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 ...)

Singapore Power deploys IoT platform

Our collaboration with Silver Spring in harnessing the power of digital technology will enable us to better serve our customers in the future.” Singapore Power, together with Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA), is also exploring the possibility ... ( read original story ...)

Sensor technology piloted to help keep an eye on the elderly

SINGAPORE — A pilot trial for wireless sensor technology has been launched in two HDB studio apartments to track the movements of elderly residents. The new technology has sensors that can detect movements as well as track sleeping patterns such as ... ( read original story ...)

Electronics, biomedical bright spots amid gloom

Manufacturing, which makes up a fifth of the Singapore economy, was hit hard by the slowdown but has recently been showing signs of bottoming out. Electronics, which makes up about a third of manufacturing output, expanded 24.6 per cent in October compared ... ( read original story ...)

Shift in electronics production

A shift towards higher-value activities in the electronics sector is helping manufacturing output stay resilient but weighing on Singapore's goods trade. In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore manufacturing output up 1.2% in October

SINGAPORE: Industrial production in Singapore rose slightly more than expected last month, helped by increases in electronics and pharmaceuticals production, although marine and offshore engineering output plunged. Manufacturing output rose 1.2 per cent ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore best in Asia at adapting to new technology

Singapore is tops in Asia for its ability to transform itself in the face of digital disruptions, said a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Well-known "disruptions" include car-sharing app Uber affecting the taxi industry and streaming site Netflix ... ( read original story ...)