With humanity facing an uncertain future in the year 2020, we need to better understand the tools we have to face up to and begin countering global challenges such as healthcare, the future of work and climate change. The rapid development of the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seen by many to exemplify our greatest strengths as a scientifically grounded and technologically capable species. However, whilst AI does indeed hold great promise to help us tackle these challenges, there are serious considerations for how we develop and apply this technology in a responsible manner.
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Singapore is a large, well-developed city state, boasting the 7th highest GDP per capita in the world, with almost 6 million inhabitants and 17.5 million tourists per year. The country is heavily dependent on imports of food sources, with more than 90% of all of the produce is imported. Because of Singapore's compact size and competing land uses, there is a limit to what can be grown using traditional farming methods.
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Food production is increasingly at the cutting edge of science and technology, as the global need to innovate and to sustainably feed our planet becomes an imperative. In Asia, the food industry will need to transform over the next decade in response to population growth and changing consumer requirements, as well as to other global challenges such as climate change and environmental degradation (The Asia Food Challenge, 2019).
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As part of SGInnovate's Developers Meetup series, we are reaching out to developer groups who want to share their knowledge and expertise on various technologies.
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In the face of the pandemic, businesses worldwide are shutting down their offices and arranging for employees to Work from Home to ensure business continuity. Unsecured video conferencing, lack of VPN, uploading to the cloud, usage of personal laptops for work - the rush to facilitate home-based work has left many companies open to privacy and data security risks.
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In this time of global pandemic and disruption to everyday lives, science and technology play an essential role in ensuring the world continues running. Whether it is researching for a cure, managing supply chain disruptions, virtually connecting friends and families or working from home, people all over the world are coming up with innovative solutions.
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Advanced Manufacturing - the use of innovative technology to improve products or processes - has created significant value and impact in the manufacturing industry today. Bold and ambitious startups form a key role in the ecosystem as they are at the forefront of innovation, offering novel product and process technologies.
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Roughly 90% of data breaches are caused by employees - the weakest link when it comes to computer security. As such, Cybersecurity is one of the top concerns in the workplace. Despite its high priority, many organisations struggle to emphasise the importance of Cybersecurity to its workforce.
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Global megatrends are forcing supply chain and logistics companies to re-think their business models. According to an Accenture research study, ‘digital disruption in the industry threatens traditional players with irrelevance – unless they too learn to disrupt’ because ‘agile new entrants (like startups) touting digital, customer-centric business models are steadily fragmenting it’.
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Roughly 90% of data breaches are caused by employees - the weakest link when it comes to computer security. As such, cybersecurity is one of the top concerns for any executive. Despite its high priority, many organisations struggle to emphasise the importance of cybersecurity to its workforce.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionising the world around us. With technology being built into almost everything we do and the interconnectivity of billions of everyday devices, technology advances have continued to raise cybersecurity concerns. IoT-related internet security attacks are increasingly prevalent in the news. Join our panel of experts who will discuss the current landscape of IoT, answer the questions around the growing security concerns for companies and consumers and share how organisations are addressing such concerns.
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The landscape of UX is always changing with every new technological development that results in new human behaviours. Every year, UX designers have to adopt new tools, strategies and respond to new trends that emerge to keep up with current trends.
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