SINGAPORE (Oct 21): Singapore is looking to increase the number of 5G networks to four, from the two previously planned, according to Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran.
Besides the two nationwide 5G networks previously announced, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will issue the right to operate two localised 5G networks. These networks can serve a smaller area and will be focused on niche business needs such as operating equipment in smart factories or ports.
SINGAPORE (Aug 29): Singapore plans to award licenses for its new digital banking initiative by mid-2020, with successful applicants expected to start business a year later, its financial regulator said.
Applications must be submitted by the end of this year and the Monetary Authority of Singapore will assess them based on various criteria including growth prospects, it said in a presentation Thursday.
SINGAPORE (June 27): Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has launched a series of initiatives to spearhead the city-state’s efforts to become a leading digital economy.
The initiatives were announced by Minister for Communications and Information, S Iswaran, at the Innovfest Unbound, an anchor event of the Smart Nation Innovations Week.
First, IMDA and the National Research Foundation (NRF) will set aside $40 million to build an open and inclusive 5G innovation ecosystem.
SINGAPORE (May 3): VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous – a term originally coined by the American military to describe what today’s leaders must cope with, has quickly become a way to describe the socio-economic landscape.
Evolving technology, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, is one of the reasons for this move towards increased complexity and volatility. As automation makes many manual and repetitive tasks obsolete, the call for a ‘skills-revolution’ has become louder.
SINGAPORE (April 4): Despite widespread utility of digital services across the globe, a range of basic, self-fulfillment and psychological needs are still failing to be met, suggests a recent survey by Dentsu Aegis Network in partnership with Oxford Economics.
SINGAPORE (Jan 29): Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are more optimistic than ever about their businesses and overall economy coming into 2019, finds a recent study conducted by Australian insurance provider QBE Insurance.
According to the fourth edition of the annual survey of Singapore SMEs, 44% of respondents polled in Nov 2018 were expecting their businesses to pick up over the next 12 months with almost half (47%) saying they intended to internationalise.
39% were also of the opinion that Singapore’s economy will pick up over the same period.
SINGAPORE (Aug 21): DBS and Singtel has reaffirmed their partnership to help local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) digitalise their businesses and keep pace with the technological shifts in the local and global economy.
Through the nationwide 99%SME campaign that helps SMEs expand their business by digitalising their operations, the duo will be enhancing the e-marketplace on the 99%SME portal next month.
The enhanced platform will instantly connect SMEs, especially those without an online presence, to an e-commerce platform hosted on the 99%SME site.
SINGAPORE (Aug 16): International Business Machines (IBM) is joining the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) Company-Led Training programme under its TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative to roll out their first “New Collar Apprenticeship” initiative outside of the US.
Through the apprenticeships, IBM Singapore intends to also employ and train non-degree holders for infocomm technology (ICT) jobs within the technology industry.
SINGAPORE (July 12): Singaporean workers have the highest expected turnover rate in Asia Pacific, according to a study by enterprise cloud applications provider Workday and global market intelligence firm IDC.
Some 46% of Singaporean employees say they intend to leave their current jobs within 12 months, followed by Malaysia (38%) and Australia (35%).
Japanese workers are most likely in the region to stay in their current roles, with only 23% saying they plan to leave their current jobs within a year.
SINGAPORE (June 19): Singapore has dropped one spot down to second place in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Rankings 2018.
The US overtook Singapore and rose up to the top spot from third previously.
This year, Sweden came in third, followed by Denmark and Switzerland.
Overall, the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, which studies 63 economies, saw about 29 countries improve in their level of digital competitiveness this year, while only eight remained in the same position and 26 declined.
