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Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to robot Sophia

Saudi Arabia claims to be the first country to have granted a robot citizenship. Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to a humanoid robot, it announced at an innovation conference in Riyadh this week. It claims to be the first nation to bestow citizenship upon a robot. Sophia was built by the Hong Kong-based company "Hanson Robotics" in 2015.  

Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to robot Sophia

Saudi Arabia claims to be the first country to have granted a robot citizenship. Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to a humanoid robot, it announced at an innovation conference in Riyadh this week. It claims to be the first nation to bestow citizenship upon a robot. Sophia was built by the Hong Kong-based company "Hanson Robotics" in 2015.  

Japan-India Cyber Dialogue held in New Delhi

Japan, India reaffirm commitment to open, free, secure, stable, peaceful and accessible cyberspace. Japan and India have reaffirmed their commitment to an open, free, secure, stable, peaceful and accessible cyberspace, enabling economic growth and innovation. In the Second Japan-India Cyber Dialogue held in New Delhi yesterday, the two sides, reaffirmed in particular that existing international law is generally applicable in cyberspace and no country should conduct or support ICT-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets with the intent of providing competitive advantages to its companies or commercial sectors. The Indian delegation also made a presentation on the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space to be held in New Delhi from 23rd to 24th of November this year. Both sides agreed to deepen the dialogues at various levels including through the Japan-India Cyber Dialogue. Japanese delegation was led by Ambassador Masato Otaka, Ambassador in charge of Cyber Policy ...

China launches first cyber court in e-commerce hub

China today launched its first cyber court specialising in handling internet-related cases in the e-commerce hub of Hangzhou amid a spike in the number of online disputes. The Hangzhou Internet Court in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province will handle cases such as online trade disputes and copyright lawsuits. State-run Xinhua news agency reported that the cases handled by the court will be tried online. Hangzhou is home to many Internet companies, including e-commerce giant Alibaba. The latest report from the China Internet Network Information Center showed that China had about 751 million netizens and 724 million mobile Internet users as of the end of June.