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  • Data Science and Technology: With a global reliance on data and technology, fields like data science, software development, and information security are expected to see sustained demand. NMSU Global Campus
  • In addition to applicable history and law, Israel's core strategies will need to be informed by appropriate philosophies of science. - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary
  • The escalating U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence, biotechnologies, next-generation information and communications technologies, digital infrastructure, and quantum information sciences will have far-reaching implications for U.S. foreign policy and national and economic security. CNAS
  • The advent of large-scale quantum computing offers great promise to science and society but brings also significant threats to the global information infrastructure. MarketScreener
  • Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications has placed great importance on 5G as a critical national infrastructure that will enable sustained socioeconomic development through science, technology, and innovation. SDxCentral
  • The Ministry of Information and Communications has placed great importance on 5G as a critical national infrastructure that will enable sustained socioeconomic development through science, technology, and innovation. https://vir.com.vn/
  • South Korea and the U.S. signed a Memorandum of Understanding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the South Korean Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation for collaborative research opportunities, including 6G. Fiercewireless
  • There's a broad understanding of the need for open sharing of information, R&D opportunities and science / engineering talent to encourage multidisciplinary collaboration between centers of excellence all over the world. Physics World
  • The two most popular occupations are computer science and information technology, which according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics are expected to grow 15% between 2021 and 2031. The Startup Magazine
  • The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world's leading climate science body, has warned of false and misleading information which undermines climate science and disregards risk and urgency of cutting emissions. DeSmog
  • A new science and technology partnership, which will promote cooperation in fields such as quantum information science, climate and energy, advanced microelectronics, artificial intelligence and data science. University of Chicago
  • Systems in order to promote U.S. leadership in quantum information science and address potential threats that quantum computers may pose to encrypted data and systems. U.S. Government
  • DOE has invested millions of dollars in quantum information science, giving the NQISRCs a unique opportunity to contribute to solutions for some of the biggest quantum challenges. Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Deepfake images and videos - conveying synthetic human likenesses - have become so realistic that researchers at Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology showed that four of the most common verification methods currently in use could be easily bypassed using deepfakes. Dark Reading
  • While China leads the world in quantum communications, a subfield of quantum information science with the potential to enable ultra-secure data transfers, Chinese scientists acknowledge America's edge in quantum computing. Foreign Policy
  • The Engineering + Health Institute will house research into information technologies that bring medical care to underserved communities, synthetic biology to enable customizable disease treatments, and the combination of data science and biomedical device development. UCI News
  • Since removing mass from an asteroid will almost inevitably change its trajectory, any mining operations that are not fully informed by science could potentially lead to an Earth impact emergency. Cambridge Core
  • New research from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology shows algorithms behind natural language processing, a type of AI, often have tendencies that could be seen as offensive or prejudiced towards individuals with disabilities. The Hill
  • Artificial intelligence is expected to add $22 trillion to the global economy within the next seven years, so it's vital that we work together with the world's leaders in data science, applied artificial intelligence and information technology-based innovation. News
  • Five new National Quantum Information Science Research centers were created by the U.S. Department of Energy researchers from academia, U.S. national labs and industry will be working together to help catalyze quantum information science research. Forbes
  • China is building the National Laboratory for Quantum Information Sciences, which, with over $1 billion in initial funding, could emerge as a key center of gravity for future research and development. International Defense Security & Technology
  • Jobs within the field of computer and information science are expected to increase 21% by 2031 in the United States alone. IEEE Computer Society
  • Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have created a machine learning model that can predict extinction risks for species of animals or plants that conservationists have little information on. Center for Data Innovation

Last updated: 10 July 2025



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