Coming of Age with Technology
Smart Nation Scholars chat with OpenGov Asia about bridging the digital divide.
The pioneer batch of smart nation scholars will future-ready Singapore
OpenGov Asia was invited to the Smart Nation Scholarship Ceremony on 17 August 2018, where Dr Vivian Balakrishnan was the guest-of-honour. I report on the key takeaways from the Minister’s speech.
CyberSecurity Malaysia’s Astounding Achievements
CyberSecurity Malaysia’s (CSM) has a firm commitment to providing a broad range of cybersecurity innovation-led services, programmes and initiatives to help reduce the vulnerability of digital systems. This has helped propel Malaysia as the third nation most committed to Cybersecurity.
Maintaining the Upkeep of IT Security and Confidentiality: A Bank’s Journey through Overcoming its IT Challenges
Amidst an
unstable external infrastructure and internal IT security and confidentiality,
Al-Arafah Islami Bank does everything it can to protect its customers and
ensure customer satisfaction through employing the help of Kaspersky solutions
to safeguard its networks.
Victoria to start On-Farm Internet of Things trial as part of the digital agriculture initiative
The trial is a part of the
Connecting Victoria initiative of the Labor Government. It will cover major agricultural sectors such as dairy, horticulture, meat production and
broad-acre cropping. Farmers will be able to make more informed decisions
and improve farm performance with the help of the IoT solutions used in the
trial.
University of Canterbury to improve rocket-launching technology
A new flight strategy can potentially
launch rockets into orbit in a cheaper and more efficient manner. It aims to
solve the fuel movement within the tanks that affect the trajectory of rockets
through resonance.
Supercomputer to the rescue!
The new supercomputer is equipped with an
extremely fast analytics system capable of scouring websites 24 hours a day to
help gather important information during investigations.
Singapore’s Startup Culture Set to Grow through Partnership with South Korea
Singaporean SMEs and startups can expect more
opportunities to venture into the Korean market. Two Memoranda of
Understanding were signed between Enterprise Singapore (ESG), South Korea’s
Ministry of SMEs & Startups (MSS) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion
Agency (KOTRA). MOUs aimed to boost technology-centred collaboration and
co-innovation between SMEs and startups.
Singapore University of Social Science to Use E-textbooks
Singapore University of Social Science (SUSS) has launched e-textbooks for most of its courses. The technological initiative is part of a revised program to welcome the University’s July 2018 student intake.
Projects keep failing, so what’s the problem?
Projects
deliver an outcome that addresses a business need or takes advantage of an opportunity.
Yet, projects fail for many reasons. Problems need to be clearly identified, solutions need to be determined and a value proposition to the organisation, customer or both needs to be established.
