Reassurances after concerns noted over access rights of the mobile app. The Hong Kong Office of the Government CIO’s (OGCIO) recent creation and launch of the “LeaveHomeSafe” COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app, has garnered media concern over privacy issues regarding the access rights of the mobile app. The concern centred…
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Digital tool to record accurately the date and time for checking into and leaving different venues. Hong Kong Office of the Government CIO has lead the charge in developing and launching the “LeaveHomeSafe” COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app. Tapping technology to combat the pandemic, the app aims to encourage the…
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CSIRO report finds there are still fundamental barriers to innovation adoption. Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO latest report finds has identified five key barriers to realising value from innovation as well as suggesting several solutions. The findings are based on interviews with private and public sector leaders and extensive analysis…
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CenturyLink is now Lumen Technologies Sponsored content: Wednesday, 2nd September 2020 – Singapore Focus Network, in partnership with Lumen, brought together leading Singapore-based IT executives from both local and international enterprises to discuss important Industry topics, including: The impact of COVID-19 on their businesses, and the new Future of Work…
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Helping businesses with A$50M turnover to move forward with technology. Australia’s Westpac Bank has announced it will accept applications for new and existing eligible customers for equipment finance goods loans, as part of phase two of the Federal Government’s Coronavirus SME Guarantee Loan Scheme.This comes as new research from the…
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Indian businesses to spend more on enterprise networking to recover from COVID-19 shutdown. Following a temporary decline in 2020, the enterprise networking market in India will recover in 2021 and post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2 per cent in its market value between 2019 and 2024, states…
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Accurate data is indispensable for informed decisions and evidence-based policymaking. The economic transformation of developing countries in Asia over the past few generations has been well documented, wrote Yasuyuki Sawada and Elaine Tan, from the Asian Development Bank. According to Sawada — chief economist and director general, economic research and…
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Singapore’s DPM looks at the digital future. COVID-19 has accelerated digitalisation and Industry 4.0 and many companies are responding to the fast-evolving situation, stated Heng Swee Keat, deputy prime minister of Singapore. DPM Keat made his remarks the opening ceremony of the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific 2020. He said manufacturers around…
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On average, close to one third of workers in Asia Pacific cited increased rates of burnout over the past six months. APAC workers are facing increased burnout due to lack of separation between work and personal life as well as worry of contracting COVID-19, according to Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index report.…
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Calls for the State Government provide a clear path for the industry, out of stage four lockdown The technology industry in the Australian state of Victoria, want the government to articulate a clear roadmap out of current restrictions to boost confidence in the sector, revealed Australia’s industry representative body for…
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