The groundbreaking of the Blue Line and the approval of the Gold Line are accelerating the expansion of Dubai's urban rail network. Regional traffic demand management is being strengthened through the Salik variable fare system and the expansion of DARB tollgates. With the influx of population and the growing concern over traffic congestion, Dubai is growing into a representative international city of the Middle East and a tourism and business hub, leading to a rapid increase in demand for transportation within the city. According to the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai is projected to attract 1,959 million international overnight tourists in 2025, marking an all-time high and a 5.0% increase from the previous year. For the UAE as a whole, the tourism industry is expected to account for 13.0% of GDP in 2024, [...]

With the goal of entering the Top 10 of the Global AI Index, implementation guidelines for the nuclear power roadmap—centered on financial support and deregulation for the nuclear sector—were also announced. The outlook for Sweden's economic growth rate in 2026 is bright. With the success of monetary tightening policies aimed at controlling inflation from 2023 to 2024, the country has managed to control both inflation and growth. The Central Bank of Sweden forecasts an economic growth rate of 2.9% for this year. Exports are also expected to grow by 5% this year, bringing the trade balance to $1.45 billion. The Swedish government is now taking a step further than simply reviving the economy and is successively announcing blueprints for future strategies. In particular, on February 25, 2026, Sweden [...]

Emphasis on the smartification of AI-based cities; focused attention also on smartification in the energy sector supporting the development of AI cities. Exhibition Overview Event Name: 2026 Taipei Smart City Summit & Expo Date: March 17 (Tue) – 20 (Fri), 2026 Venue: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Exhibition Hall 2 Organizer: Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, Taipei/Kaohsiung/Taoyuan Municipal Governments, Taipei Computer Association, Taiwan Smart City Industry Alliance Host: Digital & Eco-friendly [...]

The introduction of AI lowers barriers faced by people with disabilities and improves accessibility, while expanding the scope of assistive technology application from functional support to emotional support. The 'CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2026,' the world's largest festival of assistive technology, was held from March 9 to 13 at the Anaheim Marriott in the United States. Organized by the Center for Disabilities at the University of California, Northridge (CSUN), this event is a global platform where researchers and industry stakeholders from around the world gather to discuss the latest technologies and policies. This year as well, global companies [...]

As AI expands beyond data centers into real-world systems, changing hardware design standards, thermal management, power efficiency, connectivity reliability, and materials will determine competitiveness in the era of physical AI. For the past decade or so, technological standards in the AI ​​industry have been shaped around data centers. Large-scale AI models ran on GPU server clusters, and the industry's competitiveness was concentrated on semiconductor performance and data center infrastructure. In this process, the AI ​​hardware ecosystem also focused on GPUs, high bandwidth [...]

The Babis government, launched in January 2026, presented a mid-to-long-term economic roadmap following a change of government for the first time in four years. Key points include maintaining the expansion of nuclear power, continuing investment in transportation infrastructure, establishing AI gigafactories, and expanding PPPs. Investment attraction schemes plan to strengthen indirect incentives such as accelerated depreciation and tax benefits. Background of the Economic Strategy Formulation and Implementation Direction: Andrei [...], who launched in January 2026 after successfully achieving a change of government following the victory in the October 2025 general election.

Expanding hydrogen utilization demonstration projects in sectors directly linked to daily life and establishing a foundation for commercialization through public-private cooperation; expanding hydrogen mobility application cases; and broadening the scope of hydrogen utilization into non-energy fields such as food processing and cooking processes to create inter-industry convergence models. Now, as we approach the full 10th anniversary of the Japanese government establishing the world's first Hydrogen Basic Strategy in 2017, hydrogen utilization in Japan is expanding from a focus on power generation and industry to the realms of daily life and consumption. In particular, the 2024 'Decarbonized Growth Type [...]

The 39th AU Summit: Turning the Climate Crisis into an Opportunity... Africa Takes a Major Transformation Leap to Become a "Global Tech Hub." African countries set goals for technological independence by investing 1% of GDP in R&D and confirming the AESTIF Fund. Expectations are high for Korean companies to expand their strategic partnerships, including through Korean-style R&D and digital governance transfer. The 39th African Union Summit is being held... "Digital Transformation and Green Growth Keynote Reaffirmation." The African continent is shedding its long-held label as a "raw materials supplier" and becoming a global [...]

Data center power is now being allocated to Big Tech companies. Nuclear and coal-fired power plants are being ordered to operate continuously to ensure a stable power supply. Natural gas-fired power plants are also expected to expand with increased investment. The U.S. Department of Energy is demanding Big Tech companies generate the power they need for their data centers. On January 16th, the Trump administration announced a $15 billion "Emergency Power Auction" to address the surge in power demand resulting from the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. This auction [...]

