72 percent of survey respondents from enterprise organizations embrace technology innovation to help enable business success SINGAPORE/PRNewswire/ -- Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has quietly taken the global lead in LiFi technology development
pureLiFi, and Edinburgh-based company developing the cutting edge internet technology called LiFi, revealed this week it is working closely with Singapore’s Info-communications Development Media Authority (IMDA) to eventually trial its product in the city. ( 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 ...)
NTU and Stratasys 3D Print Operational Drone with Embedded Electronics Using Aerospace-grade Material
Singapore (NTU Singapore) have 3D printed a ready-to-fly drone with embedded electronics using aerospace-grade material. The electronics were incorporated in the drone during the 3D printing process which employs Stratasys ULTEM™ 9085 --a high strength ... ( read original story ...)
Semiconductors power up Singapore's manufacturing output in October
The semiconductors production has once again sparked a boost in Singapore's manufacturing output, which saw a 1.2% expansion in October. According to Economic Development Board, the electronics cluster was a bright spot, as its output in October increased ... ( 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 sector surging 24.6% in October offers little cheer
Singapore’s industrial production expanded 1.2% (-0.1% ... Although October’s manufacturing activities came in weaker than the previous month, the electronics and biomedical manufacturing cluster were supporting the overall numbers. ( read original story ...)
Wireless sensor technology to help keep an eye on elderly residents
SINGAPORE: A pilot trial for wireless sensor technology has been launched in two HDB studio apartments to track elderly residents' movements. The new technology has sensors that can detect movements as well as track sleeping patterns such as snoring and ... ( 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 ...)
Surbana Jurong, Microsoft to develop technology to reduce lift breakdowns
SINGAPORE: Urban planning consultancy firm Surbana Jurong and Microsoft inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday (Nov 25) to develop cloud-based technology for governments and city planners to better monitor common estate facilities like lifts ... ( 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 tests self-driving scooters to stop phone-obsessed walkers colliding into each other
In cities around the world, the spread of technology is giving rise to a unique problem – collisions between phone-obsessed walkers. But one group in Singapore believes it may have the answer in the form of a self-driving scooter. According to its makers ... ( 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 ...)