Brunei Tech & Innovation: Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) relaunched its Start-Up Center and Entrepreneurship Village, offering students, alumni, researchers and young entrepreneurs resources and programmes to turn ideas into scalable businesses. Conservation Tech: A new bioacoustics approach is building “soundscape baselines” to spot forest biodiversity changes that satellites and simple carbon checks can miss, using continuous recordings and tools like BirdNET. Digital Transformation (Brunei): Digital Brunei 2030 was released as the nation’s five-year digital masterplan, aligning digital government, society, business and a cross-cutting data/AI strategy to drive measurable outcomes. Ocean Economy (Brunei): Ocean Week Brunei 2026 kicked off at UBD under a blue-economy theme, aiming to link marine conservation with sustainable livelihoods and marine tech opportunities. Telco & 5G Use Cases (Brunei): At ATxEnterprise 2026, Progresif’s Johan Johar discussed Brunei’s shared-network model and why 5G success depends on viable enterprise use cases, not just faster speeds. Space Power Tech: Sarawak says it’s exploring space-based electricity generation, including solar power via satellites, as part of its next phase beyond infrastructure. Electric Mobility: China’s electric three-wheelers are expanding overseas, with Brunei among markets reached this year.