Research by DBS on digital transformation found widespread enthusiasm among companies to digitalise customer experience and engagement but they faced significant challenges in achieving success.The findings were based on a global survey of 1,225 executives from commercial and finance/treasury teams across 22 markets in APAC, Europe and...
Produced by MIT Technology Review Insights in association with Code42, the Cyber Defense Index 2022/23 (CDI) is the first annual comparative ranking of the world's 20 largest and most digitally forward economies on their preparation against, and response and recovery from, cybersecurity threat. Countries are...
Retailers in Singapore are grappling with shortage of manpower, with 9 in 10 retail employees either 'somewhat agreeing' (48%) or 'strongly agreeing' (45%) that there is a manpower shortage. Hence, retailers need to address the concerns of the workforce, with 2 in 5 (44%) retail employees...
New research found that 91% of Singapore employers – the highest globally – struggle to keep employees engaged in their duties, with more than half saying boring and inefficient office tasks are the primary obstacle to productivity. The report by Laiye, an intelligent automation solutions provider, surveyed 1,300...
According to research from the Infosys Knowledge Institute, companies can generate over $460 billion in incremental profit if they do three things: improve data practices, trust in advanced AI, and integrate AI with business operations. However, despite high expectations for data and artificial intelligence (AI), most...
A global study by Workday has found that there is a prevalent lack of a strategic approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. For markets such as Singapore and Hong Kong, the study also revealed that there...
A new report, the 'Climate Concern to Climate Action: The Role of Young Social Entrepreneurs, surveying over 1,000 young social entrepreneurs across 25 countries in Asia Pacific highlighted climate change as a global emergency, placing the spotlight on how this group is taking bold steps to address...
Ivanti has announced the results of its State of Security Preparedness 2023 study, working with cybersecurity experts and surveyed 6,500 executive leaders, cybersecurity professionals and office workers to understand the perception of today’s cybersecurity threats and to find out how companies are preparing for yet-unknown future threats.
A comprehensive MoEngage report titled Future of Marketing: Why Personalization Matters, reveals that marketing executives do not believe that their current personalization efforts are strong enough. Just 34% of respondents ranked their satisfaction score as a 4 or above regarding their personalization results. The...
Vodafone Business released the APAC edition of its annual global study, revealing that APAC businesses see a strong case for sustainability. Additionally, the study also highlights that more needs to be done to account for climate change in business planning to meet net zero...