Taxi drivers to drive digital payments adoption at hawker centres in Singapore
ComfortDelGro cabbies will introduce the NETS QR code
payment solution to hawkers unfamiliar with the system. Interested hawkers will
be referred to NETS and cabbies will be rewarded for every hawker that signs up
for NETS services.
Singapore Polytechnic to help engineering SMEs prepare for Industry 4.0
Singapore Polytechnic will collaborate with industry partners to expand data analytics capabilities and knowledge in Singapore among local engineering small-medium enterprises (SMEs) to prepare for Industry 4.0. This latest initiative will help address the current data skills shortage faced by local engineering SMEs.
PDPC Singapore responds to feedback received in public consultation regarding personal data management
The PDPC sought views on the relevance of other bases for collecting, using and disclosing personal data and on a proposed mandatory data breach notification regime.
NTU to conduct trials for Singapore’s first electric bicycle-sharing service
The pilot project aims to study user behaviour to assess users’ motivations for using an e-bike and their riding preferences to help optimise the location and number of docking stations. The study will also look at improving communication systems between the e-bikes and the mobile devices.
China launches first shared education satellite
According
to a report
by Xinhua, China launched its first shared education satellite, Young Pioneer
1, into space from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
Australian reviews on spectrum management recommend whole-of-government approach
Some of the key recommendations are consolidating taxation
legislation to support the Government’s objective to move to a single spectrum
licencing framework and creating a whole-of-government approach to managing
Commonwealth spectrum holdings.
$100 million loan facility from ADB to help build municipal waste-to-energy plants in Vietnam
Despite favourable government policies and increased
interest of municipal governments in clean technologies, market barriers have continued
to limit private sector participation in WTE projects.
Monetary Authority of Singapore establishes Payments Council to promote e-payments
“We have many good e-payment solutions in Singapore. We need to make them more inter-operable and better integrate them with individual and business use cases.”
