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August 21st, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew A smart nation has to be first about the people, not the technology. Above all, its success will depend on how it has improved everyday...
August 14th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Once a laggard to regional rivals such as Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan which had more successful broadband rollouts in the past, Singapore has raced ahead to be a front...
July 28th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew In many ways, the hype around the launch is hard to live up to, but its lasting impact in the months and years ahead will show that this is a landmark when it comes to...
July 25th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew You should be worried about iRobot's plans to possibly sell map data of your home collected by its Roomba robot vacuum cleaners as they suck up dirt each...
May 8th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew For Singapore, the temptation is to measure success by the number of exits and money in the system. It has to learn that innovation takes...
May 3rd, 2017 | by
Grace Chng When you are become a victim yourself, the much-reported menace of ransomware really hits...
April 16th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Competition is great for consumers. For telcos, customer loyalty could make a key difference as the fight for a saturated market really gets going...
March 29th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Perhaps only a handful out of dozens of smart nation projects will grow into truly transformative services that make a real difference. If that happens in the next three years, that would be...
February 8th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Answering the tough questions on responsibility and liability is altogether something else, as autonomous vehicles become more...
February 1st, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Just as YouTube moved from grainy videos in the early days to 4K clips today, 360 video ready looks ready to offer new immersive...
January 6th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew When the dust settles after this latest bout of economic malaise, some of the jobs lost in the cyclical downturn may not return. Once disrupted, many industries will not be the same...
January 4th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Ironically, as phone makers make better phones that last longer, they are making it harder for some users to upgrade. Diminishing returns set...
November 23rd, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Organisations have to assume their networks are already compromised and they have to more closely monitor what happens within their firewall, not just what's trying to get...
November 12th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew For many people seeking absolutism in the ongoing data revolution, the Trump win will have shaken their faith in the newfound...
October 26th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew The cyber attacks on StarHub were sophisticated and well-planned, with a clear target in mind. They reveal how difficult it is to fight such...
October 12th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Technologies like the new Internet of Things are moving faster than the security needed to protect users can keep up. Smart devices need to be...
October 10th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Singapore's cyber security plan calls for a hardening of defences, for example, with requirements for telecom, power and gas companies to strengthen their...
October 1st, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Finding a great bowl of ramen, amazing pieces of sushi and the smoothest sake is made a lot easier now with online tools such as Google...
September 15th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew While drivers alike have benefited from such platforms, they will face competition from self-driving computers that never tire or need a toilet...
July 29th, 2016 | by
Nigel Chen Xiaomi's new Macbook Air lookalike offers better value on paper. As consumers, does it really matter if Xiaomi clearly copied Apple's designs?...
