabilities in developing countries
KT said on Monday it signed a business agreement with the National Information Society Agency (NIA) to support AI-based inclusive digital transformation and strengthen global capabilities. NIA has used KT’s AICE AI competency test since 2024 to improve staff skills. The two will expand overseas AI education and certification cooperation, link AICE with international programmes such as information access centres and IT volunteer groups, and run pilot AICE Basic training and tests in three countries in the second half.
World
Global birth rates fall together; smartphones and social media may be a cause
Falling birth rates are spreading worldwide, and smartphones and social media are emerging as a key variable, a report said. More than two-thirds of countries are below the total fertility rate of 2.1 needed to maintain population. The decline is appearing in both advanced and developing countries, and researchers say economic conditions and housing costs alone cannot explain the simultaneous drop. Studies link earlier and steeper declines to regions where mobile internet spread quickly.
Crypto
ITCEN NTECH to build Sri Lanka national lottery system
ITCEN NTECH said on Wednesday it signed a main contract with SLGI to build electronic lottery and lotto systems in Sri Lanka. SLGI has an exclusive business agreement with Sri Lanka\'s National Lotteries Board. Under the contract, ITCEN NTECH will oversee overall technology work from design to development and maintenance nationwide. The project will supply CenLottery, a cloud-native lottery solution developed by ITCEN Cloit.