Salesforce has revealed new research showing that the knowledge workers’ use of AI in their personal lives, not top-down corporate mandates, are driving trust and confidence in using AI at work. 66% of knowledge workers said that their personal use of AI has increased the trust they have in using...
A study from IBM reveals enterprises across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are already reporting significant productivity gains from using AI, with many expecting returns on their investments (ROI) within the next year. However, the findings suggest small to medium sized enterprises (SME) and public sector organizations are falling behind larger, private sector...
A nationwide survey led by Singapore Management University (SMU) has revealed that while Singaporeans care deeply about inclusion, the pathway from empathy to employment remains steep. Despite widespread goodwill, both persons with disabilities (PWDs) and the general public rate Singapore's employment policies below moderate in effectiveness, with future improvement by 2030 seen as only...
While Chinese Mainland consumers living within the Greater Bay Area (GBA) exhibit higher confidence in artificial intelligence (AI) tools and are more exposed to AI-driven shopping experiences, Hong Kong consumers tend to be more reserved, underscoring the importance of tailoring AI strategies to local consumer behaviours and preferences, according to a...
Deel has released its annual 2025 State of Global Hiring Report, the most comprehensive analysis of how companies hire across borders, which draws on more than one million worker contracts from over 37,000 companies in 150+ countries. The 2025 report reveals four major shifts transforming the global labour market: The emergence...
Kearney's 2025 Global Cities Report highlighted the enduring strength of Asia Pacific (APAC) cities on the Global Cities Index (GCI), a ranking of the world's most internationally connected and influential cities. Despite heightened global volatility and geopolitical fragmentation, APAC cities including Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai continued to rank among...
AI implementation surged 282% globally in 2025 compared to 2024, according to Salesforce’s second annual Chief Information Officer (CIO) study. In 2024, CIOs were still addressing data gaps, strengthening security, and running early pilots. Since then, they have moved beyond that experimentation phase and are scaling AI across their organisations. The era...
Salesforce has announced the State of Data and Analytics report, sharing insights from 3,800 analytics and IT decision makers and over 3,800 business leaders, including 200 from Singapore. The survey revealed a fundamental disconnect between businesses’ data demands and their data reality, which can hinder their progress toward becoming agentic enterprises.  77%...
Singapore’s workforce has not lost faith in the idea of finding happiness in the workplace – but many are struggling to experience it in practice. New research from Jobstreet by SEEK reveals a widening gap between what workers believe work should feel like and what they are actually living...
On 12 February 2026, Budget 2026 was delivered by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong. This was the government’s first Budget in its new term and comes at the start of the post-SG60 phase. Budget 2026 is designed to refresh the strategies that have given Singapore an...