According to a recent survey, businesses in Singapore are pursuing innovation to keep pace with a fast-changing economy despite ongoing economic uncertainties.
The Singapore Business Federation’s (SBF) latest National Business Survey 2018/2019 has indicated that close to two in three large companies (64%) have implemented business innovations, and an encouraging 55%...
Results of the Aon plc 2021 Private Market Compensation survey have found that the cost of comparable talent in Singapore is significantly lower at both the Professional individual contributor and Managerial levels. The base salary of start-ups in Singapore compared to the U.S. is, on an average, 12% lower across Managerial...
For most mid-market manufacturers, the traditional planning logic has been the same for decades: set a reorder point, replenish when stock hits that threshold, and repeat. This reasonable system for stable supply chains has been tested in recent years, with technology adoption and market volatility straining nine out of...
Acropower has signed an agreement with Chew’s Agriculture Pte Ltd (CAPL) to build, own and operate a waste-to-energy power plant that will convert poultry waste into energy.
Acropower is an 80%-owned subsidiary of ACROMEC, a specialist engineering service provider in the field of controlled environments serving mainly the healthcare, pharmaceutical,...
Singapore has often positioned itself at the forefront of global business changes, being quick to adopt new technologies and processes. Given the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in business, this tendency of quick adoption has prevailed in Singapore. As seen in a recent McKinsey-EDB-Tech in Asia report, 56% of...
In land scarce Singapore, high rise buildings are part of our everyday life. According to the Building and Construction Authority, there are about 70,000 passenger lifts and 7,000 escalators in Singapore.
Keeping these running smoothly and safely necessitates maintenance at least once a month and to undergo an examination, inspection...
Started in 2017, the SkillsFuture for Digital Workplace program has equipped Singaporeans with foundational digital skills and a mindset for digital transformation, to prepare them for technological changes in their workplace and daily lives.
In September 2019, NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) and Skills Future Singapore (SSG) announced partnerships with global...
New survey data shows that 42% of women working in finance and accountancy in Singapore now aspire to become entrepreneurs, up from 31% last year. The findings are drawn from early insights from ACCA’s global survey of over 11,000 finance professionals across 175 countries, with the full report due...
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will extend and enhance its Mediation Promotion Scheme for three years, which will see an increase in funding from $5,500 to either $10,000 or $12,000 for each mediation case, and allow parties to claim for mediation-related agent fees.
Effective on 1 April 2019,...
Payoneer has today published findings from its 2023 Freelancer Insights Report containing responses from over 2,000 freelancers across 122 countries, detailing the continued rise in demand for their services as businesses continue to outsource services to cut costs.
The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the freelance revolution with people wanting to seize the...
