Singapore residents to receive on-demand delivery from autonomous robot trial
To ensure public safety, both autonomous robots have passed the LTA’s safety assessment for the supervised use of autonomous vehicles on public paths.
A*STAR’s Agritech Programme champions innovation in farming in Singapore
The multi-disciplinary approach draws on A*STAR’s wide-ranging expertise from biology and life sciences to robotics and automation and enables them to develop innovative solutions that address challenges in agritech.
Refreshed Singpass Brings with it 5 New Features
Besides the obvious logo change, the team has been working on making the app even more feature-packed and useful with key transactional pages available in Singapore’s four official languages by end of this year.
Speed and functionality are at the heart of a surprisingly simple Graph Data Platform management system
Graph Data Platform can do many rich things because the data is smart and using it is a paradigm-shifting minutes-to-millisecond experience.
Ministry of Health highlights importance of HealthTech in fight against COVID-19
The government hopes that more people will see opportunities in this HealthTech space, and embrace the possibility that with some training they can join the healthcare system.
Maritime Innovation & Technology Fund enhanced to develop Singapore as a Centre of Excellence for R&D and tech solutions
MPA has allocated a total of $265 million to the MINT Fund to accelerate industry technological innovation and capability development and has supported more than 350 industry projects.
Singapore’s Ministry of Education to promote sustainability in schools through Science and Technology initiatives
The initiatives boost public education on sustainability as well as build on existing sustainability efforts.
Singapore Corporates Pledge to Create Environment to Attract More Women in the Tech Sector
To mark International Women’s Day today, Monday 8th March 2021, SG Women in Tech (SGWiT), in collaboration with SGTech have launched a new initiative – The SGWiT Corporate Pledge , where companies pledge to create a conducive environment with support system to attract, retain and develop more women in tech. Initiative to attract women in […]
Refreshed Singpass reflects improved services and drives digital innovations with private sector
Singpass now offers residents greater convenience and accessibility when transacting with the government and private sector, both online and in person.
Containers and Kubernetes are more relevant than ever and how you can jump on the bandwagon
The faster you can express business processes in digital form, the faster you can bring that idea, business or service to market. That’s the advantage that these microservices-based, agile technologies bring you.
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore launches programme to help companies strengthen cybersecurity
The national cybersecurity talent base is a key enabler of transformation efforts and the agency is working closely with industry partners and agencies to secure and strengthen the digital environment.
Singapore’s critical information sector looks to ServiceNow on Azure to scale digital workflows
Singapore customers are among the first in the world to use the Now Platform on Azure, to deliver business-wide transformation, while meeting data residency requirements for how sensitive information is stored, shared, protected and used.
Singapore’s National Library Board plans to transform libraries into digital learning hubs
With “building an inclusive digital society” as one of their main priorities for 2021, the country is looking to ensure that all Singaporeans can reap the benefits of digitalisation.
Financial authorities in Singapore evaluate risk management and operational resilience in a remote working environment
The operational resilience of financial institutions reflects the soundness of their business continuity plans and underscores the importance of regular tests organised by the MAS and the financial industry.
Singapore government uses blockchain to verify COVID-19 test results
The blockchain framework used to digitally attest HealthCerts is powered by OpenAttestation – an open-source document notarisation framework that uses cryptographic hashes for independent verification.
Singapore government works with Grab to support the development of the nation’s tech ecosystem
Grab is a Singaporean multinational ride-hailing company headquartered in Singapore. It is most famously known for its transportation services, but the company offers so much more including food delivery and digital payments services via a mobile app. Grab has just recently signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) with Singapore Government agencies – Infocomm Media Development […]
Singapore Energy Grand Challenge asks youth for innovative solutions using Minecraft education edition
The challenge aims to encourage youth to explore how emerging low-carbon technologies like carbon capture and innovative energy efficiency solutions can make Singapore more sustainable.
Nanyang Technological University tech start-up makes food delivery safer during pandemic
The robots have delivered over 6,000 lunch and dinner orders on the NTU campus since June 2020 when Singapore started Phase 1 of its exit from the circuit breaker.
National University Singapore’s collaboration to find solutions for growing sustainable cities
Launched in December last year, the five-year collaborative venture seeks to address the globally significant challenges of expanding urbanisation.
Government’s efforts helps more than half of Singapore Hawkers adopt e-payment solutions
Enterprise Singapore (ESG), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the SG Digital Office (SDO) announced that 10,000 stallholders – more than half of Singapore’s stallholders – have adopted e-payments. 10,000 hawkers using e-payments, with transactions growing four times since June 2020 Transactions volume and value for January 2021 also crossed the 1.2 million and S$14 […]
Singapore’s Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre report finds significant rise in scams online
The survey found that many Singapore citizens have poor cyber hygiene practices, such as clicking on pop-up advertisements on websites or opening e-mails from unknown sources.
Singapore government announces support package to rescue aviation sector
The Package will enable aviation companies to preserve core capabilities and survive the crisis and maintain Singapore’s position as an aviation hub post-COVID-19.
Governments need more complementary solutions to vaccines to re-open borders and economies
Governments will have to look into new technologies like this innovative solution to help complement the work of the vaccinations and other mitigation measures.
Over 52,000 Workers in Transport Sector Vaccinated in Singapore
The vaccination of transport workers is part of Singapore’s national vaccination strategy to protect frontline workers and their families.
IMDA, Singtel and Singapore Academia partner to grow talent in 5G and emerging technologies
Structured training and courses coupled with real work experience in Singtel help employees develop and hone 5G domain expertise, enabling them to deliver innovative products and services to consumers.
Government Launches Singapore Green Plan 2030 to Advance Sustainable Development
The Green Plan is a living plan, which will evolve as Singapore develops and refines its strategies taking into account technological developments and as part of a continuous national engagement process.
Singapore Citizens encouraged to give feedback post 2021 budget
The government is eager to hear from their citizens and have provided online and offline feedback options so that everyone can share their views after the budget speech.
Singapore President announces Digital for Life movement to help Singaporeans embrace digital
The President’s Challenge seeks to build a digitally inclusive society where digital technologies are accessible to all, and no one is left behind.
Venture Debt Funds on the Rise Due to Increased Demand from Start-Ups
There is an element of risk in fast growing, pre-profit companies and this is why specialist lenders with a hybrid VC and credit background are required to understand the calculated risk in such debt financing.
Businesses in Singapore continue their transformation journey despite pandemic
To further help enterprises, including startups, broaden their innovation ventures beyond Singapore, ESG expanded the Global Innovation Alliance network to Manila and Shenzhen last year.