What happens when Arts and Technology come together in Singapore?
An inaugural art meets tech festival was organized this month by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. The “Festival of Technology” was held at the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall. Minister for Communications and Information, Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim opened the Festival of Technology and took part in the festivities. Engaging artists and creative minds using […]
Communication Minister Yaacob Ibrahim rolls out CyberSecurity Kit for SMEs
ABS = Always be Secure We all know how important it is to be secure. We are adding new devices and various digitial assets into our lives everyday. The million dollar question is, are we spending time and key resources in protecting ourselves and our […]
Volunteer your time and your voice – Taiwan does it peacefully
One government in Asia that has and continues to look to its people to bring fresh talent their agencies and drive innovative initiatives is Taiwan. Taiwan has a population close to 24 million and has approximately 90,000 volunteers on weekends and nights writing open source […]
IoT required in the countryside just as much as in the city
While most people think of IoT (Internet of Things) applicable to making a city smarter – it also plays a huge role in improving productivity, connectivity and profitability in rural communities. IoT technology may be associated more with the connected home and industrial sectors, but it is having a practical and profound effect on the food […]
Singapore champions social media
When the Internet first became popular in the 1990s, there was much hype on how it would expand the communication of governments and politicians and how would it aid interaction between government and its people. Today social media has transformed government-citizen and politician-voter interaction globally with more and more government agencies working to reach their […]
Dubai and Singapore test beds for Smart Sustainable Cities by ITU
Smart City or Sustainable Smart City! Cities across the world are in a race to become ‘SMART’. Every senior government official is talking about it. But what they really should be talking about is a ‘Smart Sustainable City’ At its fifth meeting in June 2014, the FG-SSC agreed on the definition of a Smart Sustainable City: […]
Security Firms join hands to form Cyber Threat Alliance, driving collaborative protection
Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Rick Howard, CSO for Palo Alto Networks and Sean Duca, VP and Regional Head of Security for Palo Alto Networks. They had a lot of stories to tell and were excited to talk about how they have seen the cyber threat landscape evolve over time, since the […]
Smart Cities 2.0 and Internet of Things
Singapore has already advanced to the concept of Smart Cities 2.0 while other countries around the world are just starting to get a grip over its first stage.
What kind of smart city do you want to create?
Since writing on Smart Cities and Smart Nations, I found that you can filter meanings for “smart”.
What will our hospitals look like in 2025?
Ten years down the road, our hospital visits will not take more than 30 minutes of our time.