Information Technology
Singtel prices 5-year sustainability-linked bond
                                                                                 
                    
                    The bond will be drawn down under a $10b euro medium term note programme.
                
                                
            Singtel prices 5-year sustainability-linked bond
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            The bond will be drawn down under a $10b euro medium term note programme.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    ‘I trust you:’ Singaporeans trust gov’t to keep info private
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Half of Singaporeans trust their government with data privacy, higher than the global average of 29%.
                    
                                        
                    
                How the Philippines’ ‘underserved’ data centre market can evolve toward growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Evolution Data Centres expect more non-telco-run data centre companies to enter the market. 
                    
                                        
                    
                CHART OF THE DAY: Singaporeans spent 35% more time on apps compared to 2019
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Top apps were Telegram, Whatsapp, and SingPass.
                    
                                        
                    
                SGX welcomes IoT sol'ns provider iWOW Technology to Catalist
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It's one of the firms behind a contact tracing app in Singapore.
                    
                                        
                    
                KCOM, Singtel sell 50% stakes in Radiance Communications to Telechoice subsidiary
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Their divestment has a sale consideration of $625,000.
                    
                                        
                    
                Almost 6 in 10 CIOs eye replacing current technology: Lenovo
                                                                                                 
                        
                        CIOs in Singapore say their tech stack can improve.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore has the highest desktop display ad fraud rates: IAS
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Ad fraud rates in desktop display was at 4.1% in Singapore.
                    
                                        
                    
                MTI, U.S. Department of Commerce expand partnership in 3 new areas
                                                                                                 
                        
                        One of these areas is cybersecurity.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singtel subsidiary acquires Australian-based digital tech consultancy firm for $295m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This brings its recent investments in Australia to four.
                    
                                        
                    
                SAP, EDB open digital innovation hub for next generation engineering
                                                                                                 
                        
                        SAP Labs Singapore will employ 500 highly skilled digital professionals by 2025.
                    
                                        
                    
                SG amongst top 5 countries investing the most money in blockchain
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Currently, Singapore has a total of $1.52b investment in blockchain.
                    
                                        
                    
                9 of 10 Singaporeans highlight customer experience in decision to take Covid vaccine
                                                                                                 
                        
                        41% also agreed that the experience had a significant impact on their decision. 
                    
                                        
                    
                Robotic process automation, data analytics, cloud-based tools boosting efficiency in the finance industry
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Collaboration, solution-oriented mindset are key accounting skills to better serve clients.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singtel's NCS acquires Dialog for $325m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The acquisition is expected to be completed in one month.
                    
                                        
                    
                BDO Advisory’s Cecil Su talks about cybersecurity amidst the rise of e-commerce and fintech
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Cecil Su shares his advice to firms on strengthening their cybersecurity as attacks become more sophisticated.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                