Open-Source Office Shift: Switzerland is trialing openDesk on 3,000 government PCs alongside Microsoft 365 after a 172-user test worked well for docs and email, with video calls still favoring Teams—aimed at digital sovereignty, data protection, and rising license costs. Drone Policy: Sri Lanka is drafting a national strategy to standardize, test, and commercialize drone tech, covering manufacturing, safety, agriculture and industrial use, plus lab selection and legal coordination. Energy Security via Biogas: India and Japan are pushing domestic compressed biogas, targeting 1,000 CBG plants in India by 2030 using India’s biomass and Japan’s tech/financing. AI for Real-World Farming: Turkmenistan is applying AI to crop forecasting, smart irrigation, and soil monitoring to cut water use and boost yields. Tech Governance & Pricing: US regulators weigh “personalised pricing” rules as loyalty data and AI could let firms tailor offers to what individuals will pay. Grid Manufacturing Boost: Hitachi Energy is investing about $300m in China to expand transformer smart manufacturing and capacity. 6G Alliance: India has joined a US-led group of 25 nations shaping next-gen 6G networks. Electronics & Training: UniMAP launches a Faculty of Smart Computing to grow AI, data science, and embedded systems talent. Smart Cities/Industry: Cambodia’s IAEA-linked handover expands civilian radiation detection and medical diagnostic capacity.