Digital Literacy in Brunei: ACER and Brunei’s education authorities rolled out the Brunei Darussalam Digital Literacy Standards (BDDLS) for Years 1–11, weaving AI literacy and ethics into the curriculum and updating ICT and Business/Art/Technology with teacher guides for classroom rollout. Tourism Goes Digital: Brunei launched “Nakhoda,” a digital tourism marketplace with cashless payments and an AI trip planner, aiming to fix fragmented online listings ahead of Visit Brunei Year 2027. Energy Transition Finance: Schneider Electric teamed up with Swiss-Asia Financial Services to build SEEAA Fund II, a blended finance vehicle targeting early-stage clean energy funding gaps across South and Southeast Asia. Data Centres & AI Demand: SUNeVision passed key resolutions at its EGM and shared progress on MEGA IDC, citing a major new customer order that could lift occupancy from 30% to about 70% as AI and cloud demand grows. Climate Risk for Borneo: Indonesia warned that a strong El Niño could worsen peatland fires, especially where rice cultivation has expanded on peat under food estate projects. Brunei in Regional Tech/Border Ops: Indonesia and Australia discussed stronger ASEAN-Australia border security cooperation, noting Brunei and Indonesian citizens already use Australia’s SmartGate. Offshore Tech for Brunei: TGS launched a new multi-client 3D seismic acquisition program offshore Brunei to help de-risk exploration and support future licensing interest.