Digitalisation is essential to the growth of Singapore’s overall economy. In 2024, Singapore’s digital economy grew by SG$12 billion, expanding to a total of SG$128.1 billion.
This accounts for 18.6% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), up from 18.0% in 2023 and 14.9% in 2019.
According to IMDA’s Singapore Digital...
The volatile nature of US tariff policy and the tensions it engenders have created a challenging global economic environment. Yet despite these tensions Taiwan’s AI exports have surged, with orders up more than 19% year-on-year as of August 2025. This comes even after a recent tariff tariff hike to...
The Digital Infrastructure Collective (Asia) has released its inaugural Global Data Center Report 2025, identifying the Singapore–Johor corridor as one of three emerging global “A.I. PowerHubs,” alongside London–Dublin and Virginia–Pennsylvania.
The report highlights that the Singapore–Johor nexus is uniquely positioned to anchor A.I. development in Asia, combining a critical mass...
HeyMax was founded in 2023 with the vision of making travel rewards simpler, more accessible, and more rewarding. As Sumit Sen, HeyMax’s Director of Engineering explains, HeyMax helps consumers unlock travel rewards across what was traditionally a fragmented and difficult process.
Since its launch, the company has grown rapidly: in...
Half of Singapore’s workforce are experiencing financial stress, even as payroll teams face mounting operational pressures, according to Deel’s 2025 Singapore Payday Expectations Report.
While payroll professionals grapple with unprecedented compliance-driven workloads, most employees report their pay has not kept pace with inflation. Together, these pressures are increasing the risks of...
Affinidi has released 'Unlocking Customer Value as an Experience-Orchestrated (X-O) Business', an IDC InfoBrief commissioned by Affinidi that explores the challenges that digital-native businesses (DNBs) are facing when driving meaningful data value exchange with customers, and the strategies that can help overcome them.
Businesses worldwide are now facing even more...
Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are navigating a critical juncture. A decade ago, many were taking their first digital steps – transitioning from manual processes to POS systems, launching basic websites, and exploring e-commerce.
Today, digitalisation is no longer a differentiator – it’s the baseline. For lean teams with...
The Singapore Business Federation’s (SBF) National Business Survey 2025 – Manpower and Wages Edition revealed Singapore businesses’ bearish outlook on the current state of economy.
Businesses are lowering revenue and profitability expectations, holding off expansion and hiring due to the uncertain macroeconomic outlook. More companies expect conditions to worsen (35%)...
The IDC Data and AI Pulse: Asia Pacific 2024 study, commissioned by SAS, has revealed Asia Pacific (APAC) organisations are rushing to jump onto the AI bandwagon, with nearly half (43%) planning a large investment increase in AI of over 20% in the next 12 months.
While organisations are investing heavily in AI, only 18% of APAC...
Meltwater, a global leader in media, social and consumer intelligence, and We Are Social, the socially-led creative agency, have released Digital 2025, their latest annual report on social media and digital trends worldwide.
Digital 2025 shows that AI’s momentum is accelerating, social media is increasingly important for brand discovery, and ad spend has increased...
