SINGAPORE - Disruptions from Covid-19 may have thrown a spanner in the works for Singapore to be a well-connected air hub, but the Government is doubling down on efforts to restore the country's ... ( read original story ...)
I Visited a Singapore Cafe That Had a Robot Barista
“Ella” is Singapore’s first fully autonomous robot barista ... To order, I downloaded the cafe’s mobile app and with a few clicks of a button, my choice was transmitted and displayed on a digital ... ( read original story ...)
7 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including 1 in community and 1 imported
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported seven new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Oct 5), taking the national total to 57,819. Six of the new COVID-19 cases are ... ( read original story ...)
TraceTogether token collection to be expanded to mobile booths at about 100 locations, including malls
Roving TraceTogether mobile booths will be deployed to about 100 locations, including malls, for residents to collect their tokens or ... ( read original story ...)
New 10-year road map to promote technology adoption in Singapore’s legal industry
SINGAPORE - The legal industry is getting a leg-up in harnessing technology under a new 10-year plan that will see greater support for law firms in adopting it and more opportunities for law students ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore mobile operators to hire, reskill 1,000 professionals in 5G services
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has partnered with Singapore's mobile network operators to hire and reskill 1,000 professionals to support Singapore's 5G rollout. Of these, 30 ... ( read original story ...)
America and Singapore are tops in 2020 for global digital competitiveness
Annual report measures how fast the digital transformation is going in 63 countries and gives each one a score on knowledge, tech, and future readiness. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Asks Big Cybersecurity Questions to Improve National Defense
An executive from Singapore's Cyber Security Agency examines the role of security in a nation increasingly dependent on technology. Is cybersecurity a public good or private good? Is it an engineering ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Company Introduces Drones to Urban Building Inspection
Singapore analytics and acoustic solutions company H3 Zoom.AI’s founder, Shaun Koo, began using drones for building inspection and facilities management after realizing that the city’s h ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore introduces facial recognition for private and government identification
Singapore is the first country in the world that will use cloud facial verification technology for its national identity scheme. As a result, citizens of Singapore will be able to access a wide range ... ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic to offer mobile services on M1’s mobile network
Singapore mobile operators M1 and MyRepublic are collaborating to bring an enhanced suite of mobile services through their MVNO partnership. MyRepublic will use M1's mobile network infrastructure to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is world’s second most digitally competitive country, US is No. 1
Singapore kept its position as the world's second most digitally competitive country, after the United States, in the latest edition of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba needs to look for growth beyond China and Southeast Asia in a ‘bipolar world for technology’
Most of Alibaba's revenue currently comes from its China retail marketplaces that include the Taobao and Tmall shopping platforms as well as its online-to-offline grocery chain. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven Bank to offer mobile remittances with Singapore’s DBS
Japan's Seven Bank said Wednesday that it has partnered with top Singaporean lender DBS Bank to provide an app-based international money transfer service. The wires will be processed over DBS Bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Green shoots: Rooftop farming takes off in Singapore
Sales to restaurants slowed when Singapore shut down businesses to contain the coronavirus from April to June, but Ang said household clients grew three-fold in the same period. William Chen, director ... ( read original story ...)
1,000 jobs in 5G technology to be created by year end
Around 1,000 positions in 5G expertise will be created by the end of this year, of which a third will be new roles, with the rest to be filled by existing telecommunications professionals who will be ... ( read original story ...)