Doing Business 2019 is the 16th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Founded on the principle that economic activity benefits from clear and coherent rules on property rights, dispute resolution and protection of contractual partners,...
M1 Limited (M1) announced on 5 November 2019 its participation in the Start Digital initiative, launched earlier this year by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore. The Start Digital program is aimed at helping newly-incorporated SMEs and new adopters of digital solutions to get...
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...
Senior Minister of State (Trade and Industry) Dr Koh Poh Koon unveiled Moovaz as the winner of the inaugural Trade and Connectivity Challenge (TCC) at the Singapore Logistics Forum 2019, held in October. Their winning solution seeks to address the challenge for traditional businesses to accelerate digitalization...
Enterprise Singapore launched the Global Ready Talent program (GRT) on 10 October 2019, with 60 Singapore companies coming on-board to offer 110 overseas internship positions and 86 management associate positions.
GRT aims to build a pipeline of talent to support the global aspirations...
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Mr S Iswaran announced the
expansion of the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) network to Bangalore in India in October 2019.
Through the network in Bangalore, Enterprise Singapore will help
connect Singapore technology startups and SMEs to India’s growing innovation
ecosystem, and boost business partnerships...
The Coordinating Committee for Cybersecurity (CCCY) is scheduled to publish a Cybersecurity Standards Roadmap next year to support Singapore’s digital transformation efforts. This roadmap will look into enhancing cybersecurity resilience in Information Technology and Operational Technology systems for users, processes and technologies.
This...
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) has partnered with IBM Singapore to launch a suite of programs in the emerging area of Artificial Intelligence (AI). These programs will enable Singaporeans to learn and apply AI in areas such as Human Resource, Supply Chain Management and Media. The SkillsFuture for Digital Workplace...
The Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre, the autonomous research and education arm of Straits Interactive, announced in September that the number of organisations breaching Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) has reached record levels and have already surpassed the total number of enforcement cases in 2018.
