The last couple of years has seen increased focus among government & policymakers to ramp up Singapore's indigenous productive capabilities, especially those of its small and
medium businesses (SMEs).
In a report released in 2010, the Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) - a government
committee set up to provide strategic direction for the...
DBS will create a B2B platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to sell their goods
and services to large corporate and multinational corporations (MNCs).
DBS is collaborating with Singtel for the SME portal which will instantly connect SMEs
including those without an online presence to an e-commerce platform hosted on the...
FedEx Express’ annual APAC SME Research Report has revealed that small businesses in
Asia are using technology to drive exports worldwide. For the first time, the proportion of
SMEs that export beyond Asia exceeds the proportion who export only to countries within
the region.
Overall, the number of SMEs exporting beyond Asia is...
At a recent technology forum, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry, Chan Chun
Sing emphasised on the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in innovation.
According to Chan, we now live in an era where the effects of technological disruption are
ubiquitous, touching all aspects of our lives – from the way...
The Singapore government’s new IT spending budget has significant opportunities for small
and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore.
According to a release shared by the Government Technology Agency’s (GovTech) press
release, these SMEs accounted for almost two-thirds of the total number of ICT contracts
awarded by the government in Financial Year 2017....
Is it time for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore to bury the old paradigm
and focus on newer technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help them bridge the
gap?
Traditionally, SMEs have lagged behind bigger enterprises in scale and resources and while
they are usually reluctant to embrace new technologies,...
Small and medium businesses need to jump on to the mobile payments bandwagon in order
to gain a competitive edge over larger firms.
A recent survey conducted by US-based financial services corporation Visa, indicates that
customers worldwide prefer to pay with credit cards or mobile devices. According to the
survey titled Digital Transformations...
Singapore’s MHA and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) are joining hands
to bring technology to small and medium security agencies helping them go digital. The
initiative will receive funds to the tune of S$9.54 million over the next few years. The
programme aims to support technology and innovation in the industry.
The launch...
