Xero has released a study investigating how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in key markets around the world have responded to COVID-19, revealing the challenges and resulting actions taken to reinvent themselves and thrive. The commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of...
SWIFT and Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to accelerate trade digitalisation globally. The MOI looks at offering SWIFT’s community of more than 11,000 financial institutions and corporates in over 200 countries and territories more efficient and...
In pursuit of its Smart Nation vision, the Singapore government has implemented a range of policy measures to develop digital skills and literacy, including introducing programmes to teach basic digital skills so that no one is left behind. According to INSEAD’s 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness...
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Sea Limited (Sea) have signed a memorandum of intent for a new programme to hire and train 500 Singaporeans. The programme, when implemented, will be a TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) Company-Led Training (CLT) programme by a Singapore-based company,...
For small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the sense of urgency to digitalise has heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, Singapore’s extended circuit breaker which began in April this year, highlighted the necessity of digitalisation. It was during this period that OCBC Bank...
Aon plc has released the results of a new global pulse survey focused on how companies are rethinking their human capital strategies in response to the humanitarian and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has forced companies to evaluate employees...
Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and FairPrice Online, NTUC FairPrice’s e-commerce platform, today launched YummySG!, an online initiative that provides Singapore food manufacturers with an additional platform to diversify their revenue streams. This is part of ESG’s continuous efforts to support Singapore businesses to start selling...
Launched in 2015, OVHcloud's Startup Program has already supported more than 1,800 young companies around the world including ZipPNG, SmartHub.ai and Compressor.io in the Asia Pacific region through an investment of more than SGD 9.6 million in infrastructure credits and development support. To mark...
Gabkotech Innovations, has announced that Keith Morton Security (KMS), a licensed security service provider in Singapore, has successfully implemented its iREP Security mobile application and monitoring system for digitalising and automating security processes and workflow. Keith Morton Security (KMS) is a security service providers...
The Microsoft Enabler Program launched in September 2020 pioneers disability inclusive workplaces across Asia Pacific by removing the barriers for a more diverse workforce. With more than 1 billion people with disabilities (PwDs) in the world, disability-inclusive employment can lead to 1-7% rise in GDP in Asia Pacific...