Data-driven economy

THE BROAD VIEW

What Formula 1 can teach us about data insights

Real-time data counts on the race track – and can make a difference on the factory floor too

The real power and responsibility to take control of data for the common good lies with industry, with the organisations that collect our data, not with the users of their products and services.
THE BROAD VIEW

Taking control of data in the AI era

THE first legally binding international treaty on privacy and data protection was signed 43 years ago. The authors who gathered in 1981 could hardly have imagined the explosion of data (and its misuse...

The AI movement has become a rocket ship for significant technology changes – rapid transformations set to shape how future enterprises operate and perform.

What does it take to be an enterprise of the future?

IF WE had posed the question “What does the enterprise of the future resemble?” just a year ago, it is unlikely that many of us would have envisioned the current reality: a world where generative arti...

While there are opportunities abound for construction businesses in Singapore, they also face persistent challenges from labour shortages and supply-chain issues to material costs and workplace safety.

Breaking the Groundhog Day cycle for Singapore construction

IN THE cult classic Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character finds himself trapped in a time loop reliving the same day over and over again. Much like the cyclical pattern of the film, Singapore’s const...

An office in Las Pinas, Metro Manila. At the most liberal end of the data protection legal framework, the Philippines takes a business-oriented approach with minimal cross-border data transfer curbs.

Asean’s patchwork of data regulations needs a revamp

Regional mechanisms and trade agreements often appear deceptively promising for data flows

Open data initiatives make vast volumes of population-level data available for public access, use, and distribution.

How open data can help Singapore prevail

SINGAPORE’S government and businesses are well versed in seizing opportunities through innovation and training. The recent International Open Data Day, on Mar 5, provides a chance to examine whether m...

Left unaddressed, the data challenges faced by financial services firms across Asia and globally will significantly impact their ability to meet business objectives and improve issues such as customer retention and risk transparency.

For financial institutions, data management is key

MOST Asian businesses are struggling with the proliferation of data. Instead of offering a competitive advantage, data has become a burden due to a host of barriers, including data skills gaps, data s...

The world has become much more data-driven, but the social sector still lags considerably behind the private and public sectors when it comes to data.

More and better data needed to elevate social sector

“If you had $100 million to give away, what cause would you give it to, and why?”

Employers can tap various people data sources to identify those at risk of mental health issues.

Improving employee well-being via a data-driven approach

BURNOUT is a top reason for resignation. In a 2021 report by human resource technology company Limeade, 40 per cent of employees left their organisation for this reason. Remote work, social isolation,...

Shoppers in Singapore have high expectations of retailers. They also want personalised experiences.

Tapping into payments insights for retail revival

BY ALL indications, a great revival is on the cards for the retail sector. In Singapore, we’re nearing the peak shopping season, with the Great Singapore Sale back in full force this month (September...