Ensign InfoSecurity (Ensign), one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity companies in Asia Pacific, officially launched its global headquarters and its new Security Operations Centre (SOC), in Singapore on September 16, 2019. This strengthens Singapore’s position as a cybersecurity hub, enhancing cyber resiliency for organisations in the region. According...
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Collaborative Research in Engineering and Science and Technology Centre (CREST) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dassault Systèmes Singapore Pte Ltd. The partnership aims to create a steering committee to discuss the scope, requirements, roles and plans in...
The Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) has recently launched the SME Cloud Exchange Network Software (SMECEN) that encourages small and medium enterprises to embark on digital transformation to be global ready. Supported by Enterprise Singapore, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and Inland Revenue...
Businesses are more interconnected than ever. In today’s global economy, international payments have taken on new significance in enabling cross-border trade and investment. Despite this, businesses continue to be plagued by expensive fees and unpredictable timings when carrying out cross-border transactions – these inefficiencies stem from an...
Asiawide Franchise Consultants is a Singapore-based franchise management consulting firm founded in 1989 (previously under a different name). While they are one of Asia’s most established and experienced franchise consulting firms, they too were not spared the impact of the pandemic on their business. Working with Paloe...
New precinct-level digital initiatives and an SME Centre have been launched to help Chinatown businesses grow their business by attracting more visitors, with dedicated efforts to target the younger and digitally-savvy crowd. New Digital Initiatives COVID-19 has impacted Singapore’s tourism businesses...
To achieve the vision of Singapore as a global front-runner for innovation in secure and resilient 5G applications and services, the The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has put in place several initiatives to develop the 5G ecosystem: Regulatory ...
Moscow is the latest addition to the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) network, bringing the total number of cities under the GIA network to 16 globally. The expansion enables Enterprise Singapore (ESG) to support the access of Singapore startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...
Singapore's flourishing business landscape has witnessed remarkable strides in digitalisation. At present, one can say it stands as the pivotal driver of business growth. However, for many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, it’s a change that remains largely out of reach. Even...
Singapore SMEs continue to adopt a mildly optimistic outlook for the first six months of 2019 as general sentiments eased across all seven sectors.The SBF-DP SME Index (the Index) decreased from 51.0 to 50.7 this quarter, indicating a slight dampening of sentiments among SMEs. This index is...