Singapore has laid out the Farm Transformation Map which identifies four key areas for development. In a speech by Minister Koh Poh Koon, one of the issues raised was the space constraints. The idea is to help produce food with less space using technology. ( read original story ...)
Home-grown Technology Company PatSnap Invests S$22 Million in Singapore Research Centre
SINGAPORE, March 7, 2017 /CNW/ - PatSnap, a Singapore-based software company that is able to provide a single point of analysis for Research and Development (R&D) and Intellectual Property (IP) teams, announced that it will be investing S$22 million in a ... ( read original story ...)
Intuit Singapore to Launch Self-Employed Mobile App
SINGAPORE, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global leader of small business management and accounting software solutions, today announced plans to launch QuickBooks Self-Employed, a new way for the Singaporean self-employed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's otters get upwardly mobile
Singapore's famous and much-loved urban otters have a new skill - climbing ladders. Photographer Bernard Seah filmed two of them coming out a drain last week. ( read original story ...)
Singapore's mobile digital telco Circles.Life unveils 20GB data for S$20
SINGAPORE — Digital mobile telco Circles.Life is offering an extra 20GB worth of data for S$20 for new and existing subscribers. Currently, its base plan — which offers 6GB of mobile data — costs S$28. With the latest option, a 26GB plan will cost S ... ( read original story ...)
Seeking assurance in technology
SINGAPORE — As it moved to bring its instant coffee ... needed more assurance that they were not buying a counterfeit product. The company turned to technology to plug this gap: Last December, it rolled out QR code technology on its coffee and food ... ( read original story ...)
5 most popular mobile development jobs in Singapore
Oddle is a cloud-based, e-commerce and orders management solution which caters specifically to the operations of F&B businesses. They offer a unified solution, all-in-one online ordering system which funnels all orders to designated restaurants. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Maritime Technology Conference and Exhibition (SMTC) 2017
The Singapore Maritime Technology Conference and Exhibition (SMTC) 2017 is organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and will be held on 26 – 28 April 2017 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, in conjunction with Singapore Maritime Week 2017. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to invest S$45m a year in new defence tech labs for robotics, AI
SINGAPORE: A starting seed grant of S$45 million a year will be given to two new laboratories in the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and DSO National Laboratories organisations, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament on Friday (Mar 3). ( read original story ...)
Singapore: World Class Education Embraces EdTech and Skills Based Learning
... problems (http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/going-beyond-grades-evolving-the-singapore-education-system). The advent of disruptive technology in the job market creates new challenges that the Singapore society needs to adapt to. Faced ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications Limited’s Latest Earnings: Big Trouble in the Mobile World?
The mobile industry in Singapore is in some pain right now. In 2016, StarHub Ltd’s (SGX: CC3) mobile revenue fell by 2%. M1 Ltd (SGX: B2F), meanwhile, also reported a similar percentage drop in revenue for the year. Then, there’s Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
With new mobile app, you can now buy a car on Carousell
SINGAPORE – Drivers looking to buy second-hand cars in Singapore can now add one more online platform in their search for used vehicles. Carousell Motors, a new mobile app by local online marketplace Carousell, will be available on the App Store for iOS ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile shopping in Singapore to grow by 42 percent this year: PayPal
Cross-border online shopping is also forecasted to grow by 23 percent this year. According to PayPal's Ipsos Cross-Border research report in 2016, more than a third of Singaporeans (38 percent) think they will be spending more online this year. Seventy ... ( read original story ...)
Tech start-ups cram into Singapore’s education sector
SINGAPORE: There is a new breed of technology entrepreneurs looking to cater to the country’s emphasis on education. By building automated homework assistance tools, online marketplaces to find and book tutors, as well as using data analytics to take a ... ( read original story ...)
How Did The Electronics Business Segment Of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Fare In 2016?
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63) is an engineering conglomerate with four main business segments, namely, Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems, and Marine. The company recently announced its 2016 full year results. Given the complexity of ... ( read original story ...)
$2.8m scheme launched to help law firms adopt technology
SINGAPORE - Lawyers will soon get support from the Government to adopt technology in their law practices, under a new $2.8m scheme launched on Monday (Feb27). The Tech Start for Law programme will fund up to 70 per cent of the first-year's cost for ... ( read original story ...)