AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEnergy AI in the spotlight: Malaysia’s Tenaga Nasional says AI is becoming the “brain and eyes” of the grid—predicting demand like a weather forecaster and routing power like GPS as solar and EV chargers add real-time complexity. Digital divide: A new global snapshot shows a massive internet gender gap: about 240 million more men than women are online, with the widest divides in South Asia, Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Climate resilience via tech: Kazakhstan has launched Central Asia’s first practical “artificial rain” project with UAE meteorology partners, aiming to boost reservoir filling and drought-hit agriculture. Regulation friction: Nigeria’s telecom lending dispute has left an estimated 40 million subscribers without airtime/data credit, raising fresh concerns about financial inclusion. Education assessment controversy: India’s CBSE defends on-screen marking and adds a multi-stage review path after Class 12 evaluation complaints.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.