Against the backdrop of a hybrid work model and an uncertain economy, organizational culture is more important than ever to boost employee engagement and retention, company performance, and financial results. That's according to data from a new survey of 500 global CEOs published by Heidrick...
Singapore moved up two notches in the 2023 Global Innovation Index (GII) to 5th in the world and regained its top spot in Asia after coming behind South Korea in the last two years. The GII is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization...
Swift and Wise have announced a collaboration to increase cross-border payment options for financial institutions and their customers, enabling payments sent securely via Swift to complete seamlessly over Wise with end-to-end transparency. Financial institutions seeking to innovate their offerings will be able to route...
A global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that over half of Singapore CEOs surveyed identify technology modernization as their highest business priority. Customer experience remains key to achieving their organizations' goals, ranking as the second highest priority,followed by productivity, –...
Kaspersky’s latest statistics for Singapore revealed that small and medium businesses (SMBs) continue to be the target for cyber criminals in the city state.Between the period of 1H 2023, SMB employees here encountered malware or unwanted software disguised as business applications with approximately 50 unique files being...
A Reeracoen report titled "Employee Attitudes Towards Digitalisation in a Post-pandemic World", provides valuable insights into the impact of COVID-19 on Singapore workers and their readiness for digital transformation. In collaboration with Rakuten Insight Global, the study analysed 308 responses from three age groups to better understand Singapore workers'...
Preqin has published its annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) report: ESG in Alternatives 2023. The report provides the latest insights within the private markets covering developments on fundraising and fund size for ESG across geographies. The report shows that has been a three-fold increase...
According to research by HPE Aruba Networking, 60% of Singaporean IT leaders (64% of global IT leaders) believe that cybersecurity concerns are negatively impacting their organization’s willingness to invest in innovative tech.  This is perhaps unsurprising as 92% in Singapore either consider emerging tech a danger or admit to having already experienced a breach because of it. 
Public sector Chief Data Officers in key Asia Pacific markets are currently prioritizing governance, security and compliance amid the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, highlighting a sense of caution and reduced focus on innovation in data analytics, according to new research from Qlik. A shift...
A new framework to disclose and communicate the value of intangible assets (IA) was launched today alongside new resources to help enterprises manage and commercialise their intellectual property (IP). The Intangibles Disclosure Framework (IDF), unveiled by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and...