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 ...)
SGInnovate To Launch Singapore Into A.I. & Robotics Space
AsianScientist (Nov. 23, 2016) - SGInnovate, Singapore’s concerted effort to take deep technology to the world, was launched on Tuesday to great fanfare. The crowd of researchers, innovators, venture capitalists and industry mentors was treated to a ... ( read original story ...)
SGInnovate launched to unify innovation efforts in Singapore
Meanwhile, varsity partners including the National University of Singapore and Singapore Institute of Technology will also attach professors to SGInnovate to work with the industry players on areas such as AI, robotics, digital health and smart energy. ( read original story ...)
Singapore unveils self-driving scooter, ideal for phone-obsessed walkers
The scooter, developed by the National University of Singapore (NUS), is the city-state's latest experiment with driverless vehicles as it pushes ahead with its vision of using autonomous technology to help deal with the challenges of its limited land and ... ( read original story ...)
Self-Driving Cars Coming to Boston
During the road trials, nuTonomy's software is expected to learn local signage and road markings, as well as build on behavioral knowledge gained during recent trials in Singapore. "These tests in the City of Boston will enable our engineers to adapt our ... ( read original story ...)
Move over, London and Berlin, Singapore’s fintech ecosystem is surging ahead
In her new column for Banking Technology, Devie Mohan, a fintech market strategist, looks at how Singapore has created a fintech ecosystem that is a major threat to the ones in London and Berlin. There are several studies at the moment analysing and ... ( read original story ...)
Enhanced media technology facilities for students at Tanglin Trust School
SINGAPORE: It took just one week for Aleya Gaba to fall in ... with the opening of a new school building with enhanced media technology facilities. The seven-storey Nixon Building was officially opened on Thursday (Nov 17). Two floors are taken up by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore testing new technology for interbank payments
Steps to turn Singapore into a "smart" financial centre shifted up a gear yesterday with a series of new initiatives outlined by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The tech-related moves range from areas like blockchain to insurance. MAS managing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exports Slump Unexpectedly in October
SINGAPORE--Singapore's exports fell more sharply than expected in October, dragged down by both electronics and non- electronics shipments. Non-oil domestic exports fell 12.0% in October compared with a year earlier, after falling 5.0% in September ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore October exports slump 12%
The electronics sector is a major drag. Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fall further in October. It registered 12% YoY contraction following a 5% drop in September due to the decrease in both electronic and non-electronic NODX. Data from ... ( read original story ...)