According to the Government Technology Singapore, the government spent around USD 3.5 billion on ICT procurement in FY20, focusing on the development of new tech tools to respond to the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
The Gilt Comes Off: Singapore Goes Into Lockdown
A clean, technology driven dystopia. A representation of our techno future. These were the introductory descriptions to a piece by science fiction author William Gibson on Singapore for Wired in 1993. ( read original story ...)
Emerging Stronger Taskforce makes recommendations to transform Singapore
Singapore - The Emerging Stronger Taskforce (EST) envisions a post-Covid-19 Singapore, which offers unlimited opportunities for its businesses and people in the ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly half of Singapore workforce want to resign out of work exhaustion: Microsoft study
Flexible work arrangements have contributed to worker productivity in Singapore but it has also caused workforce exhaustion, a study finds. ( read original story ...)
Cyberdine umplements technology from Nasdaq for green asset exchange
Singapore-based Cyberdyne Tech Exchange (CTX) said today it will launch the world’s first regulated digital exchange to be powered by Nasdaq technologies, for asset-backed tokens. ( read original story ...)
27 new community COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 4 new clusters identified
SINGAPORE: A total of 27 COVID-19 community cases were reported as of noon on Tuesday (May 18), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. Sixteen ... ( read original story ...)
Change driven by youth, powered by technology
From a mental health management app to a smart ear tag for livestock, young technologists are bringing groundbreaking ideas to life, thanks in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore man charged with meeting friend in Phase 1 to play Mobile Legends
A 19-year-old man who met another person during Phase 1 of Singapore's reopening to play the online game Mobile Legends at a multi-storey carpark was charged in court on Wednesday (19 May). ( read original story ...)
27 new community COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 4 more clusters identified
SINGAPORE: A total of 27 COVID-19 community cases were reported as of noon on Tuesday (May 18), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. Sixteen ... ( read original story ...)
SB Finance partners with OneConnect Financial Technology to roll-out cloud based financial technology
Consumer lending company, SB Finance Company Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based consortium to develop ammonia fuels
ITOCHU ENEX Co., Vopak Terminals Singapore Pte Ltd, Pavilion Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and Total ... ( read original story ...)
Engineers harvest WiFi signals to power small electronics
A research team has developed new technology that uses tiny smart devices known as spin-torque oscillators to harvest and convert wireless radio frequencies into energy to power small electronics. ( read original story ...)
27 community cases among 38 new COVID infections in Singapore
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 38 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Tuesday (18 May), taking the country's total case count to 61,651. ( read original story ...)
Engineers harvest Wi-Fi signals to power small electronics
With the rise of the digital age, the amount of Wi-Fi sources to transmit information wirelessly between devices has grown exponentially. This results in the widespread use of the 2.4GHz radio ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Vietnam and Taiwan fight to remain COVID havens
From Taiwan to Vietnam to mainland China, other parts of Asia regarded as relative "safe havens" are also scrambling to stamp out modest yet alarming outbreaks. The infection numbers coming out of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: First coastal protection study against sea-level rise starts on city-east coast stretch
The first of four studies looking at how specific parts of Singapore's coastline can be better protected from sea-level rise will start this week. ( read original story ...)