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Tie-ups to help heritage-brand SMEs go digital

Tie-ups to help heritage-brand SMEs go digital

by Abriel | May 31, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Singtel is collaborating with local polytechnics to help heritage-brand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt digital technology. Riding on the 99% SME movement, this partnership aims to help preserve traditional businesses in Singapore. “Many SMEs...
Research team trials self-driving wheelchair

Research team trials self-driving wheelchair

by Abriel | May 27, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

A team of 10 researchers is making improvements to Singapore’s first self-driving wheelchair after a pilot trial at Changi General Hospital (CGH) last September. The autonomous vehicle is a project involving the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology...
Virtual reality to instil road safety

Virtual reality to instil road safety

by Abriel | May 27, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

By next year, school trips to the Road Safety Community Park in East Coast Park will include a virtual reality (VR) experience to simulate crossing the road, complete with 360-degree videos and an interactive game. They were developed by the Traffic Police and...
Give to multiple charities with a single donation

Give to multiple charities with a single donation

by Abriel | May 26, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

With the launch of the Pledge It Forward initiative, donors can now give to different organisations through a single donation, instead of contributing separately to charities. The donations will benefit 51 charities that are members of the National Council of Social...
Services are being disrupted. Then jobs. Next, tax systems

Services are being disrupted. Then jobs. Next, tax systems

by Abriel | May 6, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

At the St Gallen Symposium on 3 May 2017, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid recounted her country’s experience digitalising services and gave everyone a digital ID that eliminated the need to queue at a bank or pick up mail from a post office. She then...
More low-income households to get Home Access benefits

More low-income households to get Home Access benefits

by Abriel | Mar 7, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

The Government is expanding the Home Access Programme, which provides low-income households with low-cost broadband connectivity at home, and a tablet, to benefit 16,000 households, in addition to the current 8,000 on the programme. Dr Janil Puthucheary, Minister of...
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