Technology

DHgate, a cross-border e-commerce marketplace in China has shared market trends for merchants to observe and follow during an uncertain time. From opportunism to long-termism In the past three years, cross-border e-commerce has experienced a booming time and also a slowdown due...

A research study from SAP found that enterprises are connecting sustainability to revenue growth and long-term competitiveness. However, they are dissatisfied with their sustainability data due to a lack of scope, transparency and frequency. To that end, reliable technologies will be instrumental to support them collect...

After surviving the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and facing a global economic recession, what is the best strategy to ensure development goals are met in a country like Malaysia? The answer: nurture new technological skills in the workforce to ensure the country remains digitally...

A report by MIT Technology Review Insights explores how organizations understand responsible technology use, what has motivated them to adopt more responsible practices, and what benefits they hope to achieve from this adoption.  The report, "The state of responsible technology," is produced in association...

For many of us, 2023 is off to an unusual start, due in part to recent economic forecasts and headlines reporting worrying business outlooks. Amid all of this, few seem to be talking about the thousands of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)...

22 members of the WTO Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce (JSI) met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on 20 January 2023, to affirm their commitment to establish a set of baseline rules to govern the global digital economy.  

Automation will be critical in driving productivity and performance for most enterprises in Singapore, according to a new industry report commissioned by SGTech and Workato. The report, The State of Digital Automation 2023, explores how automation is creating an impact on enterprises in Singapore.The survey unveiled that digital automation,...

Trend Micro has published a new report, The Near and Far Future of Today’s Ransomware Groups, warning that the ransomware industry could be on the verge of a revolution that sees actors expand into other areas of cybercrime or partner with hostile governments and organized crime groups.Jon Clay,...

Shopee Malaysia launched its three-part 2023 Consumer Trends series called 'Adapting to Malaysia's Digital Consumers in 2023'. The first part of the series that focuses on sellers found that 63% of Malaysian Sellers feel excited and positive about e-commerce opportunities in 2023. In particular, sellers...

A study conducted by Business Environment Council (BEC), in collaboration with Schneider Electric, has found that given the maturing guidelines around sustainability and climate-related reporting, 84% of respondents believe sustainability is a core part of their organization’s strategy and that their leadership teams care about sustainability and climate change.“Organizations have...