New employees, supported by IMDA’s TechSkills Accelerator Programme. PayPal, in partnership with the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) and supported by Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), is growing its Singapore workforce by nearly 25 per cent. PayPal’s expansion will create many exciting new job opportunities for Singaporeans, as the…
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Indian medical technology services company to provide the training. Government of Kerala’s promoted Section 8 Company, Additional Skill Acquisition Programme Kerala (ASAP), to equip final year students with advanced skill sets and improve overall employability within the healthcare industry. India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, medical technology,…
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Cross border digital collaborations pave the way. Singapore and Chongqing businesses have signed an agreement to further cross border digital collaborations in a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, trade and logistics, and healthcare. These agreements are built on the back of deepened bilateral relation between Chongqing and Singapore to…
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The United States Department of the Treasury and the Monetary Authority of Singapore join to combat. The United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) announced the finalisation of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) on Cybersecurity Cooperation. This announcement was made during Vice…
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosted Vice President of the United States of America (US) Kamala D. Harris During US VP Kamala Harris’ with Singapore’s PM, both countries affirmed the longstanding and multi-faceted partnership between Singapore and the US. They also welcomed the announcement of new areas of cooperation as…
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Signs up with LinkedIn to further push digital talent. There is urgent need for companies to reskill their workers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shift in socio-economic norms. According to a 2021 McKinsey Global Survey, most respondents say that skill building – more than hiring, contracting…
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Results so far show reducing transaction costs. Australian Border Force (ABF), the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA), and Singapore Customs, along with industry participants, have concluded a blockchain trial to prove trade documents can be issued and verified digitally across two independent systems, reducing cross-border transaction costs. The…
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More than half of APAC governments believe cohesive data sharing environments need national-level guidance. The emergence of digital adoption demands country governments establish a well-defined regulatory system to enable cohesive data sharing environments, according to the IDC report titled Asia/Pacific Governments’ Data Policies to Enable Digital Economies . Almost 2/3rd of the national…
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Highest growth to be recorded in software in 2022. India government IT spending is projected to total $8.3 billion in 2022, an increase of 8.6 per cent from 2021 according to a latest forecast by Gartner “Digitalisation initiatives of Indian government organizations took a giant leap in 2020 because of…
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Strategic geographic location, multi-lingual and multi-cultural talents. German multinational glass company Schott AG has announced the establishment of its newest international IT competence centre, Schott Asia IT Services Sdn Bhd (SAITS). The formation of the new IT competence centre is greatly supported by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia’s lead…
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