CIOs must seize their opportunity, advises CEO of GovTech Singapore, the country’s government statutory board. The pandemic has triggered five years’ worth of digital adoption in a matter of eight weeks (according to a McKinsey study), organisations must now be proactive in ensuring these changes are long-lasting. Singapore’s GovTech CEO…
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COVID-19 lockdown measures updated for those dealing with technology. Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), has updated the workplace safe management measures and requirements that employers and businesses will need to put in place. In May Singapore returned…
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The Police Force recorded more than 12,900 technology crimes in 2020. In 2020, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (Incident Coordination Center) handled more than 8,300 security incidents, a 12 per cent drop from the previous year, and the number of botnet incidents also decreased by 16…
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Attempted cartel for National Gallery of Australia tender. The Australian Consumer Competition Commission has initiated civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Delta Building Automation Pty Ltd (Delta) and its sole director, Timothy Davis, for involvement in an alleged attempt to rig a bid in connection with a tender conducted…
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Recent cybersecurity incidents such as SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline were a “sobering”. The recent cybersecurity attacks on US government and private enterprises have caused the government to overhaul its cybersecurity strategy, with President Biden signed an Executive Order to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and protect federal government networks. Recent…
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The government has in recent years forged ahead with its intention of establishing it as a Smart Nation The global pandemic has disrupted businesses and economies worldwide, but for Singapore’s public sector it has provided an opportunity in which to augment its innovative tech targets. Despite contractions in the private…
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Linked to Salesforce’s global technical issues. A number of media publications have reported that technical problems have halted Japan’s coronavirus vaccination booking system in a number of places, including parts of Tokyo and the western city of Minoh. The Japan Times wrote the ministry has faced numerous technical problems throughout…
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Transformation is not merely a national one but a global one. Australia’s peak industry representative body for innovation technology, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), welcomed the Federal Government’s Budget as a good start to position Australia as a leading digital economy by 2030. The Federal Government’s A$1.2 billion investment…
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One the largest attacks on a national infrastructure in 2021. The FBI has confirmed that Darkside ransomware is responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline networks in Unites States. The federal agency will continue to work with the company and government partners on the investigation. Colonial Pipeline Networks learnt…
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Collaboration between Google and Astro Awani. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia’s lead agency in digital transformation, welcomes the strategic collaboration announced today between Google and Astro Awani in furthering the digitalisation efforts of the nation. The move is in line with MDEC’s four key thrust areas namely; in…
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