Despite the challenges of 2023 and escalating geopolitical tensions, business leaders remain surprisingly optimistic for 2024, according to new research from Economist Impact and DP World, unveiled at the World Economic Forum. The primary driver is a growing belief that technology will transform the efficiency...
The Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 30 November to formalize their collaborations that will equip workers with knowledge and skills for the digital economy. They also aim to engage Singaporeans in the...
ServiceNow, a company that provide cloud-based platforms and solutions, announced on February 3 a new industry solutions strategy to deliver workflows aimed at helping companies in specific industries address their unique digital transformation challenges and create value at scale. ServiceNow initially will focus on...
Best SEO Marketing Pte Ltd shares 3 ways on how businesses can better market themselves amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Tip 1: Understanding the important numbers of your business Most businesses should take this time of slow growth to understand two important metrics in their business:...
Integral Ad Science (IAS) surveyed over 1,000 consumers in Singapore and Indonesia about online data collection, data privacy and targeted advertising to understand how they perceive data privacy and digital advertising practices amid growing data privacy regulations.  Consumers are spending more time online than ever and more time...
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”) has issued the “COVID-19 Guidance Note” to provide businesses with more clarity on collaborations between competitors in relation to the supply of essential goods or services in Singapore. The disruption arising from the COVID-19 pandemic may...
Facebook has announced its allocation of about S$4.75 million to support more than 800 small businesses in Singapore through a new grant programme. In a media statement, Facebook said that each eligible business could receive a grant amounting to S$5,500 comprising S$3,500 in cash...
Nearly four in five (78%) consumers in Singapore will be shopping for the holidays this year despite the pandemic, according to the 2020 Visa Back to Business Study, Holiday Edition. With more than half (56%) planning to shop at local retailers, small and medium-sized...
PlanetSpark has announced the launch of PlanetSpark Innovation Centre, the first hardware-targeted accelerator for Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) innovations, dedicated to supporting Singapore tech startups speed up market deployment.Supported by Enterprise Singapore and backed by Excelpoint, PlanetSpark will invest an initial S$5 million to expand the...
Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky have unmasked the continued phishing campaigns against small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Southeast Asia (SEA). Despite this segment bearing the brunt of the still on-going pandemic, Kaspersky’s Anti-Phishing Technology has blocked a total of 2,890,825 attempts aimed at SMBs in the region last year, a 20%...