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Finding talent still top issue keeping tech bosses up at night: survey

Close to seven in 10 say it's among their concerns in the next 12 months; manpower constraints were top challenge in last 12 months

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Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Tue, Mar 6, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    RECRUITING the right talent remains the top concern for technology firms in Singapore, going by the latest Annual Business Survey by industry association SGTech, formerly known as the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation.

    Of 164 firms it surveyed last December, 67 per cent cited recruiting the right talent among their top five concerns in the next 12 months.

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