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Will NFC Technology Take Off In Singapore?

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The Finnish telecommunications giant, for example, partnered the country’s largest taxi operator ComfortDelGro to offer an NFC-enabled option to consumers to book a cab. By simply tapping their NFC-enabled phone at over 400 locations across Singapore, consumers can initiate a booking via SMS.

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[Event] Over 540 Young Entrepreneurs To Converge On Global Startup Youth

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Malaysia will see over 500 youth descend on its capital Kuala Lumpur this October for Global Startup Youth (GSY) , a three-day idea accelerator program aimed at helping young entrepreneurs shape and launch new projects that will hopefully evolve into sustainable global businesses.

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[Singapore] Shopify Partners SingTel To Grow Presence In Singapore

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The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. “(But) I’m confident our partnership with SingTel will boost the rate in Singapore,” he says.

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7 New Initiatives To Fearlessly Grow Your Business

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I found these points made well in a new book, “ Fearless Growth ,” by Amanda Setili, who has worked with disruptive technology startups in the United States and Malaysia, as well as some of the biggest companies in the world. Seek direct customer feedback, via social media and personal interactions, rather than old market research.

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[Asia][Event] Echelon 2013 Agenda, Speaker Lineup And Pitching Startups Revealed

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Last week its organizers, tech media and events platform e27 , finally announced its full speaker lineup, agenda and the participating startups pitching for the title of Echelon 2013′s Most Promising Startup. The 10 pitching startups are: GridMarkets (Malaysia). Young Upstarts is a media partner of Echelon 2013.

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Legal Impact Of Data Protection And Management In The Digital Age

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by Steve Tan, Deputy Head and key partner in Rajah & Tann Singapore ’s TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) practice group. Steve Tan is Deputy Head and a key partner in Rajah & Tann Singapore ’s TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) practice group.

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[Asia] [Event] Demo Asia 2012

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There will also be presentations and panel discussions from leading industry players and experts on cloud, social media, consumer, and enterprise technologies made during the conference. A similar audition will be held in Singapore November 8-10 at Block 71, located at the Mediapolis Phase 0 at Ayer Rajah. DEMO Asia Singapore Audition.

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