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More than half of global senior financial leaders are getting their forecasts wrong

More than half of global senior financial leaders are getting their forecasts wrong

Instinctive forecasting has led to significant errors especially in the global pandemic, says Tata in a study with financial leaders.
Nov 23 2021 4:06PM
Phuket to boost Smart tourist journeys using 5G solutions

Phuket to boost Smart tourist journeys using 5G solutions

The collaboration with True on 5G solutions is part of efforts to enhance the tourism sector nationwide as Thailand reopens to tourists post pandemic.
Nov 23 2021 4:02PM
Accenture and Microsoft partner to support 33 startups and Social Enterprises

Accenture and Microsoft partner to support 33 startups and Social Enterprises

The collaboration provides startups in the region with access to emerging technology, expertise and innovation capabilities.
Nov 22 2021 12:05PM
Singapore LNG Corp chooses SAP Cloud to optimise key business processes

Singapore LNG Corp chooses SAP Cloud to optimise key business processes

SLNG previously faced frequent disruptions in data interfaces, data discrepancies and constant manual reconciliations.
Nov 19 2021 10:23AM
Japan’s Chubu Telecommunications picks Nokia for 5G SA trial

Japan’s Chubu Telecommunications picks Nokia for 5G SA trial

Chubu Telecommunications is testing a local 5G network for future commercialisation.
Nov 19 2021 8:34AM
APAC IT salaries rose by 10 % in 2021

APAC IT salaries rose by 10 % in 2021

Talent shortage sees roles in cloud, risk management, security and project management among the highest paying roles in IT.
Nov 18 2021 8:41PM
Gojek moved to cloud-based payroll as it scaled up in SE Asia

Gojek moved to cloud-based payroll as it scaled up in SE Asia

Underwent HR transformation.
Nov 18 2021 3:16PM
Cisco appoints new leader to drive growth in ASEAN

Cisco appoints new leader to drive growth in ASEAN

Subscription revenue from software and services was 53% of Cisco’s overall global business in FY21.
Nov 18 2021 9:25AM
Southeast Asia’s economies are moving into the ‘digital decade’

Southeast Asia’s economies are moving into the ‘digital decade’

Eighty per cent of the population in Southeast Asia is now using the internet, a trend led by the pandemic.
Nov 16 2021 1:51PM
BT Group deploys epidemiological AI tool to combat cyber attacks

BT Group deploys epidemiological AI tool to combat cyber attacks

The prototype solution has been developed to understand how computer viruses and cyber attacks spread across enterprise networks using the same principals of epidemiology.
Nov 16 2021 1:34PM
Thales partners VNPT to boost Digital Transformation in Vietnam

Thales partners VNPT to boost Digital Transformation in Vietnam

The collaboration will support the government’s effort in accelerating technology adoption and innovation.
Nov 15 2021 8:50PM
Which Asia Pacific city is the best for remote working in 2021?

Which Asia Pacific city is the best for remote working in 2021?

A Workmotion study provides key insights for business leaders about recruiting employees who prefer to work from outside the office and in other locations globally.
Nov 14 2021 8:59PM
SingHealth partners SGInnovate to boost Deep Tech adoption and innovations in healthcare

SingHealth partners SGInnovate to boost Deep Tech adoption and innovations in healthcare

The collaboration seeks to scale up health science innovations focusing on AI.
Nov 14 2021 8:07PM
EY appoints Richard Watson as new Global Cyber Security Leader

EY appoints Richard Watson as new Global Cyber Security Leader

Watson previously held leadership roles in technology, aerospace and defence sectors.
Nov 12 2021 8:40PM
China’s Tencent partners with Asian Institute of Digital Finance to boost Fintech in Asia

China’s Tencent partners with Asian Institute of Digital Finance to boost Fintech in Asia

The partnership aims to develop deeper capabilities and build leadership pipeline to support the needs of digital financial services in the region.
Nov 12 2021 8:31PM
Singapore’s NUS partners TigerGraph to enable students to learn business analytics

Singapore’s NUS partners TigerGraph to enable students to learn business analytics

Graph analytics is an emerging field which can help to solve some of the problems that traditional analysis can’t.
Nov 12 2021 8:18PM
Malaysia launches first 5G network in Putrajaya and Cyberjaya

Malaysia launches first 5G network in Putrajaya and Cyberjaya

5G rollout will be expanded in stages until it reaches 36% nationwide coverage.
Nov 12 2021 12:16PM
Malaysia’s i-City welcomes Maybank into AI-equipped corporate tower

Malaysia’s i-City welcomes Maybank into AI-equipped corporate tower

i-City Malaysia is the first township in Malaysia offering a 400G capacity network and integrated with a data centre park.
Nov 12 2021 8:43AM
Oracle commits to Singapore with opening of Oracle Cloud Region

Oracle commits to Singapore with opening of Oracle Cloud Region

Oracle is also investing $3 million to help startups accelerate digital initiatives.
Nov 10 2021 7:13PM
Cisco and NUS launch Corporate Laboratory to boost local digital economy

Cisco and NUS launch Corporate Laboratory to boost local digital economy

Established with an investment of S$54 million over five years, the Cisco-NUS laboratory is supported by National Research Foundation, Singapore.
Nov 10 2021 7:07PM