Digital economy

Why businesses must win the trust of Singapore’s Gen X in digital payments

To drive the country’s digital ambition, this critical cohort must go cashless

Singapore's efforts to build an AI hub could help it unlock the AI ambitions for the region.

South-east Asia’s digital economy revenue set to hit US$135 billion in 2025: report

The region’s gross merchandise value is also expected to grow to US$305 billion this year

AI-related investments made up 32 per cent of the private funding raised in South-east Asia in the first half of this year, compared to 30 per cent in the second half of 2024.

Private funding in South-east Asia’s digital economy lags global level: report

[SINGAPORE] Private funding for South-east Asia’s digital economy grew 15 per cent from a year earlier to US$7.7 billion in the 12 months to June 2025, lagging the global growth rate of 25 per cent fo...

Up to 70% of South-east Asian businesses are planning to digitalise their supply chain management, a study by StanChart found.

Forging resilience: How South-east Asia is digitalising trade to overcome headwinds

Digital integration could boost inter-regional trade resilience and inclusivity, says Standard Chartered’s Asean CEO

The IMDA report says 14.5% of small and medium-sized enterprises adopted AI in 2024, up from 4.2% the year before.

AI adoption fuels growth of Singapore’s digital economy, growing to 18.6% of 2024 GDP

IMDA report says AI adoption rates among firms are up, bringing cost savings; workers say the tech has raised productivity and saved time

The tender for the Punggol Digital District hospitality project closes on Oct 30, 2025.

JTC reopens tender for 208-room hospitality project in Punggol Digital District

The property, which sits on a site of 8,140 square metres, comes with a 60-year lease

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (left) and Mark Tham, country managing director of Accenture Singapore, at the company's 50th anniversary dinner. Accenture has announced that it will donate S$500,000 to the President's Challenge.
TAKING HEART

Accenture supports mentorship programmes for pre-employment youths

They will learn about cybersecurity and emerging technologies such as AI

Singapore is one of the world’s greenest cities, with 7,800 hectares of green space. Its green cover is over 40 per cent, earning it the moniker “City in a Garden”.

A living laboratory for future urban solutions

Singapore should strive to be where cutting-edge technologies and human-centric solutions are co-created and scaled globally to address the world’s most pressing challenges 

Participants at the Paris artificial intelligence summit in February. While Europeans take for granted that essential infrastructure like water, electricity and transportation is under European control, they seem blissfully unaware that the continent’s digital “backbone” is not.

Europe must break free from its digital dependence

There’s a new push to bolster the EU’s technological capabilities and achieve strategic autonomy

Singapore has cemented itself as a global digital hub, with cloud services and data centres forming the backbone of its digital economy.

Building digital resilience across South-east Asia

As the region continues its digital transformation journey, resilient infrastructure will remain the foundation on which its economic aspirations are built