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Inflation, rising healthcare costs, workforce shortages, and hospital staff burnout are all putting digital advancements in the centre of the healthcare transformation agenda in Southeast Asia. With consumers placing a higher priority on their health and wellness, existing healthcare systems need a quick reform to improve patient...

The importance of small and medium businesses (SMB) to the economy is readily recognized, as is the need for them to undergo digital transformation in order to stay competitive. We reached out to Cisco’s Bidhan Roy, Head of Small Business for APJC at Cisco, to discuss how...

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...

External attacks on companies result in the most expensive cyber-insurance losses but it is employee mistakes and technical problems that are the most frequent generator of claims by number, according to a report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Managing The Impact Of Increasing Interconnectivity -- Trends In...

Pitik, founded in 2019, is an Indonesian company that harnesses the power of data and technology to empower Indonesian chicken farmers, allowing them to achieve better quality poultry and thereby generating more income. Like many SMEs and startups, they faced an issue obtaining the necessary financing to...

Sophos has announced the findings of the third edition of its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan, in collaboration with Tech Research Asia (TRA). The study reveals a lack of boardroom awareness of cybersecurity, and a broad assumption from executives that their...

New research from OpenText reveals the growing level of concern among Singaporeans over the privacy and protection of personal data since the start of the pandemic. The survey findings demonstrate an overall lack of knowledge about what specific data is stored, and for what...

Did you know that if all Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were to close, GDP and world economies would collapse? SMEs are a fundamental part of the heart and economic engine of society, representing 90% of all businesses globally. According to the World Bank and...

Local business sentiment has weakened with only 25% of businesses confident that the economy will improve in the next 12 months, compared to 41% a year before. The top challenge faced by businesses is an increase in business cost (58%) with manpower cost cited...

Singapore’s 2020 Budget statement was delivered on Tuesday, 18 February, 2020. Its measures include the Stabilization and Support Package to stabilize the economy and support workers and enterprises, as well as moves to grow the economy and transform Singapore’s enterprises. Responding to challenges in...