GovTechBytes

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 From registering a marriage to opening a bank account, a trusted digital ID is needed to make digital transactions possible in the new normal. 🙌🏻 Find out why GovTech created an entire technology stack to enable better and more widespread use of Singapore’s National Digital ID 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews021 #TechforPublicGood

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for a Digital Services Manager to lead a team of business analysts and project managers to develop and maintain ICT application systems required by the Government to realise SIngapore's Smart Nation vision. If you're a decisive and driven leader who takes a proactive approach to managing business transformation, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0045 🤗 Share this post with your family/friends who might be interested in this role for their next move! 👉 Visit go.gov.sg/govtechjobs to browse more jobs.

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup 🗞 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 (1) UOB has launched a pilot to allow customers to sign electronic documents via their Singpass app. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0136 (2) A team of researchers in Singapore has invented an AI tool that could speed up diagnosis of heart disease. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0137 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) Smart service robots in industry parks, digital factories, restaurants and nurseries are helping to boost Shanghai's digital transformation and solving social problems such as an aging society and labour shortages. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0138

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 Financial information used to be very fragmented across different entities, making it a tedious process to put one's finances together. 😫 Find out how MyMoneySense, a free government financial planning service, help Singaporeans better understand their finances: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews020 #TechforPublicGood

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 According to a McKinsey study, COVID-19 has triggered five years of digital adoption in just 8 weeks! 😲 But how should we lock in the gains in digital transformation and resist the temptation of going back to the old way of doing things? 🙅‍♂️ Click to learn the differences between digitisation and digitalisation, why businesses should get on the cloud, and more! 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews019 #TechforPublicGood

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for a Programme Manager to work with our Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Division to drive initiatives that build DSAI capabilities across the whole of Government. If you're a driven individual, you can confidently engage business or technical officers across different levels and is excited about supporting other government agencies in their upskilling efforts, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0044 🤗 Share this post with your family/friends who might be interested in this role for their next move! 👉 Visit go.gov.sg/govtechjobs to browse more jobs.

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup 🗞 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 (1) There will be a replacement fee of S$9 for those who have lost their #TraceTogether Token more than once. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0133 (2) As part of an initiative to deal with the 60,000 tonnes of e-waste generated by Singapore annually, recycling bins for e-waste will be made available at selected supermarkets under the Dairy Farm Group and several Harvey Norman outlets. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0134 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) A new digital vehicle number plate that will alert the police in case of an accident will soon be rolled out in the UAE. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0135

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 What comes to mind when you hear “Data Scientist”? 🤔 Someone staring at numbers on a screen all day? Someone making fancy visualisations? 📈 Or perhaps building ultra-complicated prediction machines based on artificial intelligence? 🤖 Click to find out how Jovi, a #DataScience Tech Associate at GovTech, spends his day at work: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews018 #TechforPublicGood #TechnologyAssociateProgramme

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for a Senior Software Engineer to work with the DCUBE team on expanding the services in the #GoWhere product suite for citizens beyond COVID-19. If the idea of applying your skills in designing, developing and deploying large, scalable production applications for the public good resonates with you, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0043 🤗 Share this post with your family/friends who might be interested in this role for their next move! 👉 Visit go.gov.sg/govtechjobs to browse more jobs.

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup 🗞 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 (1) Unmanned drones will soon be a common sight at six reservoirs in Singapore as part the Public Utilities Board's efforts to leverage technology for its daily operations. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0130 (2) Leveraging smart devices to help people with disbilities such as cerebral palsy live independently 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0131 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) New Zealand’s libraries get tech boosts, and the Marlborough district libraries will launch virtual reality sets to add a whole new dimension to their learning programmes. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0132

You can now easily check if your #TraceTogether Token is working at a Token checking pod! 🙂 These Token checking pods at selected MRT stations are equipped with a #SafeEntry Gateway Box that you can tap. 🚇 ✔️ Green light and beep sound: Your Token is working. ❌ No light or beep sound: Your Token is faulty or is out of battery. Time to replace it at the nearby CC or replacement booth! 🎥 Watch the full video here: 👉 go.gov.sg/tt-27052021 #GovTechSG #TechforPublicGood

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for a Modelling & Simulation Engineer to work on simulation projects that involve designing core modules to enable 3D simulations to be carried out. If you are familiar with software development in simulation components and is excited about exploring new simulation techniques and capabilities, develop standards, best practices and promote adoption of M&S technologies, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0042 🤗 Share this post with your family/friends who might be interested in this role for their next move! 👉 Visit go.gov.sg/govtechjobs to browse more jobs.

💻Webinar💻 Do you have basic programming skills in JavaScript, Python, Java or Ruby? 😃 If yes, do join us in our first Coding Dojo Workshop by 'STACK-X Meetup' to learn about TDD and pair-programming! You'll also get to experience Code Kata and enjoy an evening of fun working on programming challenges with fellow coders. 🙌🏻 Details 🗓: 27 May (Thu) 📍: 📱 Zoom ⏰: 7:00 - 9:00pm 💵: It's FREE! Register here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0018 #GovTechSTACK #TechforPublicGood

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup 🗞 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 (1) #SafeEntry check-outs are highly encouraged but not mandatory at venues 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0127 (2) First day of home-based learning goes smoothly after early morning hiccups 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0128 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) The Victorian government will invest AU$3.8b over 4 years in tech upgrades to improve mental health and wellbeing 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0129

💻Webinar💻 Curious to learn about the evolution, successes and challenges in building a trusted digital identity ecosystem 🔐 in countries like Singapore, Italy, Estonia and more? 🌍 Join Kwok Quek Sin (Senior Director, National Digital Identity), and other thought leaders at MEF CONNECTS Digital Transformation next week! Details 🗓: 25 May (Tue) 📍: 📱 Socio Event App ⏰: 5:50pm (SGT) / 10:50am (BST) 💵: It's FREE! Register here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0017 #TechforPublicGood

Gayle answered some of your burning questions on the #SafeEntry Gateway Box and on #TraceTogether here: 👉 go.gov.sg/segw-190521 Check it out and stay safe everyone! #GovTechSG #TechforPublicGood

💻Webinar💻 Join us for our first Inside GovTech Live Chat this week! 💬 Hear from three GovTechies about their personal and career journeys, particularly their recent moves from the U.S. to Singapore. 🇺🇸➡️🇸🇬 Find out what inspired them and how they feel about joining GovTech to advance our mission of engineering digital government, making lives better. 🙌 Details 🗓/⏰: 21 May, 10am [SGT] / 20 May 7pm [PST] / 20 May 10pm [EST] 💵: It's FREE! Register here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0016 Brought to you by GovTech Singapore and @singaporeglobalnetwork. #TechforPublicGood

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for Digital Business Analysts to support Chief Information Officers at Government Agencies and collaborate with fellow project managers, solution architects and technical services consultants to deliver leading-edge digital solutions. If you are adept at balancing multiple projects concurrently, pro-active, self-motivated, resourceful and possess good tech/digital knowledge, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0041 🤗 Share this post with your family/friends who might be interested in this role for their next move! 👉 Visit go.gov.sg/govtechjobs to browse more jobs.

From 17 May, #TraceTogether-only SafeEntry (TT-only SE) check-in will be mandatory at selected locations. This means that other #SafeEntry check-in methods, e.g. via the Singpass app or ID-scanning, will be phased out. 👋🏻 While there is a grace period up till 31 May when IDs are allowed for check-ins, it's best to get familiar with the TT-only SE method. 🎥 Watch this GIF for a quick guide on TT-only SE check-ins using the TT App and Token! More info here: 👉🏻go.gov.sg/se-160521 #GovTechSG