Many SME leaders whom I’ve been talking to have expressed a strong sense of frustration about their endeavours being battered for the last few years by events beyond their control. This stretches back beyond this year’s COVID-19 outbreak to include the simmering global trade tensions of the...
Many businesses remain resilient across the Southeast Asian region despite the shadow cast by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In Singapore, business sentiment among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is at its highest since the pandemic, with business leaders looking beyond recovery and seizing new opportunities to grow, according...
In just over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about years of change in the way all companies in do business. According to McKinsey, companies have accelerated the digitalization of their customer and supply chain interactions and internal operations by three to four years. But with this...
The past year has been tough on businesses across the globe, but perhaps especially so for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), who have been left particularly vulnerable in the wake of economic fallout.
A year on, however, things finally seem to be looking up.
The world has entered uncharted waters: COVID-19 has altered everything. Many of us have had to minimise physical interactions to live and work virtually. Companies and individuals have pivoted, reinvented, and transformed to meet the current demand.
COVID-19 is not over yet, and the need...
Prior to the pandemic, many businesses had already started on their digital journey but COVID-19 lockdowns meant a sudden switch to Work-From-Home, greatly accelerating the process.
IT departments were placed under immense pressure, needing to create, implement and monitor fundamental changes to established operational...
Organizations gravitate toward software purpose-built for enterprise use, rather than what’s designed for consumers, for a reason. Businesses have a wider range of requirements and the software they use should scale and adapt to changing needs. So why is it, when it comes to e-signature technology, some...
Having lived and worked in many countries, I can understand why Singapore is seen as an innovation hub globally. According to the Global Innovation Index (GII), Singapore has consistently been among the top 10 most innovative economies for the past 14 years.
Our island...
Cybersecurity threats from malware continue to be a significant risk for organisations large and small. The headline-grabbing, sophisticated attacks of the past couple of years have showcased companies’ vulnerability to threats, and these attacks are only becoming more common.
Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) reported that in 2018,...
