Tag: telecom

The global fight against climate change is real, and Singapore, aptly nicknamed the Garden City, might just have the potential to combat it through technology and green building design. The clean and green environment that Singaporeans enjoy and are so ... ( read original story ...)

5, 2017) - No company or country has a monopoly on good ideas and technology. In today’s disruptive and globalized business climate, innovation is a key driver of growth and success. Switching up the innovation landscape in Singapore, SWITCH (Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Serial System is looking to the king of fruit for its next growth breakthrough. The largest electronics component distributor listed on the Singapore Exchange is entering into a joint venture to invest in a Malaysian durian company. Serial System executive ... ( read original story ...)

In recent years, several companies have begun stepping up investments in blockchain technology. Meanwhile, governments are also getting into the act. China, for instance, is reported to be mulling the adoption of blockchain in public services. Paul Fung ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Nearly one-sixth of the 338 sexual assault cases seen by the Association of Women for Action and Research’s (Aware) drop-in centre last year involved the use of technology, the group said. Aware also called for better protection for victims ... ( read original story ...)

With technology shifting by the second ... other cities focus on wider zones. Singapore — a city that pioneered traffic taming — is now experimenting with a per-kilometre charge using a GPS tracking device to monitor distance, zone and time of day. ( read original story ...)

The initiative, which is held in association with SWITCH week (Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology), was launched in 2016 and will now be taken to the next level in this pivotal centenary year of Finland. A big delegation representing 100 Finnish ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's emphasis on the security of its critical infrastructures ... In recent years, such networks had advanced alongside improvement in LTE coverage. Citing ABI Research, Sandeep Girotra, Nokia's Asia-Pacific Japan senior vice president, said LTE ... ( read original story ...)

Finally, people in Singapore are about to get an easier and quicker way to send money to a friend, via a mobile wallet app. But surprisingly, it's not coming from a bank or payment company — it's coming from ride-hailing app, Grab. SEE ALSO: You can now ... ( read original story ...)

In the move to become a Smart Nation, it is important that security agencies in Singapore also make use of technology to keep the Republic safe, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. In a Facebook post following his visit to the Woodlands ... ( read original story ...)

who is speaking at the imec Technology Forum in Singapore next week. In this month’s Q&A, he tells Techgoondu that becoming a smart city is only a means to an end, not the goal itself. NOTE: The responses have been edited for brevity and house style. ( read original story ...)

KUCHING — Sarawak is considering Singapore’s implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education for its primary schools, state Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Michael Manyin said on Monday (Aug 28). ( read original story ...)

Imperial College London and Nanyang Technology University (NTU) officially opened their joint medical school in Singapore today (28 August). LKCMedicine now admits 120 students per year – the fifth cohort joined this month – with the first set of fully ... ( read original story ...)

As a relatively new player in Singapore, a competitive market, Auto & General Southeast Asia found Sapiens IDIT best suited for the needs of Budget Direct Insurance Singapore after an extensive search. The flagship policy administration system (PAS ... ( read original story ...)

Virtual Singapore, which was originally targeted to be ready by the end of this year, will be an online platform that contains information such as real-time traffic data and weather conditions. The team behind the S$73 million technology, which comprises ... ( read original story ...)

AsiaOne is an award-winning content site from Singapore Press Holdings that focuses on social news and trending topics that are being discussed in Singapore, Malaysia and the region. The website, which has been around since 1995, delivers stories that ... ( read original story ...)