Singapore SMEs are rapidly taking up AI: according to data from Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDB) published in their 2025 Singapore Digital Economy (SGDE) Report, SME adoption rates roughly tripled in 2024 to 14.5%, with firms using a variety of solutions, from off off-the-shelf generative AI tools, to...
Singapore's workers are already using AI at scale. The question for employers is no longer whether AI will be adopted, but whether that adoption translates into measurable business value, stronger employee performance, and sustainable workforce growth.
AI use is moving beyond a technology issue and becoming a business issue. According...
Reeracoen Singapore, in partnership with Rakuten Insight, has released Beyond the Paycheque: Singapore Employee Sentiment Study 2026, a research report examining how employees in Singapore are reassessing what matters most at work amid evolving economic and workplace conditions in 2026.
Based on a survey of working adults across Singapore, the study explores how...
Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has launched the Human Capital Collaboratory (HCC) at HR Learning Fest (HRLF) 2026, a new platform to help companies redesign work, strengthen human capability and translate workforce transformation into sustained business value.
HCC positions human capital as a business transformation framework, one that is beyond HR and...
A major report, Enabling finance insight, reveals that finance professionals rank generative AI as their single most critical future skill, even as most organisations in the region provide no formal training to build it.
39% of Southeast Asia respondents named GenAI tools as a top three critical skill for the...
ETS's TOEIC has released the Global English Skills Report, a survey of more than 1,300 global HR decision-makers across 17 countries revealing how English proficiency has become a foundational capability for the modern workforce, particularly as organizations accelerate AI optimization and expand global operations.
The findings from this report challenge the...
Salesforce has unveiled new research revealing Singapore's desk workers are among the least sceptical about AI globally, yet rank the lowest for adoption. The gap points to a specific, solvable problem: corporate rollouts that fall short, leaving workers unable to make the most out of AI in their day-to-day work.
The...
For decades, the golden rule of cybersecurity was simple: trust your gut and look for the typos. Today, thanks to generative AI, the typos are gone, and your gut is no match for an algorithm designed to perfectly mimic your most trusted contacts.
Artificial intelligence has quietly erased the traditional...
AhaSlides released new research examining distraction and its impact on modern learning and work environments.
The research, which surveyed 1,048 US-based professionals who deliver presentations at least once a month found that 82.4% regularly notice audience distraction during meetings, training sessions, or presentations. Audience distraction has become a routine challenge...
Talent scarcity continues to intensify across Asia Pacific and the Middle East (APME), underscoring a critical inflection point for employers and economies alike.
According to ManpowerGroup's 2026 Global Talent Shortage Survey, 71% of employers in APME report difficulty filling open roles — nearly on par with the global average of...
