"Singapore's approach is to identify innate risks that accompany any technology we choose to bring in and to put in our own control measures (such as cybersecurity and encryption protocols), so long a... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s regulatory support enables AI to flourish
SINGAPORE’S reputation as Asia Pacific’s leader in all things technology is hard to beat. Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation Initiative Vivian Balakrishnan recently declared that the nation will need ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: STI Index (.STI) shares gained as technology stocks were boosted by upbeat earnings from US high-tech giants
Singapore shares touched a more than two-year high on Friday, led by financials on expectations of improved corporate results, while most other Southeast Asian stock markets rose as positive sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
JCB Awarded Two “Cards & Electronic Payments International Asia Awards” Thanks to IDEMIA Technology
End of 2018, in Singapore, the best-of-breed players in ... based on F.CODE, IDEMIA’s technology which takes card payment to the next level since your fingerprint replaces the PIN code. ( read original story ...)
Greater Bay Area threatens Singapore’s finance and tech status
Macao and nine cities in Guangdong could threaten Singapore's standing as a hub for finance and technology. Earlier this month, Chinese authorities unveiled their plans for the vast area ... ( read original story ...)
Top Fintech startups in Singapore
Financial Technology, better know by its portmanteau, fintech, is in the spotlight. The Singapore Fintech Festival, which took place in the city-state from 12 to 16 November 2018, brought together mor... ( read original story ...)
Singapore pilots new system to treat industrial wastewater
Memsift Innovations is a local technology firm that focuses on zero-liquid discharge ... which seeks to turn cutting-edge membrane research from Singapore’s universities into real products usable by m... ( read original story ...)
Budget 2019 debate: ‘Next-generation’ SAF upgrades in land, air, sea forces to guard Singapore’s future
Noting that the aircraft’s price had been steadily falling due to healthy orders from the US and 10 other countries, Dr Ng said the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) had deemed it an opport... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to ‘double down’ on artificial intelligence efforts, says Vivian Balakrishnan
Singapore will “double down” on its efforts to build up its artificial intelligence (AI) sector, and equip its workforce to use these tools to “participate meaningfully” in a future where the economy ... ( read original story ...)
These Singapore-based AI Startups are Taking the Lead with Seed Funding
Snaphunt’s technology partner. “We are enjoying pushing the limits of AI and ML to create solutions around this,” he adds. The funding will help company expand its presence in Singapore and other neig... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, technology is helping to predict a tsunami, recycle water for affected citizens
The damage prediction can be 80 to 90 per cent accurate, based on the initial information that is available, he said, during a panel discussion in Singapore today about Japan’s disaster management tec... ( read original story ...)
Global IT Firm Cisco Systems Opens Tech Development Center in Singapore
Ward reportedly said that the same technology could be used in developing ports in Singapore and Thailand. Cisco has been actively developing blockchain technology in recent years. In 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s fastest-growing companies: Tech firms in the lead
has drawn up a list of the fastest growing Singapore-based companies between 2014 and 2017. Out of the 85 that made the cut, 18 were technology-related.Industry watchers say this is in line with how d... ( read original story ...)
Eventbrite Expands into Asia with Launch in Singapore
The launch in Singapore is the company’s first foray into Asia’s booming events market and follows sizeable organic growth and adoption of Eventbrite in the Asia Pacific region. The localized platform ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore manufacturing output shrinks for the first time in over a year
Singapore’s manufacturing output shrank for the first time since December 2017 for the month of January, due to declines in output from the electronics and precision engineering clusters. Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
CNN’s Innovate: Singapore explores how the city leads the way in technology and innovation
HONG KONG, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A major hub for innovation in Southeast Asia, Singapore has established itself as a home for trailblazing new ideas, technology, and start-up culture. ( read original story ...)