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THE BROAD VIEW

Smart Nation 2.0: Hard-coding community at the heart of Singapore’s digital future

As Singapore pushes further to enhance the security and resilience of local digital infrastructure, perhaps the government ought to relook its fibre broadband regulatory regime as well.
Opinion & Features
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Telcos should face tougher regulations to ensure service standards amid Smart Nation push

Smart Nation 2.0 will involve experimenting with new approaches, and the nimbleness to pivot quickly from failures said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
Singapore

New Smart Nation 2.0 initiatives include S$120 million set aside for AI adoption

Singapore's digital equity score of 55 places it behind Asia Pacific and global peers. The score reflects how accessible the digital services are for all users.
Opinion & Features

Building inclusive smart nations in the digital age

Local consumers largely rely on credit and debit cards, which make up around 57 per cent of electronic payments.
Opinion & Features
BRUNCH

Singapore’s cashless march continues despite bank outages

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Singapore

Government may need to spend more to advance Singapore’s development: DPM Wong

The jury is still out on whether smart cities truly live up to their ambition of offering people a better quality of life -- which is more than the promise of easy, safe, and ecological living.
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

Smart cities should be people-centric, but is that really the case?

Thoughtful recycling of household waste is one of several smart urban practices that are prevalent in Constance, Germany.
Opinion & Features

Becoming ‘climate-smart’ – lessons from Constance

Using smart technology to facilitate the insurance purchase process can help reduce current protection gaps in Singapore.
Columns

Singapore insurers should embrace smart technology

SGTech's Smart Nation Colab will support SMEs and large enterprises to co-develop Smart Nation solutions.
SGSME

Smart Nation Colab launched to help enterprises co-develop Smart Nation solutions

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