E-Government
Smart Nation: Time for industry to step up
Singapore has reiterated its call for industry to step up and participate in the Smart Nation initiative, even as its Government continues the transition to a more collaborative approach to public sector IT procurement.
HP and Microsoft in Dynamics-fuelled BPaaS collaboration
HP said it is partnering with Microsoft to deliver solutions for the automotive, public sector and financial services industries, to help such organisations quickly deliver differentiated products and create new revenue through mobile, web and social channels.
Gartner: Govt CIOs must flip from ‘legacy first’ to ‘digital first’
The heavy presence of legacy technologies in government is hampering chief information officers’ efforts to digitise their organisations, according to a survey by Gartner Inc.
APAC cities to kickstart pervasive IoT adoption in 2015: IDC
IDC Government Insights predicts that several regional authorities will develop new sourcing models for transformational ICT such as ‘third platform technologies’ (cloud, big data, mobility and social business); smart city programmes; and for connected smart machines and intelligent sensors leading to the eventual construct of Internet of Things (IoT) landscapes.
2015: The year of consumer hyperawareness, maximising the cloud
F5 Networks’ Emmanuel Bonnassie looks at what the new year’s technology landscape will be like.
Malaysian PM’s Office outdoes Singaporean counterparts … in website speed at least
Dynatrace (formerly Compuware APM), which specialises in user-centric application performance management (APM), has unveiled the Malaysian Government Performance Benchmark Data, which reveals that the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office (PMO) portal responded the fastest when compared to other government portals in Singapore and Malaysia.
Singapore strengthens SingPass security
The Singapore Government said it has enhanced security around SingPass, the single sign-on for users to access e-government services at www.ecitizen.gov.sg and various government websites.
Singapore deepens relationship with IBM’s Watson
With two key announcements made during the IBM Xcite conference, which took place at Marina Bay Sands from Oct 13-15, Singapore has signalled deeper commitment to leveraging the possibilities of cognitive computing for the nation’s development.
Forget e-government, it’s smart m-government next
Wearable technologies will boost smart mobile government (Smart mGovt) projects and consequently pave the way for public sector Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems, according to an IDC Government Insights report.
MyEG optimistic of another good year ahead
Growth to be driven by rollout of new services, increasing awareness
Full-year revenue up 43% to breach RM100mil mark for the first time
