Digitalisation

Tuas Checkpoint: Faster clearance for motorcyclists, pillion riders as facial recognition begins

The feature is available to all Singapore residents, long-term pass holders and foreign visitors who have previously entered Singapore.

Costa Rica joins digital trade agreement founded by Singapore, New Zealand and Chile

(From left) Then South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo, Costa Rican Foreign Trade Minister Indiana Trejos, New Zealand Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong and Chile’s Undersecretary for International Economic Relations Paula Estevez during the presentation of Costa Rica’s Instrument of Accession in Auckland.

Dopamine sites sell nothing, and people cannot get enough

Dopamine sites play with the notion that much of the pleasure of an indulgence comes from the anticipation of it.

South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age

The so-called grey digital divide has provided some striking examples in the nation of about 52 million.

S’pore and Vietnam agree to deepen leadership exchanges, expand tech cooperation

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (second from right) and Vietnam Minister for Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung (second from left) exchange the agreements on Aug 25. With them are Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing (far right) and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Cam Tu.

Japan govt launches large-scale Gen AI pilot programme for civil servants

The system will help bureaucrats draft responses to parliamentary questions in the near future.

Penang suspends automated number plate recognition in parking enforcement after public backlash

The move follows growing public criticism over the enforcement system, particularly complaints that motorists were being given too little time to pay for parking before compounds were issued.

ASEAN’s response to a fracturing world is to move towards more integration: DPM Gan

(From left) Singapore Business Federation CEO Kok Ping Soon, Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong and Philippines Minister of Trade and Industry Ma. Cristina A. Roque at the ASEAN Conference 2026 ministerial dialogue on July 31.

GovTech retrenchments: Excellence or an iron rice bowl? The public service can’t be both

The loudest reaction to GovTech’s retrenchment exercise was not that 93 people had lost their jobs. It was that government employees could lose their jobs at all.

Why would you agree to train an AI that replaces you?

It is becoming increasingly clear that the knowledge required to make AI models genuinely powerful in a swathe of workplaces is currently locked inside employees’ heads.

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