Early efforts to upskill the local workforce have shown promising results The Jobs Transformation Map for the Information and Communications (I&C) workforce has identified emerging tech trends that can impact future jobs. Some I&C job roles have also been identified as areas where workers may face the risk of being displaced as…
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The MOU was inked against the backdrop of an increased need for new skill sets Affinidi, a decentralised identity solutions provider founded by global investment company Temasek, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Digital Pilipinas regarding the issuance of verifiable credentials (“VCs”), which is an open standard for tamper-evident…
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Leading CIOs are more likely to leverage data, analytics and AI CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line enterprise growth from digital investments, according to Gartner, Inc.’s annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives. “The pressure on CIOs to deliver…
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Spending on security & risk management to grow 11.3 per cent Three factors influencing growth in security spending are the increase in remote and hybrid work, the transition from virtual private networks (VPNs) to zero trust network access (ZTNA) and the shift to cloud-based delivery models, according to Gartner, Inc. “The pandemic…
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75 per cent of staff across the globe are planning to move jobs A new report by Everest Group has highlighted that people across the world want flexible access to their wages, but global solutions that meet this demand are in short supply. A combination of new demands from staff…
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Wayne Byres, Chairman APRA discusses how financial promises made by the institutions that APRA supervises are met within a stable, efficient, and competitive financial system to Parliament. As the prudential supervisor of the financial services industry, APRA currently supervises around 2000 institutions across authorised deposit-taking institutions (banks, credit unions and…
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PC market experiences steepest decline in over two decades Worldwide PC shipments totalled 68 million units in the third quarter of 2022, a 19.5 per cent decrease from the third quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This is the steepest market decline since Gartner began tracking…
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Technology uptake will help Malaysian organizations remain competitive. International Data Corporation (IDC) commends the government of Malaysia for the inclusive Budget 2023, which was announced earlier today. Specifically, IDC views the government’s allocation for connectivity improvement and technology adoption among businesses as encouraging and signifies Malaysia’s commitment to becoming a digital-first…
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Building the local core of tech talent at launch of new Fusion work As part of the efforts under the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) for ITE and Polytechnics Alliance (TIP Alliance), set up by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), NCS and IMDA today announced Fusion, an integrated work and study programme where…
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Challenges like the green skills shortage are holding back progress A quarter of Australian retailers with 2050 net zero targets expect to miss them, according to a new report into progress on sustainability from Microsoft Australia and New Zealand and a research team led by Dr Chris Brauer, Director of…
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