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🔥#HotJoboftheWeek! 🔥 #GovTechisHiring and we’re 👀 for a UX Designer to help solve interaction problems in products with our #BusinessGrantsPortal team! ✅📋🖋: Experience in: 📌 Front end/web development technologies e.g. HTML, CSS, JS and Responsive Web Design 📌 Prototyping software e.g. Framer.js, FB’s origami, AfterEffects 📌 Working in an Agile and UX development environment ✅ Have min. 3 years’ experience as an Interaction Designer ✅ A good team player with organisational and user empathy skills ✅ Creative with great communication skills APPLY NOW 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0004 🤗 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. Follow @GovTechBytes for weekly #TechforPublicGood job alerts. ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🚇 Hopping on the MRT train to commute? 🚇 Don’t forget to switch on Bluetooth on your phone and run the #TraceTogether app when you’re out!📱 Should there be a need to do contact tracing, TraceTogether helps in identifying other app users who were in close proximity to you, even if they had not checked in to a place (with SafeEntry). Let’s all play our part and contribute to Singapore’s contact tracing programme now. TraceTogether, Safer Together.🛡 📣FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY📣 Use the TraceTogether app’s new #SafeEntry check-in feature from now till 1 Sep and stand a chance to win $55 NTUC vouchers! More details on the lucky draw here: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-gtcontest-0003 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechforPublicGood content: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes #GovTechSG #SGUnited

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup❗🗞 Missed catching up on some tech news this week? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 The tender to design and manufacture subsequent batches of the #TraceTogether Tokens has been awarded to 2 bidders. #GovTechSG will work with both bidders to review their designs to further reduce cost while ensuring effectiveness of the Token. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0013 Visitors from NZ🇳🇿 and Brunei🇧🇳 will be required to use the #TraceTogether app while in SG. They must also retain the app in their phones for 14 consecutive days after leaving SG. This aims to facilitate contact tracing should they test positive for #COVID19 during their stay and within 2 weeks of their departure. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0014 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 The Indonesian🇲🇨 govt has unveiled a national strategy for the development of AI and assured its people that the tech is safe and widely beneficial. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0015 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechforPublicGood news: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek! 🔥 #GovTechisHiring and we’re 👀 for a Platform Business Analyst to transform the Whole-of-Government (WOG) Digitalised Governance Platform! ✅📋🖋:: Experience in: 📌 Service mapping. 📌 Working on large scale application projects at a WOG, MNC or at a regional level. 📌 Software development life cycle especially in Enterprise Technology Risk, Audit and Compliance Management. 📌 IT business analysis, application solutioning, and design and testing. ✅ Analytical, proactive, results oriented with excellent communication skills. APPLY NOW 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0003 🤗 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. Follow @GovTechBytes for weekly #TechforPublicGood job alerts. ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup❗🗞 Missed catching up on some tech news this week? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 60% of the 723 #SmartNation Scholarship applicants this year chose #GovTechSG as their first choice of agency to work with. Scholars will play a critical role in shaping 🇸🇬’s ICT and media landscape and be at the forefront of the nation’s digitalisation movement. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0010 The newly launched #LifeSG app provides users with a more personalised experience and access to over 40 government services such as CPF top-ups, season parking renewal and more. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0011 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 The usage of SK Telecom’s #AI home care service speakers continues to increase in 🇰🇷 this year. The device provides senior citizens with conversations and various other services linked with the #IoT. It has brought about an improvement in their emotional stability. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0012 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechforPublicGood news: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

Say goodbye to #MomentsofLife and hello to #LifeSG! 👋🏻 Introducing our enhanced app that serves citizens beyond key moments of life, with simpler access to more #DigitalGov services. Download the app here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-lifesg-20082020 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechForPublicGood content: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes #GovTechSG

💻[STACK-X Meetup Webinar]💻 #TechforPublicGood: Supporting the community How do you distribute over 4 million masks to Singaporeans efficiently? Is there an easy way for citizens to check their eligibility and apply for #COVID19 Government support schemes? 😷 Join this webinar to discover how #GovTechSG teams digitalised the community supply and distribution process by creating SupplyAlly, and built SupportGoWhere – a website that hosts useful information on Government support schemes and ways to apply directly. 🖥🖱 Details 🗓: 27 Aug (Thu) 📍: Zoom 💻📱 ⏰: 7:30 - 8:45pm 💵: It's FREE! Register here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0002 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechForPublicGood webinars: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

💡#CyberTips💡 🛡As we conduct more digital transactions, let us stay vigilant and protect our #SingPass accounts and other personal data online. ⚠️ Remember, do not share your passwords with anyone. Government officers will never ask for your login credentials. ⚠️ Report suspected fraudulent activities to the authorities immediately. Read more on keeping your account secure here: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-sp-19082020 Follow GovTechBytes for more #TechForPublicGood updates: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes #CybersecurityStartsWithYou #GovTechSG

