Singapore Unveils Its First Petascale Supercomputer

The facility is connected to research institutes at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) locally, while users at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) can access the system via the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Makes Blockchain a Priority

Set to become a global fintech leader, Singapore has made blockchain technology one of the city-state's top priorities. In November 2014, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially launched Singapore's Smart Nation initiative, an ambitious project aimed at ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore exports post surprise 11.5% expansion in November

thanks to stronger shipments of both non-electronics and electronics, trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Friday (Dec 16). The increase, a reversal from the 12 per cent contraction in October, beat economists’ expectations for ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore exports surge, surprising experts

In the non-electronics sector, the highly volatile pharmaceutical exports soared 44.8%, after a 47.0% slump in the previous month. Production and exports of pharmaceutical drugs in Singapore often swings wildly as the sector is dominated by a small number ... ( read original story ...)

New global electronics connections

SINGAPORE’S largest electronics incubator with links to thousands of local members and companies is looking to invest in South Australia’s growing industry after meeting with industry members at the World Electronics Forum. The agreement between ... ( read original story ...)

Upcoming retail stores step up technology adoption

The retail landscape in Singapore remains tough with overall rental declining ... Edmund Tie&Co notes that several upcoming developments are integrating technology with their physical stores to manage manpower constraints, as well as to attract the ... ( read original story ...)

How technology redefines the role of government

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Liu Feng-Yuan is Director of the Data Science Division at the Government Technology Agency. This piece first appeared in The Birthday Book 2016, a book of essays by 51 different authors on Singapore’s Next Big Thing. TODAY will be ... ( read original story ...)