Technology
Creating A Factory “Smart” Enough to Operate in the Dark
Meet Singapore’s Tech Transformers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have adopted innovation, embraced new technologies and digitalisation to meet the challenges of a disrupted business environment. Behind their transformation is a partnership with A*STAR, involving training and the adoption of technologies to achieve their digital goals. Here, learn more about the evolution of Fong’s …
EZ-Link Unveils Enhanced Mobile Wallet In Conjunction With Its Latest Brand Refresh
EZ-Link Pte Ltd, pioneer of contactless payments in Singapore, announced its new brand direction, ‘For Life’s Little Wins’ to underscore the brand’s mission of eliminating hassle and enabling possibilities for customers in the little moments across their daily life. To kick off this brand refresh, EZ-Link has unveiled its enhanced mobile EZ-Link Wallet designed to …
Pandemic Does Not Slow Singapore-Australia’s Northern Territory Space And Deep Tech Collaborations
On 19 November 2020, the Australia’s Northern Territory Government and the Darwin Innovation Hub signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cap Vista Pte Ltd and Singapore Space & Technology Ltd (SSTL) for a strategic partnership to collaborate on space activities through Project Cyclotron, Cap Vista and SSTL’s joint venture-building programme for space and deep …
NTU Singapore Teams Up With Association For Persons With Special Needs And YOOZOO Games To Create Apps That Aid In Learning Social And Emotional Intelligence
NTU Singapore teams up with Association for Persons with Special Needs and YOOZOO Games to create apps that aid in learning social and emotional intelligence Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), global video game developer YOOZOO Games and Singapore’s Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) have jointly developed three mobile applications to help persons with special needs learn about …
A Wave Of Change For Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy
Over the past five years, Southeast Asia’s internet economy has experienced tremendous growth and change. But what we’ve seen in 2020 marks the biggest shift yet, as the e-Conomy SEA 2020 report from Google, Temasek and Bain & Company shows. The report—At Full Velocity: Resilient and Racing Ahead—outlines how Southeast Asians navigating the coronavirus pandemic are using the internet …
CapitaLand, SP Group And Sembcorp To Study Use Of Integrated Energy Solutions To Green Data Centres
CapitaLand’s data centre is the first to pilot in Singapore under SP’s Energy Partnership Programme CapitaLand, SP Group (SP) and Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly study the use of integrated energy solutions to power data centres. CapitaLand’s data centre is the first to pilot in Singapore under SP’s …
New “Sign With SingPass” Service Provides Greater Convenience In Documentation Signing
From 5 November 2020, SingPass users can use the new “Sign with SingPass” feature to electronically sign contracts, agreements and other legal documentation. This new feature will be progressively rolled out by the Government Technology Agency’s wholly owned subsidiary, Assurity Trusted Solutions Pte Ltd (ATS), in collaboration with eight leading digital signing application providers, i.e. …
S’porean At Local Startup Explains Deep Tech & Its Relationship With… Tomatoes?
23-year-old NTU Engineering student Toh Wen Qi was tasked with what seemed like an impossible task during her apprenticeship at a Deep Tech startup earlier this year: To determine the sweetness of a tomato without destroying it. For weeks, the team she was attached to handled tomatoes of various sizes, squeezed them, juiced them, and …
Over 80% Of Singapore SMEs Embrace Digital Transformation; More Than Half Report Slowdowns Due To COVID-19: ASME-Microsoft Study 2020
While 83 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore now have digital transformation strategies in place, more than half (54 percent) reported delays in their digitalisation plans due to COVID-19. Also, despite higher adoption of digital transformation, only two in five SMEs perceive their efforts to be successful. The economic uncertainties brought about …
Singapore International Cyber Week 2020 – Highlights And Testimonials
The fifth edition of the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW), the region’s most established cybersecurity event, successfully concluded with more than 6,000 participants from across 60 countries. This was Singapore’s first hybrid MICE event held in a physical-virtual format at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre from 5 to 9 October 2020. Organised by the …