Since 2013, the SME Centre @ North West under North West Community Development Council (CDC) has engaged SMEs through various platforms, from mass networking sessions and capability building workshops to more personalized one-to-one consultations. These provide guidance for SMEs to develop in Singapore and abroad.
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) partnered industry players and successfully executed a live shipment from Singapore to Thailand during Q1 2023. This fully paperless, live cross-border trade involved the use of an ETR, that is functionally equivalent to a paper Bill of Lading...
SWIFT and Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to accelerate trade digitalisation globally. The MOI looks at offering SWIFT’s community of more than 11,000 financial institutions and corporates in over 200 countries and territories more efficient and...
FS-ISAC, a global cyber intelligence sharing community focused on financial services, has announced the findings of its latest report, which found that wittingly or otherwise, nation-states and cybercriminals are leveraging each other's tools and tactics, leading to an increase in cross-border attacks targeting financial services suppliers.
Businesses can now reduce cost and processing times when they transact with the Housing & Development Board (HDB), JTC and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) through the InvoiceNow nationwide e-invoicing network. Launched by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in 2019, InvoiceNow...
The Government has enhanced its support measures for businesses and individuals during the Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) period, having taken into consideration feedback from businesses, union leaders and workers. The package of support measures will comprise enhancements to the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS)...
Tapping on technology to accelerate business transformation has given many enterprises a competitive advantage, particularly those who have focused on data and talent as the primary drivers. As with other business operations, an organisation’s Human Resource (HR) functions can also be digitalised and transformed...
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...
Over 80 percent of Malaysian businesses surveyed by CPA Australia, undertook a major technology project in the last 12 months. CPA Australia found that technologies such as data analytics and business intelligence software delivered a boon for the nation's businesses. The research...
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singtel and DBS recently rolled out a new 99%SME e-commerce platform (99sme.sg) that aims to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore easily adopt digital technologies and provide their customers with omni-channel experiences. The new platform was launched by Sim...