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🗞 #TechNewsRoundup 🗞 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 (1) 300,000 smart water meters will be installed in the first phase of Singapore’s plan to digitalise the water system. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0112 (2) Future students may study not only digital coding, but also deep tech like genetic coding. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0113 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) Indonesia launched its first internet data centre in Jakarta to provide businesses with a secure, reliable, and high-performance public cloud service. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0114

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 One of the reasons tech exists is to make our lives easier. But tech is not just for techies. You too can leverage productivity tools and turn from a workhorse to a productivity powerhouse!✌🏻 Click to discover the tools that can help you stay organised and focused: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews014 #GovTechSG

TechAway podcast just launched its second episode on Spotify! 📢 Gain valuable #Blockchain insights from our resident experts, Steven Koh and Chow Ruijie, as they share more about Blockchain applications and real-world use cases. Listen to the podcast here 🎧: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-spotify-001 Interested in joining GovTech as a blockchain developer? Listen till the end to learn about the essential soft skills required for the job! #GovTechAway #TechForPublicGood #GovTechSG

#Singpass app has arrived on HUAWEI AppGallery! 📢 Download yours from the official app store and complete everyday transactions – from accessing services to viewing key information and digitally signing documents – with one app. 📱 ✨ 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-singpass-13042021 #EvenBetterSingpass

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for a Solutions Consultant to support public sector agencies' adoption of SHIP-HATS - the government's CI/CD pipeline as part of the CODEX platform. If driving good DevSecOps practices across the government interests you and you have the attitude to challenge the status quo, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0036 🤗 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.

🖥 Virtual Open House 🖥 Interested to find out more about tech job opportunities and the #SmartNation Scholarship? 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♀️ Hear it first-hand from us, together with CSA and IMDA, at our upcoming Smart Nation Scholarship Virtual Open House! Details 🗓: 15 Apr (Thu) 📍: 💻📱Online ⏰: 7pm Register your interest before 11 Apr: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0013 Visit go.gov.sg/smartnationscholar for more info on the scholarship. Applications for the scholarship closes on 30 April 2021. #GovTechSG #TechforPublicGood

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup 🗞 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 (1) The COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged the use of existing technologies and 95% of all government transactions with people and businesses are done online. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0109 (2) NParks deployed drones and over 500 personnel to help monitor crowds at nature parks and trails. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0110 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) Gamification features are being added to the NZ Covid Tracer app in a bid to get more people scanning check-in posters. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0111

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 With global supply chains under stress from the ongoing pandemic, it has become all the more important for Singapore to be able to produce 30% of our food needs on our shores by 2030. To hit this target, local farms will have to ride on tech to supercharge productivity. Read how #GovTechSG and the Singapore Food Agency teamed up to develop a solution to improve efficiency at fish farms: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews013 #TechforPublicGood

Take the time today to check if there is a blinking green light on your #TraceTogether Token to ensure it is working well! 🟢 ⚠️ If you see a red light or if there's no light, your Token is due for a change! You can now replace your token at ANY CC. Click the link to locate the CC nearest to you: 👉 go.gov.sg/tt-06042021 Share this post with your friends and family to ensure their Tokens are working well too 🤗 #TechForPublicGood #GovTechSG

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for an Engagement Manager to work closely with cross-functional teams to plan and develop the scope, deliverables, required resources and work plan for new initiatives under the National Digital Identity project! If you are skilled in data analytics, can multi-task and manage time and budget well, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0035 🤗 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) Japan plans to issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0106 (2) Singapore ranks top in a smart city governments report and praised for its technology infrastructure, digital initiatives and sterling response to COVID-19. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0107 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) The research team at KAIST launched South Korea’s first mobile app that detects deepfakes such as images/videos digitally manipulated with AI. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0108

Catch #GovTechSG in our first-ever TikTok LIVE tonight at 8pm! 🛎 Hear about the personal #adulting journey of 4 of our newly-graduated GovTechies while they share some of their best tips to build up their tech portfolio and skillsets! 📍📱 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-tiktoklive-001 🧑🏽‍💻🧑🏻‍💻👩🏻‍💻👩🏻‍💻✨ #PeopleofGovTech #TechforPublicGood

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring and we’re 👀 for a Digital Marketing intern to help out with our corporate CRM and marketing analytics capabilities! If you have the quantitative skills and is passionate in looking for better ways to improve digital marketing campaigns using data, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0034 🤗 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) Public and private sectors should collaborate to shape future smart cities. Availability of real-time high-quality spatial data and location technology are essential for efficient planning, more responsive public services, and enhanced productivity. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0103 (2) ICA developed a training application that uses AR to help trainees detect fake passports. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0104 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) China is pushing forward the research and development of 6G, the construction of a large-scale 5G network, and the large-scale application of IPv6. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0105

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 Singapore and Helsinki have plenty in common. The two cities have consistently ranked amongst the top 5 smartest cities in the world, and believe in using open data to build #TechforPublicGood products! 🤩 Helsinki aims to be a world leader in smart mobility and has set a goal of making it unnecessary for any citizen to own a private car by 2025. Read more about their initiatives here: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews012 #GovTechSG

💻STACK-X Meetup Webinar💻 The Singapore Government Developer Portal is the single portal for the Government to share our products with our partners and the community. Join this webinar to hear from the portal's Lead Developer on what it takes to build a collaborative documentation publishing service that is useful for developers from both the public and private sector! 🙌🏻 Details 🗓: 30 Mar (Tue) 📍: Zoom 💻📱 ⏰: 7:30 - 8:30pm 💵: It's FREE! Register here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0012 #GovTechStack #TechforPublicGood

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring and we’re 👀 for a Data Scientist to help crack challenging problems through the use of #machinelearning and other computational methods on government data! If you are able to write production-quality code, and is passionate about improving public service delivery and policy by extracting insights from government data, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0033 🤗 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.