On February 12th, the French government announced a 10-year energy roadmap (Feuille de route energetique) for nuclear power, including reactor life extensions and increased output. The plan calls for expanding decarbonized power production to meet growing electricity demand. The energy roadmap, officially known as the "French Multiannual Energy Plan (PPE, Programmation Pluriannuelle de l'Energie)," is the highest-level medium-term planning document for French energy policy based on the Energy Transition Act. It includes plans for carbon neutrality by 2050, energy security, and the expansion of renewable energy [...]

AI agents are being used as tools to execute human-designed tasks. The utility of AI agents depends more on the corporate IT environment and controllable operational structure than on the autonomy of the technology itself. "AI agents" are attracting attention in Silicon Valley. An AI agent is an intelligent software system that perceives its environment, infers, and autonomously executes tasks using external tools to achieve a user's goals. Unlike existing generative AI, which only answers questions or generates content, AI [...]

 Author: Senior Research Fellow Jinsil Jin Table of Contents 1. Research Background 2. Domestic and International Robotics Market Trends 3. Comparative Analysis of the Korean and Japanese Supply Chains 4. Comparison of Korean and Japanese Response Strategies and Policies 5. Conclusion and Response Measures Source: Korea International Trade Association ☞ Click here to view the data

A 12-fold increase in global data is expected to herald a major infrastructure transformation. Musk and Bezos' vision of a "space-based AI infrastructure" is drawing attention for its industrial significance. The new infrastructure crisis brought about by the AI ​​era is creating a new level of data in the world. The amount of information generated by AI services, streaming platforms, self-driving cars, e-commerce logistics systems, satellite imagery, financial systems, and billions of IoT devices is already at an all-time high. Large-scale AI models, in particular, not only require massive amounts of data during the training process, but also demand enormous power and computing resources during their operation. Statista, an industry statistics firm, projects that global data generation will increase from 175 zettabytes (ZB) in 2025 to 2142 ZB in 2035. Considering that one zettabyte is 10²¹ bytes, equivalent to the data volume of 40 billion Netflix movies, this figure is beyond imagination at present. In this environment, existing terrestrial data centers are finding it difficult to cope with the exploding demand. Data centers already consume more electricity than the entire power consumption of small and medium-sized countries, and the increased cooling water usage is fueling environmental regulations and community opposition. Competition for suitable sites is also intensifying, power grids are reaching saturation, and in some regions, large-scale data center projects are being canceled or even suspended altogether. With a growing recognition that existing data center methods, which require both power and land, cannot keep pace with the growth of the AI ​​era, companies are now concluding that they must change their methods altogether. The concept of the "space data center" is the answer. Space offers "conditions unavailable on Earth." Data centers in the AI ​​era require massive power consumption, highly efficient cooling systems, and the ability to scale rapidly to meet growing demand. Meeting these requirements on Earth is becoming increasingly difficult. However, space offers a rare environment that can satisfy all three requirements. Its greatest advantage is the 24-hour supply of sunlight. While this varies depending on altitude, a certain orbit provides stable sunlight undisturbed by weather conditions. The ability to eliminate the "irregularity" of terrestrial solar power generation is particularly attractive in the AI ​​era, where energy costs are skyrocketing. Space also offers exceptional cooling efficiency. Terrestrial data centers, even utilizing various technologies like bypass cooling and immersion cooling, ultimately require massive amounts of water. However, because space is a vacuum, heat can be directly released into space via radiative cooling. This theoretically means that ultra-efficient cooling systems can be built without water, fundamentally resolving the limitations of terrestrial data centers due to cooling issues. Another advantage is the virtually infinite space of space. While securing data center sites on Earth is becoming increasingly difficult due to numerous issues, including local regulations and environmental concerns, such constraints do not exist in space. Unlike on Earth, where infrastructure grows larger, leading to increased local opposition and conflict, in space, it is theoretically possible to expand the scale of infrastructure by tens or hundreds of times. SpaceX Starship/Starlink-based 'Orbital Computing Network' Construction According to Ars Technica, an American technology media outlet, Elon Musk, who leads SpaceX and Tesla, has stated that "SpaceX will actually operate an orbital data center in the future," and is pursuing this concept not as a simple experiment but as an active business strategy. His plan goes beyond simply putting servers into space, and is closer to converting the entire universe into a single, massive computing infrastructure. Musk's vision is to integrate the three elements of 'Starlink + Starship + AI infrastructure' into a single, ultra-large system. Starlink is already building a global, ultra-low latency low-orbit communication network through more than 6000 satellites, and is enhancing its performance by introducing optical communication (laser link) that minimizes data transmission delay. Starship is a next-generation rocket that can repeatedly and inexpensively launch ultra-large cargo, and in the future, it will act as a 'truck' to carry the data center module itself into space. Musk says, "Once Starship is fully commercially viable, the cost of launching data center modules into space will be competitive with the cost of building terrestrial data centers." This concept is central to a grand future strategy that connects his AI company xAI, Tesla's autonomous driving network, and SpaceX's global communications network. In other words, Musk believes a space-based AI cluster will be more powerful than any data center operating on the ground. Amazon's Jeff Bezos envisions the future. Amazon's Jeff Bezos is also very realistic about the possibility of space data centers. U.S. news outlets U.S. News & [...]

