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• April 2024: Darktrace, a global frontrunner in cybersecurity AI, unveiled its latest offering: the Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform. This platform integrates Darktrace's established security solutions and introduces a suite of groundbreaking innovations, particularly tailored for email and operational technology. Leveraging the power of AI, the platform aims to shift security operations from a reactive stance to a proactive one, thereby bolstering cyber resilience.
• March 2024: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation signed a deal with Nozomi Networks Inc., a key player in operational technology (OT) security solutions. The collaboration aims to advance OT security initiatives, encompassing marketing and technical development. Under this agreement, Mitsubishi Electric acquired an equity stake in Nozomi Networks. The integration will see Mitsubishi Electric's factory automation equipment and OT security solutions melded with Nozomi Networks' advanced OT network visualization and intrusion detection technologies. The goal is to forge OT security solutions that bolster security and ensure uninterrupted system operations.

• July 2024 - Blackfish Engineering, hailing from the UK, has introduced the C-Dart mooring system. This innovative system removes the need for operational personnel to directly handle heavy mooring lines. As per the company's announcement, C-Dart is engineered for swift connections across a range of floating structures and assets. These include wave and tidal energy converters, offshore wind platforms, floating solar installations, aquaculture setups, and beyond.
• March 2024 - Bardex, an engineering firm based in the U.S., has launched the Barmoor Quick Connector, an innovative mooring solution tailored for the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. The BarMoor Quick Connector is engineered to enhance operational interfaces, thereby prolonging both the system's and mooring lines' lifespan. Key benefits of this product encompass minimized project risks, shortened installation durations, and a scalable production capability that accelerates delivery.
• November 2023: At MSC 102, the Maritime Safety Committee adopted amendments to SOLAS II-1/Reg.3-8, titled "Towing and Mooring Equipment." These amendments, set to take effect on or after January 1, 2024, introduce enhanced safety requirements. These pertain to the design, selection, inspection, maintenance, and replacement of mooring and towing arrangements, aligning with MSC.1/Circ.1175/ Rev.1, MSC.1/Circ.1619, and MSC.1/Circ.1620.

• January 2023: The European Union and Japan established a stronger connection in space research by collaborating to exchange Earth observation data. The European Commission approved granting Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry access to Copernicus data and services-the Earth observation component of the EU Space Programme. In exchange, the European Commission will receive unrestricted access to data from Japan's non-commercial Earth observation satellites.
• December 2022: Synspective and Topcon Positioning Asia (TPA), the regional office of Topcon in Asia, established a partnership to provide satellite data solution services. Topcon, a firm that includes surveying and construction services, and Synspective, a startup that offers synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions, will work together to create new opportunities and innovate in the satellite data sector in Japan and worldwide.

• May 2024 - The security environment in Europe and around the world is dramatically shifting, and that’s spurring NATO to prioritize AI and other technological tools to bolster its geospatial intelligence enterprise, according to a top official. Spatial deep learning techniques have become significantly potent, thanks to unparalleled computational capabilities. Utilizing these advancements with extensive sets of images or geographical information will enhance the process of generating intelligence by enabling functions such as automated change identification. This will benefit various areas such as regions of focus, economic analysis, maritime security, space and cyber event analysis, among other possibilities.
• January 2024 - WHO/Europe marked the launch of the WHO European Geospatial Coordination Hub in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 15 November 2023. Its goal is to empower countries in the WHO European Region to effectively utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for faster and more informed public health decisions. Geospatial technology, in the form of GIS, enables the visualization and analysis of data on a map. Within the health sector, GIS can play a vital role by supporting evidence-based planning and decision-making, aiding in emergency response, and helping to forecast and analyze health trends over time. 

• February 2024: Chicago-based real estate firm JLL formed a sales platform in Singapore to connect Asian clients Based in Singapore with Australian property. The company advises clients in markets including Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia on purchasing high-quality residential property across major cities in Australia.
• September 2023: CPG Corporation and Nanyang Polytechnic announced the partnership at BEX Asia 2023, Where Collaborating with educational institutes such as NYP allows CPG to refine their approach in undertaking future sustainability challenges through experimentation and an existing partnership with NYP provided the students with knowledge and insights on promoting eco-friendly practices in the industry, such as the reduction of embodied carbon through better use of construction materials.

• Jun 2024 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has finalized the plan for building its own space station, Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS), and will soon submit it to the government for approval,The final plans for Chandrayaan-4, India’s next lunar mission, which includes a crucial space docking station, and the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), is also awaiting approval. The NGLV will replace the current heavy space launcher, Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3).
• March 2024 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct the Space science and Technology Awareness Training (START) 2024 programme during April and May. In this connection, ISRO solicits Expression of Interest (EOI) to host START-2024 in educational institutes, universities, colleges within India who are offering UG and PG courses in physical sciences and technology.

• March 2023: Rocket Lab USA, Inc, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the establishment of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Rocket Lab Australia, to explore opportunities to support the expansion of Australia's national space capabilities, which shows the market growth potential for the satellite-based earth observation market in the region.
• May 2023: Australian space tech startup Arlula announced it had raised USD 1.5 million from Main Sequence, Australia's deep tech investment fund founded by CSIRO, to expand access to Earth Observation (EO) data and imagery, allowing individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises alike to harness its full potential.

• June 2023: The GEO Open Data and Open Knowledge Workshop featured a presentation of the Brazil Data Cube initiative. The Data Working Group, the GEOSS Platform, and the GEO Knowledge Hub teams organized the two-day Open Data and Open Knowledge workshop. The workshop provides the GEO community with a forum to discuss recent technological developments, difficulties, and potential solutions.
• March 2023: According to Brazilian Science and technology minister Luciana Santos, Brazil plans to construct a new Earth Resources Satellite Programme (CBERS) satellite with China within the next six months. This sixth satellite that will be created with China is crucial to enhance their Amazon monitoring organizations and conduct climate studies.

• May 2023: China launched two satellites to refuel its Beidou navigation system and place test satellites for science and radar technology in space. The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert launched a Long March 2C rocket. The Luojia-2 (01), a Ka-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) test satellite for Wuhan University, and the Macau Science Satellite 1A and 1B, both of which are intended to study the Earth's magnetic field, were both on board.
• April 2023: Chinese researchers claimed to have carried out a "landmark experiment" by giving an artificial intelligence (AI) system temporary control of a satellite in close-to-Earth orbit to evaluate its behavior as it would behave in space. According to a report published in the journal Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, Qimingxing 1, a tiny Earth observation satellite, was managed by the AI for 24 hours and operated without human instruction, assignment, or intervention.

• June 2023 - E-space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, announced the completion of a five-month feasibility study commissioned by the French Space Agency CNES. The study sought to evaluate and validate the technical capabilities of the E-Space satellite system (communication payload, space platform, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC), and user terminal), as well as the long-term feasibility of the company's underlying business model. The research also revealed technological prospects for future collaborations between CNES, E-Space, and the French space ecosystem.
• March 2023 - As part of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, Airbus Defence and Space announced an agreement for Angeo-1, the first very high-performance Angolan Earth observation satellite, to be manufactured by the company in France, which strengthens the partnership between the two countries.