Founded in 1982 by Jackson Chua, Chuan Kok is a homegrown company that has matured into a leading supplier of hydraulics components in the oil and gas industry. Like many other businesses, they realised the need for digitalisation, but, as a self-described “old uncle’s business”, they found...
With the accelerated pace of digitalisation brought on by COVID-19, the Singapore government has implemented various support packages exist to support SMEs in their digital journey. On the part of businesses themselves, technology experts have highlighted the importance of developing resilience and putting in...
Digital transformation was on the rise before COVID-19,  although it was the onset of the pandemic, with its massive disruptions to the global economy, that greatly accelerated its scope and pace. Following the announcement of the Fortitude Budget with its measures to prepare businesses...
For nearly two decades, students from around the world have participated in Microsoft’s global technology competition, the Imagine Cup, to bring their unique tech solutions to life. According to Jennifer Ritzinger, General Manager, Audience Evangelism, Microsoft, the competition “empowers the next generation of developers...
Having had enough of being over-charged for poor quality durians, dealing with dishonest durian vendors, and eating in hot and unhygienic conditions, durian lover Jay Lee founded Kungfu Durian with a mission to provide quality durians, at reasonable and transparent prices, in a comfortable ambience.
As Singapore gradually emerges from the circuit breaker measures implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19, many businesses are looking forward to resuming operations. However, things will not return exactly to how they were before. These two months in an unprecedented situation in Singapore...
COVID-19 containment measures around the world have impacted both national and international supply chains and trade. Responses to the 2020 Atradius Payment Practices Barometer (PPB) survey in Asia suggest the resulting delays in payments are largely being financed by suppliers as the use of trade credit and, along with...
Amid the COVID-19 downturn, employees’ adaptive skills top the list of workforce competencies that employers in Singapore consider critical to surviving the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. This is one of the key findings in the recent NTUC LearningHub's Employer Skills Survey report. The...
In response to the sharply deteriorating global COVID-19 situation, the Fortitude Budget, the fourth for 2020, was delivered in a ministerial statement on 26 May 2020. This builds on the previous Unity, Resilience and Solidarity Budgets to help businesses and individuals adapt and build resilience, amid the...
In this rapidly evolving world, Adaptable HR plays a central role in helping organisations navigate the ever-changing business and operating environment, according to the Asia Pacific’s largest study on the State of HR Transformation recently launched by Alight Solutions and People Matters. This study,...