AGP Executive Report
Last update: 20 minutes agoAI & Youth Innovation: Brunei’s Team ΣHAI won overall champion at the AI Ready ASEAN Youth Challenge 2026 in Singapore, taking first place with Sahabat-Care, an AI-powered dementia care platform. The regional ideation contest drew 600+ submissions and highlighted practical AI for healthcare, education, social inclusion and agriculture. Tech Policy & Trust: A Google government-affairs leader praised Singapore for using technology to improve lives while building “guardrails” to promote public trust, pointing to AI Ready ASEAN Youth Challenge projects including a Brunei dementia-care AI platform. Local Economy Watch: Brunei CPI rose 0.1% in April 2026 (year-on-year), mainly driven by higher food prices, while non-food edged down. Ocean Arts Call: Ocean Week Brunei opened entries for the Brunei Ocean Arts – Photography Competition 2026 plus youth grants and video awards under “Ocean of Opportunities – Blue Economy for a Sustainable Future.” Arts & Culture Spotlight: The Venice Biennale 2026 is seeing a stronger Southeast Asian presence, with regional artists using the global stage to reshape decolonisation conversations.
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