It has been recently announced that Singapore’s Housing Development Board (HDB) will be installing its UrbanWater Harvesting System (UWHS) to harvest rainwater in existing estates in Yishun and Jurong. The technology will harvest rainwater for non-potable uses...
With the aim of transitioning to the use of Electric Vehicles (EV) in Singapore, the Land Transport Authority has announced its plans to accelerate the expansion of the EV charging network in public carparks. As part of its plan, the LTA announced a large-scale tender...
Singapore’s National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC), SingHealth, and American chipmaker Nvidia have just announced the co-development of a supercomputer that will speed up healthcare research using large and complex sets of patient data. The machine is scheduled...
The Singapore government has unveiled a new plan to strengthen local businesses in various sectors, with an aim to significantly grow the export value from SGD 805 billion (USD 590 billion) to at least SGD 1 trillion (USD 732 billion), and double the offshore trade...
In March 2022, German multinational software company SAP announced that it had launched SAP Labs Singapore, a digital innovation hub that is expected to help drive product leadership, foster local digital talent, and boost ecosystem and community engagement. Such a...
The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) has announced that the Singapore Power Group (SP) plans to invest up to an additional USD 6 million to enhance the microgrid it plans to build on SIT’s future Punggol Campus. This enhancement is almost double that of its...
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has announced that it plans to launch the Digital & Intelligence Defense as a fourth service by the last quarter of this year to more tightly integrate its capabilities in dealing with a spectrum of security threats, including...
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will be setting up a Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) to strengthen Singapore’s defense against threats in the digital sphere. The addition of the fourth Service will allow SAF to better train and fight as a networked, integrated...
Kalera, a leader in sustainable indoor vertical farming, has finalized phase one of the construction at the Changi Logistics Centre with the completion of the core structure for the fully automated farm. The multi-layer vertical farm will allow crops to grow...
In 2020, global tech and household appliances company Dyson first announced its USD 3.6 billion global investment plan, which would see its investment funds divided between its global head office in Singapore, its two campuses in Wiltshire, southern England, and the...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a global semiconductor foundry, announced that it would be building a new USD 5 billion advanced manufacturing facility next to its existing 300mm fab (Fab12i) in Singapore. The new fab will be one of the most advanced...
Khoo Tech Puat Hospital (KTPH) is the only hospital in Singapore to have pledged to heal the earth. They are one of the four hospitals in Southeast Asia to commit under a campaign by the United Nations to halve their emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero goals by...
