According to a global study conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence and commissioned by WEKA, the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by enterprises and research organizations seeking to create new value propositions is accelerating, but data infrastructure and AI sustainability challenges present barriers to implementing it successfully...
Vertice has announced the results of its global survey, which reveals that a lack of alignment between finance and tech leaders is preventing companies from controlling cloud spending. Amidst cloud costs rising by an average of 35% year on year, Vertice surveyed 600 finance...
Although many small businesses in Indonesia were adversely impacted by COVID-19 in 2020, a strong focus on online sales and customer satisfaction should lead to a rebound in small business activity in 2021, according to CPA Australia. CPA Australia's Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey shows the...
Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Group”) announced on 27 May a cooperative effort with Intel to make it much easier and more cost-effective for SMEs to lease IT equipment, leveraging the application of blockchain technology to strengthen transparency and build a system of trust.
Ascendas-Singbridge Group (ASB), supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore, announced the formation of a Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab, the first developer-led lab in Southeast Asia. Slated to be launched later this year, the lab will facilitate and support at least 30 co-innovation...
Fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform, ZALORA, has announced that it will be launching its first E-Commerce Booster Package in partnership with Enterprise Singapore, to help local Small-and-Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and sellers diversify and scale their operations online. The E-Commerce Booster Package was first introduced...
Lummo, formerly BukuKas, is expanding its offerings to help entrepreneurs from MSMEs in Indonesia and Southeast Asia manage digital channels more efficiently, create close direct relationships, and build brand presence online. To this end they are collaborating with MoEngage to enable their online direct-to-consumer...
Ivanti has announced the results of a survey that found a resounding majority (71 per cent) of IT and security professionals found patching to be overly complex, cumbersome and time consuming. In fact, 57 per cent of respondents stated that remote work has increased the...
The FinLab, United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) innovation accelerator, launched The FinLab Online on 23 June. This digital platform will help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups across ASEAN implement digital solutions to transform their businesses. Since its launch in 2015, The FinLab has...
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Collaborative Research in Engineering and Science and Technology Centre (CREST) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dassault Systèmes Singapore Pte Ltd. The partnership aims to create a steering committee to discuss the scope, requirements, roles and plans in...