AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFlood Recovery for Hydropower: Nepal’s Aug. 26 Bhotekoshi River flood and late-September floods/landslides have damaged hydropower projects across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and other districts, with the energy ministry now collecting damage data via a Post Disaster Needs Assessment and preparing financial/regulatory reconstruction models. Bhutan Energy AI: DrukSmart Talks 2026 highlighted how Industrial AI, digital twins and predictive intelligence could shift Bhutan’s hydropower operations from reactive monitoring to predictive maintenance and better water-demand planning. Robotics for Wildfire Response: Four Bhutanese students are set to represent Bhutan at the FIRST Global Challenge in South Korea (Oct 7–10), using robotics and teamwork to tackle simulated wildfire prevention and recovery. Public-Sector Agentic AI: 42Maru presented an agentic AI transformation strategy to ICT ministers at Korea’s Global ICT Leadership Forum, focusing on domain-specific automation for public services. Digital Assets Regulation in Bhutan: BTSE Bhutan received a Financial Services License in Gelephu Mindfulness City to run a regulated virtual-asset trading facility and institutional custody, with spot trading planned first for BTC/USDT and ETH/USDT. Health Tech Milestone: WHO certified Bhutan as having eradicated dog-transmitted rabies to humans, with a One Health approach credited for zero human deaths since June 2023.
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