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[Singapore][Event] Inaugural PlugFest International Programming Competition Launches

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Organized by the Google Developer Group (GDG) Singapore and IEEE Computer Society Singapore , the competition is divided into two categories: PlugFest IHL for undergraduate students studying at any Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) and PlugFest Open for individuals from postgraduates to workings professionals.

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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

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In the same year, Singapore did not improve its credit terms with export customers either. According to The Economist forecast for 2015, ASEAN will add USD 335 billion and become the fourth largest economy in the world. Research has found three reasons why foreign customers were late paying Singapore suppliers 1 : Financial problems.

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Innovation: The Key To Entrepreneurial Success

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With Asia’s share of global research and development forecast to grow to 40% this year, the quest to drive innovation is at the forefront of conversation among business leaders and entrepreneurs in the region. Thinking Aloud innovation Karen Reddington organizational culture organizational development'

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Intel – Redefining Mobility Computing With The Ultrabook

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. “Similar to the introduction of Intel Centrino nearly a decade ago, this is a time of revolutionary change in personal computing,” said Collin Tan, Intel ‘s country manager for Singapore. “We’ve forecasted over five times more Ultrabooks to be introduced in the next 12 months as compared with the previous.

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Four Trends In Artificial Intelligence That Affect Enterprises

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Closer to home in Singapore, the government, through the National Research Foundation (NRF) will be investing up to S$150 million into a new national programme aimed at boosting the nation’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities over the next five years.

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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

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An early example occurred in 2010 when UBS Analyst Neil Currie accessed satellite imagery to monitor activity in Walmart parking lots, running the data thru a mathematical regression to translate it into customer activity for better earnings forecasts. Revisiting our components let’s see why.

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McLaren Strategic Ventures Sajan Pillai Discusses the Top Five Trends for Advancing Global Technology in 2022 

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Gartner forecasts 51% of global knowledge workers will be remote by the end of 2021. He led the company’s global business operations through its centers in the US, the UK, Spain, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, Poland, and Israel. continues to see unprecedented labor shortages, with 10.1