As economic conditions improve, Forrester estimates that global tech spending will increase at a faster rate and will reach US$4.7 trillion in 2024. This increased spending, combined with highly competitive markets, will put even more pressure on technology leaders to provide IT capabilities that help drive their firm's growth agenda while managing costs...
More than seven in ten (77%) of Singapore shoppers would not mind receiving their online orders without added delivery packaging, according to a study commissioned by Amazon.47% of those surveyed say they would feel happy to receive no-added delivery packaging in order to save time recycling or disposing of packaging....
Peer-to-peer rental platform MyRent has launched in Singapore recently. MyRent seeks to help Singaporeans monetise their belongings by renting their items out to its community of users.
MyRent was co-founded by Ishwar Dhanuka, Mark Kok, and Rahul Sharma. “The idea behind MyRent is to primarily allow users to own experiences...
SEA is emerging as a global hub for AI innovation and adoption, finds the 9th edition of the e-Conomy SEA report - Profits on the Rise, Harnessing SEA’s Advantage, released by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company. The report examines the health of the digital economy through the lens...
On March 2, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) launched the SBF ManpowerConnect scheme as part of the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) temporary measure to help companies in the manufacturing and services sectors better manage their manpower needs in view of the COVID-19 situation. For a period of six months, companies in...
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Collaborative Research in Engineering and Science and Technology Centre (CREST) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dassault Systèmes Singapore Pte Ltd. The partnership aims to create a steering committee to discuss the scope, requirements, roles and plans in supporting Malaysia’s...
Employees of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are progressively adapting to the new ways of working amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic - however, to keep pace with these changes, employers must better support and safeguard employee wellbeing as we move into 2021.
This is according to Employment Hero’s 2021 Employment...
Enterprise Singapore announced on 30 April the appointment of 14 new Accredited Mentor Partners (AMPs) to the Startup SG Founder scheme, in their continuous efforts to groom startups in Singapore. The appointments took effect from 1 May 2020, bringing the total AMP partner network to 57.
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The pandemic and pandemic-related restrictions have further accelerated online sales growth, with Asia Pacific leading the charge. In 2020, e-commerce comprised half of the retail sales in Asia Pacific, and is expected to grow by 10 percent to 61 percent in 2025.
This growth can be attributed in part to social...
A survey of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore conducted by global provider of insurance products Chubb has revealed a significant perception gap between cyber risk and how prepared they are to deal with it.
The Chubb SME Cyber Preparedness Survey indicates that nearly two thirds (63%) of respondents...
