Technology

Singtel’s Dash Partners UOB Asset Management To Offer Mobile Robo-Adviser With Exclusive ESG Option
Singtel has launched a new digital adviser by UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) on Dash. UOBAM Robo-Invest is Singapore’s first robo-adviser on a mobile wallet and includes sustainable investing solutions among its offerings which are created by UOBAM exclusively for Dash customers. The robo-adviser aims to optimise and generate stable long-term portfolio returns through a hybrid …

Huawei Partners NUS Business Analytics Centre To Nurture Digital Talents For Singapore
Huawei announced on Monday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National University of Singapore Business Analytics Centre (NUS BAC) as part of its commitment to nurture talent and upskill students to help Singapore fill the talent gap in the technology sector. Huawei and NUS BAC seek to deepen the understanding …

New NUS Centre For 5G Digital Building Technology To Augment Digital Capability Of Singapore’s Built Environment Industry
In a boost to Singapore’s future-built environment landscape, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of the Built Environment has established a new research centre to augment the digital capability of Singapore’s construction industry, accelerate 5G training and promote the adoption of 5G technologies in Smart Facilities Management (FM). The Centre for 5G Digital Building …

SUTD And Ecole 42 Collaborate To Set-Up First Tuition-Free, No Instructor Programme In Singapore
The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Ecole 42 in Paris, France signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to collaborate on setting-up a tuition-fee free Continuing Education and Training (CET) programme focused on programming in Singapore. Supported by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), the new programme, called 42 Singapore, will offer modules in the fields of …

A*STAR’S IME & STMicroelectronics Team Up On Silicon Carbide R&D For EV Market, Industrial Applications
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced the start of a Research & Development (R&D) collaboration in the field of silicon carbide (SiC) for power-electronics applications in the automotive and industrial …

A*STAR, EDB, JTC And Ecosystem Partners To Explore Testbed Facility For Accelerating Industry Adoption Of Emerging Carbon Capture And Utilisation Technologies
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and JTC will be working with ecosystem partners to study the development of a Carbon Capture and Utilisation Translational Testbed (CCUTT). This initiative was announced today by Minister for Trade & Industry, Mr Gan Kim Yong, during the launch of the …

Microsoft Singapore’s Commitment To Building Sustainable Financial Services For Web 3.0
By Umair Hameed, Financial Services Sales Lead, Microsoft Singapore We are at the forefront of technological innovation, which has been further accelerated by the COVID‑19 pandemic. Fundamental disruption arising from decentralized data networks, artificial intelligence, and edge computing has created a Web 3.0 era, presenting the next wave of the internet. This change has shaped …

GrabMart Scales Up Grocery Delivery With Major Retail Chains Across Southeast Asia
Grab, a leading superapp in Southeast Asia, today announced an expansion of its grocery delivery service across Southeast Asia, welcoming major supermarket and convenience store chains onto GrabMart, its everyday goods delivery service. The company also unveiled a new “Shopper” solution to support its growing retail partnerships in the region. Online grocery shopping is taking …

Sembcorp Industries To Acquire 658MW Of Operational Wind And Solar Assets In China
Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) announces that it has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Energy (Shanghai) Holding Co. Ltd, signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 98% interest in a portfolio of operational wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) assets from CGN Capital Partners Infrastructure Fund III and its affiliates for a consideration (net of external …