Remote and distributed workforces are here to stay due to the mutual benefits to both businesses and talent according to a new study from Velocity Global. The 2022 Work In Progress — The State of Distributed Work: Tech Sector  touts multiple benefits of distributed work, shows...
Since January 2016, all Singaporeans aged 25 years and above can use their government-funded $500 SkillsFuture Credit to enroll in courses. Individuals can select from a wide array of SkillsFuture Credit-eligible courses to help develop and sharpen their skills. To keep up with today's digital...
Dell Technologies, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”), Salesforce and ST Engineering announced a one-year collaboration earlier this year to launch Singapore’s first MentorConnect program - a cross-company mentorship program dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It aims to provide mentoring,...
Singapore-based fintech solutions provider, InfoCorp, has launched the Sentinel Chain Consortium Programme to onboard strategic fintech and agritech partners onto Sentinel Chain - the world's first international platform to accept the use of livestock as collateral via a consortium blockchain. Southeast Asia’s poultry production...
A report by MIT Technology Review Insights explores how digital technologies play a pivotal role in the net-zero transition and why a shift in organizational culture is needed to understand and address the challenges. The report, "Digital technology: The backbone of a net-zero emissions future" is produced in...
Southeast Asian sellers are adapting to a new era of omnichannel retail, according to findings from Lazada's Q4 2021 Digital Commerce Confidence Index (DCCI). Even as the last quarter of the year saw higher mobility and return of foot traffic to physical stores as COVID-19 restrictions...
Prudential Singapore  has launched a mobile app, Business@Pulse, to help SME employees manage their group insurance conveniently and seamlessly. They will be able to view their medical and employee benefits as well as submit claims through the mobile app, at any time, and from anywhere.Through...
Singapore Poultry Hub Pte Ltd announced in October 2019 their plans to set up the first smart and green factory for the poultry industry in Singapore using a $40 million loan secured from United Overseas Bank (UOB). The new factory is projected to help Singapore Poultry Hub improve their productivity by...
Founded in 1982 by Jackson Chua, Chuan Kok is a homegrown company that has matured into a leading supplier of hydraulics components in the oil and gas industry. Like many other businesses, they realised the need for digitalisation, but, as a self-described “old uncle’s business”, they found...
On 1 November 2019, DBS Bank announced that it is making available a comprehensive suite of banking and professional services – at zero cost – that high-growth startups in the Software, Internet and Emerging Technology industries need. This is in recognition that Asia is...