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Editor’s note
In this issue, explore tech innovations from Singapore and Southeast Asia (SEA) as digital transformation accelerates amid COVID-19. Find out what makes Singapore the most prepared for autonomous vehicles, why SEA’s super apps should be on your radar, and tips from an experienced recruiter on attracting top talent in the region.
For businesses keen to know how to best navigate SEA’s complexities, EDB is launching A SEA Of Opportunity, a five-part free webinar series to answer this and other pertinent questions about the region, ranging from supply chain diversification to consumer behaviour shifts.
The first session Southeast Asia - Why You Should Be Here Too kicks off on 13 August. Sign up here to find out why.
Singapore tops KPMG Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index for the first time
Singapore tops KPMG Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index for the first time
A driverless future is not far down the road for Singapore as the city-state overtakes the Netherlands to take top spot in KPMG’s 2020 Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Readiness Index. Singapore’s pole position reflects the steps it has taken to advance its progress including dedicating one-tenth of its public roads as AV test-beds.
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Snag and retain top talent in SEA and Singapore
Snag and retain top talent in SEA and Singapore
If you are looking to hire the best and brightest to build and grow your business in SEA, read this. Experienced talent agent and GM of Lincoln Group Leonard Canitrot shares in an exclusive interview, tips on how companies can navigate SEA’s cultural nuances to attract and retain top talent.
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Look out for the rise of SEA’s super apps
Look out for the rise of SEA’s super apps
You may have heard of Grab, Gojek, and Sea Group, the leading contenders in SEA’s super apps space that has been growing rapidly as more consumers go online. Expected to be worth US$23 billion by 2025, find out what the ecosystem’s key revenue drivers are and how these are set to change.
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Singapore to churn out ventilators to meet global shortage amid COVID-19
Singapore to churn out ventilators to meet global shortage amid COVID-19
Singapore is stepping up to address the global shortage of ventilators as COVID-19 rages on. Local medical device company Advanced MedTech has received the go-ahead from the authorities to ramp up production of its Alpha ventilator, the world’s first telehealth ventilator that can be controlled remotely over the internet.
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UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENT
Southeast Asia – Why You Should Be Here Too
[13 August] Southeast Asia – Why You Should Be Here Too
Even amid COVID-19, there is no better or brighter place for businesses to be now than in SEA. In the first of EDB’s A SEA Of Opportunity webinar series, hear from EDB Chairman Dr Beh Swan Gin; Procter & Gamble President for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Mr Magesvaran Suranjan; Google Managing Director for SEA Ms Stephanie Davis; and McKinsey & Company Senior Partner and Managing Partner in Singapore Ms Diaan-Yi Lin; on the vast business opportunities the region has to offer.
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