Aims to meet the demand for technology consulting and deep technical skills. Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has turned to IBM to hire and train 300 Singaporean professionals over the next four years in emerging tech areas. They will be trained under the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) Company-Led Training programme…
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Increasing data efficiency for local business. Singapore’s Alliance for Action (AfA) on Supply Chain Digitalisation has brought together public and private sectors to pilot a common data infrastructure to benefit the supply chain ecosystem. This digital utility facilitates data sharing and enables businesses large and small to ‘plug and play’…
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Will be powered by the latest technologies and 5G connectivity. Singapore has invested committed up to S$10 million towards the Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab, one of Southeast Asia’s first industry-led lab for smart cities solutions development. The plans were initiated by CapitaLand and supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)…
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Demand for digital talent growing faster than supply. The participation of women in technology in Southeast Asia is slightly higher than global averages, and about 65 per cent of respondents agreed that the tech sector does better than other industries in offering programs specifically tailored to recruit, retain, and promote…
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Perimetre-less networks means businesses must address security at the home office. As work from home becomes the norm in Asia, the need to ensure those who work from home are well protected has become priority number one. Home routers are often the first entry point for cyber-attacks targeting the public,…
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Strong pipeline of local tech talent equipped with the skills to secure new opportunities in the Digital Economy. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Sea Limited (Sea) have a produced a program to hire and train 500 Singaporeans. When implemented, will be one of the largest ever TechSkills Accelerator…
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Opportunities in the digital economy over the next three years. Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have renewed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) on 22 September 2020 to reaffirm both party’s continued commitment to help drive digital transformation…
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Large fines for contravening code of practise. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has concluded its investigations into the broadband service disruptions involving StarHub Online Pte Ltd (“StarHub”) in April 2020, and M1 Net Pte Ltd (“M1”) in May 2020. IMDA has imposed a financial penalty of S$210,000 on StarHub,…
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Support for telcos to offer of faster data speeds, ahead of nationwide rollout of 5G standalone networks. Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will support Mobile Network Operators’ (MNOs) plan to ride on existing 4G networks to deploy 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) networks. This will be part of trials to allow…
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Combining NTU’s tech expertise with Facebook’s data centre expertise. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Facebook have joined together  launch a pilot program to develop local talent in the data centre sector in Singapore, one of the major data investment hubs in the region. The newly developed nine-month pilot program by…
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