The EU Data Act comes into effect on January 11, 2024, and will be fully implemented on September 12, 2025. This will further strengthen protection of consumer and SME rights. With egress fees completely banned starting in 2027, businesses and public institutions are expected to diversify their use of multi-cloud. 1. Background and Timeline of the Law's Application Amidst the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) data and proliferation of cloud services, the EU enacted the "Data Act" to clarify the rights and responsibilities surrounding data utilization. The Data Act aims to revitalize the data economy among industries, businesses, and consumers within the EU [...]

The federal government has launched a pilot project to accelerate adoption. Manufacturers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (EV) aircraft are continuing to push for commercialization. Major cities are building VTOL infrastructure. Flying cars, or air taxis, have been attracting attention as a future mode of transportation that can help alleviate heavy urban congestion. In the United States, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are primarily being developed, and the global eVTOL market, while still in its infancy, is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade.

The UAE aims to secure future growth engines with its national AI strategy. Key policies include accelerating collaboration with global companies and large-scale infrastructure investment, centered on state-owned AI companies. The UAE, through its "UAE National AI Strategy 2031," announced in 2017, aims to become a global leader in the field of artificial intelligence. [Source: ai.gov.ae] As of 2025, AI and digital industries will account for approximately 12% of non-oil GDP, and this figure is projected to increase to 20% by 2030. Notably, the government predicts that AI alone could generate 13.6% of the UAE's total GDP by 2030. [...]

2025 China Shanghai Robot Exhibition (RS) to Promote Intelligent Connectivity and Collaborative Win-Win <Exhibition Venue Floor Plan> [Source: Exhibition Website] 2025 China Shanghai Robot Exhibition (RS 2025) On-site Guide The 2025 China Shanghai Robot Exhibition (RS 2025) was held for five days from September 23rd to 27th at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai Hongqiao. The robot exhibition was first held in 2012 and, after over a decade of development, has evolved from a sub-exhibition under the China International Industry Fair (CIIF) to an independent exhibition, showcasing the latest technologies and trends in the Chinese and global robotics industries. [...]

The 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) sets a target of 4.5-5.5% annual GDP growth from 2026 to 2030, promoting a transition to a high-value-added economy centered on digitalization, AI, and green transformation, and driven by manufacturing and services. Overview of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) Malaysia announces the Malaysia Plan (MP), its national economic development plan, every five years. On July 31st, the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) was announced under the theme of "Recalibrating Development." The 13MP, covering the period 2026-2030, aims to implement the current Malaysian government's MADANI economic goals, a strategic [...]

Laos' New Energy Strategy and Opportunities for Korean Companies: Laos' Long-Term Energy Vision and Policy Transformation. With support from international development partners, the Lao government is developing an Integrated Energy Master Plan (IEMP) with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to present a long-term energy vision for 2030-2050. This vision focuses on strengthening the industrial base, stabilizing national finances, and securing energy sovereignty, and aims to move beyond hydropower dependence and toward diversifying energy sources. This trend [...]

An exhibition that provides a glimpse into the development of ADAS and autonomous driving technology in North America. Sharing cutting-edge solutions and visions from global companies, the 2025 ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo is an annual event that followed the Stuttgart, Germany, exhibition in late May. It is an exhibition that provides an overview of the latest developments in ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and autonomous driving technology. The expo covered various topics that are shaping future technologies, such as the latest trends in autonomous driving and ADAS technology, regulatory developments, standardization, collaboration, and project promotion. Technical sessions were also held focusing on AI, software architecture, vision and sensing technology, and various innovative development cases, once again proving that the exhibition showcases the cutting edge of cutting-edge innovative technology. - Exhibition Name: ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo - Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA - Dates: August 27-29, 2025 - Event Size: 47 Companies from 10 Countries - Website: https://www.autonomousvehicletechnologyexpo-usa.com/ - Exhibit Items: LiDAR [...]