Provides more convenience and accessibility to government digital services securely. Government Technology Agency Singapore has recently added two new Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) options when transacting with government digital services for its SingPass users. The introduction of SingPass Face Verification and Multi-User SMS 2FA will provide more convenience and accessibility to…
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Single sign-on for workers which will allow them to sign legal documents. The Singapore Government has made it easier for workers to commit to their new places of employment with its new SingPass feature, “Sign with SingPass”. The feature will allow users to electronically sign contracts, agreements, and other legal…
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GovTech are looking for a CIO that will strive to meet the business objectives and operational needs of its agencies. The statutory board of the Singapore Government, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is on the hunt for a CIO for GovTech managed agencies. According to the LinkedIn job ad the…
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Mobile App used to digitalise the nationwide reusable mask distribution exercise In early April Steven Koh, director of Government Digital Services at GovTech, received a call from the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the People’s Association (PA). Both organisations wanted to know if GovTech could develop an…
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Customers can login using their SingPass via the mobile app. OCBC Bank’s 1.8 million digital customers will now be able to use the SingPass Mobile app as an alternative login to access the full suite of digital banking services via the OCBC Mobile Banking app or Internet banking. Using SingPass…
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Furthering data analytics in public service departments. The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) has renewed its 2017 agreement with Tableau Software to train and deepen public officers’ capabilities in data analytics and visualisation. The Memorandum of Intent (MOI), signed the second week of July 2020, will help public officers…
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Government to invest S$710M in infocomm technology Singapore is stepping up its use of data analytics its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and sensors to make lives “easier, safer and smarter”, states GovTech Singapore. The impact is being felt in everything from the fight to contain the Covid-19 outbreak to…
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COVID-19 safeguard’s in place as the country gets back to “normality”. The Singapore Government has released a roadmap detailing a three-phased approach to restarting the country’s social and economic activities, all backed by data-driven technology. As Singapore restarts its economy, data-driven tech solutions will play a crucial role in helping…
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Contracts have been earmarked to double the number of systems on the commercial cloud. The Singapore Government is doubling down on its “cloud-first” efforts to better develop digital applications and services for citizens. In late 2018, the Government announced a five-year plan to migrate most of its information technology (IT)…
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Increased spending to help businesses recovering from COVID-19. The Singapore Government announced this week it plans to increase its financial year (FY) 2020 ICT spend by 30 per cent. An estimated SD$3.5 billion on ICT procurement in FY 2020, an increase of 30 per cent from FY2019’s projected spend of…
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