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Why Business Continuity Planning of IT infrastructure is a must for Singaporean companies to survive Covid-19

Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. This news has sent shock waves across the world and has forced governments to implement swiftly several measures to contain the virus. For example, in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has advised employers to use videoconferencing wherever possible, allowing employees to commute at off-peak hours and other social distancing measures. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has advised special work-from-home arrangements to be made for older and pregnant employees, and those with underlying medical conditions. As a result, many Singaporean companies now face challenges in managing their workforces remotely and stay productive at the same time.

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Why Business Continuity Planning of IT infrastructure is a must for Singaporean companies to survive Covid-19

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Are landed properties in Sentosa good opportunities in this Covid-19 crisis?

Sentosa Cove was launched with much fanfare in 2005. Back then it was positioned as a destination for the rich and famous, and property prices were mind-blowingly high. To give you an idea of how high prices were, the most expensive landed unit in Sentosa was transacted at $39m in February 2012 for a 148sqm detached house along Cove Drive. In terms of highest $psf, the highest that was transacted was at $3,214psf in Oct 2012 for a 939sqm detached house along Ocean Drive. Clearly, the days of such astronomical prices are far behind us.

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A Singaporean executive's guide to mentorship

I have read articles, self-help books, and sought out every older working person to share with me their secrets to success. Beside the echoes of peers and superiors regaling their past learning experiences, the one thing they always recommended to me was to find a mentor.

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Why companies should prioritise compliance during a worldwide pandemic?

Financial institutions around the world are facing greater operational and compliance risks with the emergence of the recent pandemic, Covid-19. Financial authorities and organisations everywhere are acknowledging these difficulties with the US Securities and Exchange Commission offering relief and guidance to registered funds and their investment advisers. In the EU, financial authorities have provided initial guidance to ensure continuity of business under financial stress.

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Why your firms' internal processes may determine the business impact of COVID-19

The COVID-19 viral disease is officially a pandemic now. As of 15 March, there are over 153,000 confirmed cases globally according to World Health Organisation, with 121 active cases in Singapore according to the Singapore Ministry of Health.

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Charging Ahead on the Road to Zero Emissions

The Singapore transport sector, more than any sector, contributes a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions. As such, it’s no surprise that encouraging more people to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) is at the heart of the government's efforts to tackle climate change. Just last month, Singapore announced its ambitious targets for 2040 with a plan to phase out internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, paving the way for greater adoption of hybrids and EV’s that run on cleaner energy.

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Singapore's advertisers must look to in-app amidst decline of cookies

It’s been notable that Google’s elimination of third-party cookies in Chrome is not negatively impacting all adtech companies equally. Whilst Google’s announcement in January did see some adtech stocks fall, it has by no means been market-wide.

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Why is business resilience important during Covid19?

With COVID-19 now having been declared a global pandemic, I say that these have been some of our busiest weeks in recent memory at InCorp. A brutish confluence of events has impacted our region with a ferocity that has unnerved us all. This means we have been helping many organisations reassess their operations with a view to not just surviving through these uncertain times, but flourishing once we see their end.

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The Power of Investing in Singapore's Talent Pool through Business and Government Partnerships

Is the future of work already here? Automation, artificial intelligence, IoT and other advanced digital technologies – broadly termed the fourth industrial revolution – have irreversibly changed the way we work, live, and play. With eight of the ten most valuable brands in the world now being technology companies, the digital age is here to stay.

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Breaking the Mould—Helping Manufacturers in Singapore Embrace Innovation in 2020 and Beyond

Technology innovation does not need to be intrusive or all-encompassing. It is something that can be achieved by every manufacturer—no matter where they are along their digital transformation journey. What is important is the approach taken towards its implementation.

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Gender Smart Investing: the US$4.5t opportunity Singapore can leverage

The data is unequivocal: no matter where in the world you are born, life is harder if you are born a girl. From health to education to work, women face a multitude of barriers to achieving their full potential.

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Pushing Productivity Boundaries With Processes

I am pretty sure every working individual has at some point thought to themselves, “Do we need to go to that meeting? I’m so busy as it is!”

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A Guide for Singapore's SMEs: Reading between the lines of the Budget

The Budget provides Singapore SMEs with defence and growth measures – it’s now up to businesses to take them!

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Applying property investment lessons from SARS to the COVID-19 outbreak

Unless you have been living in the remotest part of the world, you will probably be closely following the developments of the 2019-nCoV situation like most people.

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Singapore Tourism: Riding out the storm

In the weeks leading up to Budget 2020, the Singapore Government made no secret of the sudden rush to incorporate stability measures for sectors affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak across Asia.

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When It Rains, It Pours: How Businesses Can Avoid the Storm

At the core of businesses' IT strategies today sits a familiar and fundamental building block: the cloud. Adroit Research from 2018 estimates that cloud computing revenue for Southeast Asia could reach US$40.32b by 2025, with Singapore leading the way.

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The Future of Holiday Retail is Blended Experiences

From Sasa to once-popular departmental stores such as Metro and Isetan, a number of retailers have left Singapore shores or announced plans to do so over the last decade. However, while it is true that there have been some troubling signs such as store closings and an increase in the number of retailers filing for bankruptcy, they don’t quite tell the whole story. Here in Singapore, over 90% of retail sales are still spent at a physical location, with e-commerce making up only 5.6% of all shopping. Physical retail is far from dead. However, staid retail experiences that are boring, unimaginative and disengaging is making its way out.

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