NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) has announced the launch of training pathways for Self-Employed Persons (SEPs) to acquire new competencies amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Each pathway provides a specific skill track that guides SEPs to proficiency into roles such as ‘COVID-19 Citizen Defender’, Healthcare Assistant, Java Developer and Security Officer.
Cloud Comrade, an enterprise-focused, Singapore-based cloud computing consultancy company and Google Cloud have joined forces to help ICT SMEs in Singapore take advantage of opportunities in a Services 4.0 era via GoCloud with Cloud Comrade, an Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) initiative. The GoCloud initiative by IMDA...
Venture investments in Singapore are reported to grow despite a slowing economy. Overall, a total amount of S$13.4 billion (+36%) was invested in startups across 437 deals from January to September 2019. Emerging interest in Deep tech startups Notably, Enterprise Singapore saw investments...
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has published its Singapore Cyber Landscape (SCL) 2019, which revealed that cyber threats grew in scale and complexity in 2019.  In line with global trends, Singapore witnessed an increase in cyber threats targeted at various local industries...
SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, has appointed seven co-investment partners under Startup SG Equity. This will catalyse more than S$90 million worth of investments to develop Singapore-based startups in the Agrifood tech sector. This was announced by Senior Minister of State for Trade and...
Singapore announced in January 2020 a set of new initiatives on AI governance to enhance consumer trust. These are an Implementation and Self-Assessment Guide for Organisations (“ISAGO”), a Compendium of Use Cases, and the second edition of the Model AI Governance Framework. They are key components of...
In the first edition of Xero Community, organised by accounting software company Xero, small and medium businesses in Singapore got together to decode the 2019 Budget. The Xero Community is a quarterly series of events to provide a platform for local SMEs to learn, connect and take...
Started in 2017, the SkillsFuture for Digital Workplace program has equipped Singaporeans with foundational digital skills and a mindset for digital transformation, to prepare them for technological changes in their workplace and daily lives. In September 2019, NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) and Skills Future...
On 4 April 2020, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) announced the Food Delivery Booster Package to support F&B businesses to diversify operations through food delivery. Under the first phase of the roll out, ESG funds five percentage points of the commission cost charged by three food delivery platforms –...
Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran has announced the launch of the SUNRISE programme, a programme that sets in motion bilateral trade activities and establishes institutions of  commerce between Singapore and the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) is...