TAIPEI—Computex—June 4, 2018— NVIDIA and Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) today announced an extensive collaboration that will advance Taiwan’s artificial intelligence capabilities. Announced at the start of Computex 2018, the partnership will extend over the next decade to…
With $0/mo Flexi Plan, Circles.Life Opens Up Smart Nation to Everyone
Singapore, 22 May 2018 – With the new Circles.Life $0/month Flexi Plan, now everyone gets access to the Internet. For $0 per month, customers can enjoy 1GB data and more when they sign up for the $0/month Flexi Plan with…
Cognizant’s Stall at Maker Faire Singapore Showcases a Digital Vision for Singapore
Cognizant’s Stall at Maker Faire Singapore Showcases a Digital Vision for Singapore Singapore, July 24, 2017 — At Maker Faire Singapore (July 22-23), digital services leader Cognizant’s stall showcasing the company’s proprietary technology to determine the ‘happiness index’ of visitors…
Singapore Government’s initiatives towards a Smart Nation announced at InnovFest Unbound 2017
The Smart Nation initiative is promoted by the Singapore government to support better living using technology. With different kinds of smarter ideas, applications and digital solutions, the government hopes to improve the current state of our transport system home and…
Smart City: Disruptions and Predictions
Smart City: Disruptions and Predictions CommunicAsia2017 Summit speaker, Dr. Renato De Castro, Advisor of Leading Cities, World e-Governments Organization of Cities & Local Governments shares three Smart Cities predictions By 2030, 70 percent of the world’s population will be concentrated…
Will 2017 be the Year IoT Threats Go Mainstream?
As smart hubs and Internet of Things (IoT) centres are becoming more mainstream, so have cyber threats that arise out from the benefits of increased efficiency and convenience. Gearing towards a Smart Nation, Singapore has since rolled out a few initiatives, such…
Adding business value with cyber insurance
Adding business value with cyber insurance Kane Lightowler, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Japan, Carbon Black Kane Lightowler, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Japan, Carbon Black With more countries embarking on Smart Nation projects, the number of connected devices and…
HOW CAN CITIES BE ‘SMART’ IF THEY CAN’T THINK?
From 30 000 feet, you could be forgiven for thinking that a city has a pulse. On camera, time lapse photography of the morning in-rush of traffic, followed by the evening exodus, looks like a beating heart. The road networks…
Singapore to Explore Next-Generation Digital Government Services with Conversations as a Platform Proof-of-Concept
Singapore to Explore Next-Generation Digital Government Services with Conversations as a Platform Proof-of-Concept SINGAPORE, 12 July 2016 – Singapore is partnering with Microsoft on its “Conversations as a Platform” to explore opportunities in co-creating next-generation digital government services for a Smart Nation.…
5 data security questions that smart city planners need to ask today
5 data security questions that smart city planners need to ask today By Daniel Ng, Senior Director, APAC, Cloudera Big data and analytics are taking center stage in many smart city projects all over the world. A smart city, after…
The Future of Smart Nations – How can we get there?
With the strong support from the government, Singapore is in the midst of transformation into a smart nation. In Thailand, the government has also pledged to develop Phuket into the country’s first smart city. For Singapore, efforts have been made…
Cloudera leads industry collaboration to groom more data professionals in Singapore
Cloudera leads industry collaboration to groom more data professionals in Singapore Cloudera’s BASE (Big Analytics Skills Enablement) initiative brings private and public sector partners together to train and assimilate next generation data professionals Singapore – April 12, 2016 – Cloudera,…
NEC New Zealand enables New Zealand to become a smart nation
NEC New Zealand enables New Zealand to become a smart nation (L-R) Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel,Hon. Minister Louise Upston, CEO of NEC APAC Tetsuro Akagi Wellington, 7 April 2016 – NEC New Zealand, a leading solutions and…
IoT Asia 2016 Delivers Actionable Solutions for a Sustainable IoT Ecosystem in Asia
IoT Asia 2016 Delivers Actionable Solutions for a Sustainable IoT Ecosystem in Asia SINGAPORE – 30 March 2016 – Today, IoT Asia 2016, the region’s leading platform in the Internet of Things (IoT) returns with its third and largest edition from 30-31…
Darktrace Commentary in Response to Singapore’s National Day Rally
Darktrace Commentary in Response to Singapore’s National Day Rally Attributed to Sanjay Aurora, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Darktrace During this year’s National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed Singapore’s Smart Nation vision and how we need to accelerate our…