Science & Technology

There are over 40 web portals, and a few more in the process of development, for the delivery of public services to citizens. From the Business Portal managed by the...

Augmented Reality (AR) is transforming the traditional methods of learning practice in our nation. In the early days, people learnt simple Dhivehi, Arabic and Arithmetic by writing letters in sand...

M-Pesa is Africa’s most successful mobile money service, and Kenya’s largest fintech platform used to send and receive money using a mobile phone. Integration of financial services with the mobile...

With the advent, and proliferation, of multiple instant communication platforms, the sanctity of communications between the state and the people are experiencing a certain disconnect. Where once letters, delivered by...

There is an amalgamation between digital technology and humans, with a keen focus on optimising the augmented and automated work force.

Former United States Secretary of the Treasury, Larry Summers said “the people who confidently reject all the innovation here in blockchain-based payment and monetary systems are on the wrong side...

This month as we focus on the prospects of a 'Digital Maldives' MFR will feature a series of articles on cryptocurrencies; this week the paper concentrates on outlining a basic...

One of the more unspoken, niggling consequences of being involved in the cryptocurrency business is the environmental impact of mining for more coins. It is first important to understand that...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully took flight and landed back on the Red Planet on Monday, 19 April 2021. It is the first aircraft in history to make a powered,...