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Tech news in less than 5 minutes – January 2022
Bite-sized news on data fragmentation, artificial intelligence, digital payments, robotics, and how to level up in 2022.
January 05, 2022
Contracts
ComfortDelGro wins $30 mil NUS contract for electric bus shuttle service
The NUS electric buses will begin operations from 3Q2022.
November 18, 2021
Environmental, Social and Governance
NUS CNCS: Asia Pacific carbon projects can generate US$25 bil each year for 30 years
The Asia Pacific has the highest concentration of the most profitable carbon projects.
November 03, 2021
Sustainability
NUS, MAS form new green finance institute, ready by end-2021
The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) plans to recruit more than a dozen researchers to explore financial solutions.
September 08, 2021
Covid-19
Covid-19 breath test receives provisional authorisation from Singapore's Health Sciences Authority
The breath test can detect Covid-19 within a minute.
May 24, 2021
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Surbana Jurong, Singapore LNG, NUS, and NSCC to explore potential green data centre system
The parties will collaboratively develop a proof-of-value for a green modular data centre.
May 11, 2021
Sustainability
ComfortDelGro commits $50 mil to clean energy technology over the next 5 years
$40 mil wil go towards replacing its fleet of diesel buses with electric buses.
March 17, 2021
Jobs
Retrenchment doubles in 2Q; foreign students fret over meeting grant obligations
TGS recipients from overseas are bonded to work in a Singaporean entity for three years afte
September 18, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
ST Engineering and NUS collaborate on $9 mil advanced digital technologies research programme
The programme will focus on technologies related to smart city, as well as smart maintenance, repairs and overhaul (MRO).
September 16, 2020
Fintech
MAS, NUS, NRF set up Asian Institute of Digital Finance to boost FinTech education and research
In an August 4 statement, MAS, NRF, and NUS said that AIDF will provide thought leadership and strengthen synergies between education, research and entrepreneurship. The institute is expected to open its doors by the end of 2020.
August 04, 2020