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Japan launched eMAFF 2.0 on 1 October with revised application checks, clearer screens and in-system communication. Its staged rollout means applicants must follow their procedure’s migration date and preserve documents before the old platform closes in March 2027.
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Bank Indonesia has framed payment-system reform as one national infrastructure, one connected ecosystem and one interoperability language.
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Mexico’s telecom regulator has proposed three standard federal procedures and a national digital window for network deployment.
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Japan has updated guidance for screening critical equipment and maintenance arrangements across essential services.
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Japan's infrastructure ministry has set a national approach for applying AI across planning, construction, maintenance and public administration, alongside a physical-AI strategy focused on field robotics, data and process redesign.
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Singapore's Digital Infrastructure Bill would license major cloud services and data centers for operational resilience while placing energy efficiency and future water requirements inside a separate sustainability regime.
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ADB has approved a US$650 million program to strengthen Indonesia’s decentralized public finance.
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Australia is consulting on national standards that would tie large data centers and frontier AI training to power, water, security, skills and community obligations.
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Brazil's new data center regime does more than suspend taxes.
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China's seven-agency digital-green plan links AI efficiency, data-center power, carbon data, smart-city operations and environmental enforcement, treating the digital economy as both a decarbonization tool and a resource-consuming sector.
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