Dell Technologies, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”), Salesforce and ST Engineering announced a one-year collaboration earlier this year to launch Singapore’s first MentorConnect program - a cross-company mentorship program dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
It aims to provide mentoring,...
The Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 30 November to formalize their collaborations that will equip workers with knowledge and skills for the digital economy. They also aim to engage Singaporeans in the...
The Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launched the
BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Singapore in November 2019. This is the BIS’s
first expansion of its global footprint in 17 years.
The BIS Innovation Hub will foster innovation and greater...
Singapore outlined plans in November to establish itself as
a global hub for developing, test-bedding, deploying, and scaling AI solutions,
as part of its National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy. This was
announced by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation
Initiative and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Singapore, at...
United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced on 26 November its
collaboration with three homegrown solar companies, SolarGy, SolarPVExchange
and Sunseap Group, to accelerate the use of solar energy in Singapore.
The tie-up is part of the Bank’s U-Solar program which
connects the entire solar power value chain...
The Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) jointly
conducted a cyber-themed business continuity exercise in November 2019 to
strengthen the financial sector’s resilience to cyber-attacks and operational
disruptions.
Codenamed Exercise Raffles,
the sixth edition of the exercise was conducted over two...
Singapore
and the Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in
November 2019 to enhance cooperation and information sharing on cybersecurity.
The
MOU was signed by Mr David Koh, Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of
Singapore (CSA) and Mr Kim Seok-hwan, President, Korea Internet and Security
Agency...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced in November that it has led the successful development of a blockchain-based prototype that enables payments to be carried out in different currencies on the same network.
This prototype network,
developed by MAS in collaboration with J.P....
The Infocomm Media Development Authority
(“IMDA”) and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to accelerate the
development of Singapore’s 5G ecosystem. The MOI was announced by Minister for
Communications and Information, Mr S Iswaran, at the launch of Microsoft’s
global-first Experience Center Asia housed at their new Asia Pacific Regional
Headquarters...
