Playing a Lead Role in Innovation for Sustainable Development
Singapore has the attributes to be a leader in this emerging field where technology helps tackle environmental challenges   A key theme that came out of the discussions during TechInnovation at SFF x SWITCH (Singapore Fintech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology) was that Singapore can play a leadership role in the field of innovation and sustainable development...
Design Crucial Element in Successful Innovation
Multidisciplinary approach to design key for successful products that provide a better human experience.     Disruption has become the new normal and in order to harness technologies for better outcomes, creatively designed solutions are required. Design-led innovation can bring about environmentally sustainable solutions that lead to a better human experience.     Singapore has been at the forefront of...
An Open Invitation to Innovate
At TechInnovation 2019, large corporations shared their problem statements with an international audience with the aim of crowdsourcing for solutions. Find out how your company can participate in this ongoing Innovation Challenge.    Companies big and small are changing the way they innovate. Instead of building up new capabilities from scratch each time, many of them are looking to collaborate...
Reshaping Business and Society with AI
At TechInnovation 2019, experts and industry leaders discussed the issues of capability, trust and business value in the use of artificial intelligence.   It was the year 1956, at Dartmouth College, US, that the term artificial intelligence (AI) was first coined by computer scientist Professor John McCarthy. Spawned from the work of famed British mathematician Alan Turing, the field of...
From Secrecy to Synergy: Open Innovation in the Spotlight
During the ‘Future of Open Innovation’ panel at TechInnovation 2019, experts highlighted how internal organisational culture and cross-cultural relationship-building influences open innovation.   First introduced in 2003 by organisational theorist Dr Henry Chesbrough, the term ‘open innovation’ is no longer just another academic buzzword. Open innovation, or the practice of active ideation and collaboration with external organisations, is widely being...
A Sneak Peek into a 5G Future
Experts discuss the trajectory of 5G technology development and dissect its impact on businesses during a panel discussion at TechInnovation 2019. Every once in a while, technology comes along that changes the way the world works. The internet was one such revolutionary innovation, providing never-before-seen connectivity across the globe, which in turn became a boon for the global economy. Since...