Intelligent Singapore

Singapore leads the world in broadband speeds while the UK and USA trail behind

If you want fast broadband, move to Singapore, Sweden or Taiwan. The USA, Canada and the UK have slower broadband speeds but at least they are in the world's top 31 countries out of 189. If you want slow, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Yemen make up the bottom three.

August 8, 2017 by Jack Schofield

StarHub, Veniam create connected vehicle mesh network in Singapore

StarHub and Veniam are teaming up to turn thousands of vehicles in Singapore into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, while collecting data for the government.

November 21, 2016 by Tas Bindi

Singapore e-gov services still lack integration

Country has achieved high global rankings in its deployment of e-government services, which enjoy high citizen participation. However, such services still lack integration and adoption among the silver generation.

March 27, 2014 by Eileen Yu

Training is the remedy to Singapore’s failing iN2015 job targets

The Singapore government’s technology roadmap is doing good work overall but looks likely to fall well short of the target of 80,000 new infocomm jobs. What is the Lion City doing to address this?

March 24, 2014 by Paul Mah

Infrastructure, connectivity keep S'pore ahead in Asian hub race

Singapore's business-focused fundamentals and geographic access are drawing global tech companies to its shores, but lack of talent and high costs may curb future takers.

February 20, 2014 by Kevin Kwang

Singapore in 2013: Startups glisten, but broadband needs boost

As Singapore wraps up the year with a bustling startup ecosystem and significant milestones including the launch of its Personal Data Protection Act and amendments to Computer Misuse Act to combat cyberattacks. However, further efforts are needed to continue driving broadband adoption and to encourage 'bootstrapping' attitude in graduates

December 16, 2013 by Victoria Ho

Singapore ready for cloud, but challenges remain

IT infrastructure is in place to support cloud environments in both private and public sectors, but user education and change management remain key barriers to adoption in Singapore.

November 24, 2013 by Kevin Kwang

3D printing in Singapore needs clearer roadmap, value-add focus

Amid intensifying regional interest and potential competition, Singapore's future lies in filling niches such as in engineering consultancy. A sustainable ecosystem is also needed by supporting startups and promoting more companies to use 3D printing in product development.

September 26, 2013 by Ryan Huang

User mindset, not tech, challenge S'pore biz automation

Technology isn't the barrier to increasing business process automation. Instead, many Singapore businesses face difficulties instigating change within the organization and lack well-defined processes.

July 30, 2013 by Ellyne Phneah

Global politics hinder Singapore as 'Switzerland of cybersecurity'

Despite being a stable economy where new technologies are encouraged, Singapore faces challenges as a neutral cybersecurity party due to its conservative business environment and lack of homegrown talent.

June 27, 2013 by Ellyne Phneah

Staid e-mail gets social, mobility refresh

Enterprise e-mail clients may not appear to have changed much, but firms in Singapore are implementing innovations under the hood and integrating social and mobility to the business communications tool.

May 16, 2013 by Kevin Kwang

SingTel is top local firm S'pore execs want to work for

In a list dominated by tech firms, the telco comes in 12th overall for companies Singapore professionals most want to work for, according to a LinkedIn study. IBM was top choice, followed by Microsoft and Accenture.

May 6, 2013 by Ryan Huang

Singapore CMOs getting more say in IT decisions

Evolving employee behavior and growing importance of digital marketing and commerce mean CIOs are losing some of their control in IT procurement and deployment to other C-level executives.

April 2, 2013 by Ryan Huang

S'pore Budget 2013 aims to up productivity, reduce foreign labor

Government eyes more productivity and less reliance on foreign labor with schemes to reward small and midsize businesses for innovation, and co-fund wage raises for local workers.

February 25, 2013 by Ryan Huang

Singapore ready for LBS marketing

Consumers and enterprises are already savvy, but supporting infrastructures need to catch up and offer functionalities retailers need to fully integrate location-based marketing into their business.

January 29, 2013 by Liau Yun Qing

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Singapore's national garden goes energy-efficient

ZDNet Asia visits Singapore's newly-opened Gardens by the Bay to uncover the technology powering three areas: cooling conservatories, Supertrees and Dragonfly Lake.

June 29, 2012 by Ellyne Phneah

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ZDNet dialogue: Why aren't more S'pore SMBs tapping big data?

Singapore SMBs should start "small" to justify their ROI and need to take the first step or be left behind, and the availability of pooled resources such as data scientists could encourage adoption, suggest participants in a ZDNet online dialogue.

October 17, 2013 by Ryan Huang

ZDNet dialogue: Can Singapore be Asia's Silicon Valley?

Singapore government should take the lead by buying from local tech startups as well as introduce a special class of work visas to drive innovation and attract talent in the country, suggest participants in a ZDNet online dialogue.

August 20, 2013 by Eileen Yu

Big Debate: Is Singapore benefiting from big data? [full video]

ZDNet's panel discussion threw up several interesting talking points such as the importance of reviewing analytic tools, the need to convince employees to adopt such tools, and user privacy.

December 11, 2012 by Eileen Yu

Big data is Singapore's new 'natural resource'

Panelists at ZDNet Asia's Big Debate share how big data is helping Singapore, and what's holding back companies from fully tapping the potential of analytics.

November 30, 2012 by Ryan Huang

Singapore attracts more test bedding of urban solutions

Panasonic to invest S$10.2 million (US$8 million) over next two years to set up R&D center focusing on energy management solutions, while industry watchers point out technology alone not enough for smart city success.

July 4, 2012 by Ryan Huang

S'pore leveraging analytics for sustainability solutions

National Environment Agency partners IBM to develop analytics solutions to address environmental concerns, while other agencies considering providing access to data sets to address urban sustainability challenges.

July 3, 2012 by Ryan Huang

ST Electronics rolls out solutions for smart, safe cities

Ahead of World Cities Summit, Singapore company introduces suite of IT solutions for cities to address growing urbanization, sustainability and environmental challenges.

July 2, 2012 by Ryan Huang

S'pore pushes integrated approach for urbanization challenges

For first time, country will hold three global events together--World Cities Summit, Singapore International Water Week and inaugural CleanEnviro Summit--to provide wider and integrated platform for exchange of ideas to tackle increasingly complex problems.

April 20, 2012 by Ryan Huang