The implementation of emerging tech is changing the very fabric of Singapore’s recruitment market. Digitalisation, machine learning and AI are changing how Singapore operates across a broad spectrum of industries. To stay relevant, prospective employees will need to develop their skillsets, according to recruiting experts Hays, as part of the…
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Government agencies on both sides are co-developing regulatory sandboxes to facilitate cross border data flows. At the apex annual bilateral platform between both countries, the Singapore-China (Shenzhen) Smart City Initiative (SCI) has progressed in strengthening digital connectivity to grow Singapore’s digital economy. A pilot on paperless cross-border trade is on track to…
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Digital adoption and integration helped workplaces overcome the worst of COVID-19’s challenges, but is it a sign of the future of work? The impact of the global pandemic on the world at large has been impactful and sudden. In Asia, the crisis has proven to be accelerant of change. This…
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Australian states have pushed through funding to drive technology innovation across the country. The state of New South Wales announced the Government was investing more than A$700 million in this year’s Budget to expand the digital capabilities of the state and build new and flexible ways of delivering services everywhere…
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Concerted effort by the Singaporean Government over several decades to invest in digital capabilities and initiatives. Singapore has scored one of the highest ratings for digital readiness in Cisco’s Global Digital Readiness Index 2019. While many countries have made significant strides in developing various components of their economy that support…
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IDC predicts 65 per cent of APAC GDP will be digitalised reaching US$ 1.2 trillion in spending by 2022. The pandemic changed everything and while the crisis is past, recovery from economic disruptions and adjusting to long-lasting changes in social and business practices will dominate -organisation IT investment decisions and…
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Leading countries have have developed sound strategies and established leadership in digital initiatives. South Korea leads the top digital government among 33 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) league table. The 2019 Digital Government Index (DGI) measures the maturity level of digital government and digital transformation…
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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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Under the relentless pressure of new customer realities, the future is now in focus. COVID-19 affected Asia Pacific first, and global analyst firm, global analyst firm, Forrester expects the region will also emerge from the crisis first in 2021, before Europe and the US. Forrester predicts that 2021 will be the…
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Data-to-digital has its challenges. Data will not maintain its value unless governed properly to keep the characteristics that make it accurate, intelligent, trustworthy, and connected, states IDC Financial Insights APAC’s latest report titled Data as an Asset: The New Challenges of Data Governance and How Asia/Pacific Financial Services Should Respond. The…
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