Most organisations have moved beyond experimenting with artificial intelligence, but few are realising its full value. New research from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, sponsored by Appian, finds that while 59% of organisations (who are moving forward with AI to some extent) have AI in production, the majority are...
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) released findings from its National Business Survey 2026 – Q1 Business Sentiments Edition, which revealed that overall business confidence has weakened at the start of the year as firms contend with ongoing global energy volatility and supply chain disruptions.
The Business Sentiment Index (BSI) declined...
CEO confidence in their company's revenue prospects has fallen to its lowest level in five years, as business leaders grapple with uneven returns from artificial intelligence, rising geopolitical risk, and intensifying cyber threats.
According to PwC's 29th Global CEO Survey, only three-in-ten (30%) CEOs say they are confident about revenue...
The transition to an Agentic Enterprise, where humans and AI agents work together, is gaining momentum as organisations in Singapore currently use an average of 12 agents with the number projected to climb 58% within two years.
However, Singapore IT leaders face looming orchestration and governance challenges: 50% of agents currently...
More than half of Taiwan's small businesses recorded growth in 2025, while confidence heading into 2026 climbed to its highest level since 2020, according to the Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey 2025–26 conducted by global professional accounting body CPA Australia.The survey found that 53 per cent of Taiwanese small businesses...
Cyber incidents created many headlines in 2025 and are still the biggest worry for companies in Asia Pacific and globally in 2026, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer.
The past year has also been a significant one for accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), which is reflected in its ranking as the biggest...
Findings from a Oxford Economics study, commissioned by Digital Prosperity Asia (DPA), reveals that digital regulation has become a structural force in Asia’s technology sector, with compliance costs now embedded in startup operations.
The study reveals a central paradox at the heart of Asia’s digital transformation: regulation is both a...
Established in 1981, Care Corner is a non-profit organisation providing social and health care services to build hope and promote well-being for those in need. With more than 48 service points across Singapore, the organisation provides a range of services for children, youth, families, and seniors.
Last year, Care Corner’s...
As Asia’s e-commerce growth accelerates, a less visible constraint is beginning to surface — one that sits not at the start of the customer journey, but at its most critical point. A Payoneer whitepaper estimates that US$72 billion in transaction value is being lost each year across Asia-Pacific due to breakdowns at...
Vietnam, one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing digital markets, is seeing its e-commerce seller economy expand at breakneck speed, driven by a young, digitally fluent generation of entrepreneurs - but the ecosystem supporting them is struggling to keep pace, according to a study by Milieu Insight.
The survey of 300 Vietnamese online sellers...