🔥 [Webinar]🔥 Putting People First in Tech Design 👆🏻📐 In recent years, we’ve seen the emergence of super-apps that combine a variety of services, information and payments all within one single app. 📱 How will these apps address the diversity of needs and preferences, and the different levels of digital literacy in Singapore? Join the conversation with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Minister-in-charge of the #SmartNation Initiative and Dr Patrick Teo, Director of Engineering, Payments and Tech Site Lead (🇸🇬), Google. Details 🗓: 19 Aug (Wed) 📍: Zoom 💻📱 ⏰: 8:00 - 9:00pm 💵: It's FREE! Register here 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-snic-18082020 Follow GovTechBytes for more #TechForPublicGood events: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek! 🔥 #GovTechisHiring and we’re 👀 for an Associate Infrastructure Engineer to join the Government Infrastructure Group (GIG) to manage Whole-of-Government services at an enterprise level! ✅📋🖋: Experience in: 📌 Agile methods of implementations. 📌 Device management tools such as M365, SharePoint Online, Azure Active Directory, etc. 📌 Endpoint protection for Windows, iOS, Android, MacOS, ChromeOS. ✅ Pro-active, dynamic and with good analytical/conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills. ✅ Keen interest in technology exploration. APPLY NOW 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0002 🤗 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. Follow @GovTechBytes for weekly #TechforPublicGood job alerts. ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup❗🗞 Missed catching up on some tech news this week? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 Government agencies are using various digital solutions to manage health and movements of migrant workers during the pandemic. MOM worked closely with #GovTechSG and DSTA to securely handle the data for Safe@Work. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0007 Nearly a third of hawker stalls in 🇸🇬 now let customers pay by scanning a QR code. Over the past two months, about 1,900 stallholders have come on board SGQR following enhanced efforts to promote digital payments. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0008 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 On 13 Aug, England launched its revamped #COVID19 contact tracing app that would complement the human test-and-trace system. This helps to control local virus transmission and allow for the economy to reopen. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0009 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechforPublicGood news: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek🔥 #GovTechisHiring and we’re 👀 for a Senior Software Engineer to help with Agile software development with our #SafeEntry team! ✅📋🖋: Experience in: 📌Modern web app and mobile tech e.g. Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, ReactNative 📌Agile development (Scrum, Continuous Integration and Deployment) 📌Docker technology and design of API services 📌Being a tech lead ✅Min. 5 years’ of relevant work experience ✅Self-driven, independent, keen to share knowledge with teammates and mentor other developers APPLY NOW 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0001 🤗 Share this post with your family/friends who might be interested in this role for their next move! 👉 Visit go.gov.sg/govtechjobs now to browse more jobs. Follow @GovTechBytes for weekly #TechforPublicGood job alerts. ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🌟Win $55 NTUC Vouchers🌟 Stand a chance to WIN when you use the #TraceTogether app to check in at SafeEntry locations! All you need to do is: 1️⃣ Download the latest version of the TraceTogether app at go.gov.sg/tracetogether-app. 2️⃣Use the app’s QR scanner to check in to SafeEntry locations and view your check-in history. 3️⃣ Users who complete at least one SafeEntry check-in will be eligible for each week’s draw. 📲 There will be 20 winners each week so remember to share this with your family and friends! Let’s continue to keep you and your loved ones safe by supporting the nation’s contact tracing programme. 🥰 Happy 55th National Day! 🇸🇬🎂 More details on the lucky draw here: ➡ go.gov.sg/tg-gtcontest-0002 Follow @GovTechBytes for #TechforPublicGood updates: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes #NDP2020 #GovTechSG #ContestSG

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup❗🗞 Missed catching up on some tech news this week? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 SingPass is undergoing an extensive upgrade to allow for secure high-risk online transactions. The system is moving away from scripted fraud detection to using machine learning and AI to detect anomalies. This upgrade will be completed by early 2021. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0004 #GovTechSG designed an improved contactless temperature scanner far cheaper than the original version produced in March. 340 machines were produced within 2 weeks to be deployed to eldercare facilities. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0005 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 The city of Tucson, Arizona, is planning to give access to free public Wi-fi throughout the city, particularly in areas suffering from a digital divide. The city council voted to use US$4.4mil of federal CARES Act money to fund this expansion plan. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0006 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechforPublicGood news: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

📣[IG CONTEST❗️]📣 Did you know that both the #SingPassMobile and the #TraceTogether app have a quick and easy in-app shortcut to check in to places using #SafeEntry? It’s no wonder Gayle can’t seem to decide which one to use! Our advice? Just pick either one so you won’t hold up the queue! 😅 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Join us in celebrating our nation’s birthday by showing love for #Singapore’s tech developments the best way we know how – memes! 🇸🇬 Participate and stand a chance to win a limited edition GovTech 'hypebeast' tote bag and a $55 NTUC voucher. Visit our IG post for more details: 📝⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-gtcontest-0001 Follow @GovTechBytes for #TechforPublicGood updates: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes #NDP2020 #GovTechSG #ContestSG

🔥[STACK-X: Meetup webinar]🔥 How DevOps transforms software development #DevOps can often transform the software development lifecycle and streamline product delivery. In our first Spotlight on ASEAN series, #GovTechSG's DevOps Engineer Fabian Lim will share the tools that enable DevSecOps practices in the organisation, and Vinh Ho from 🇻🇳 will discuss the benefits and pitfalls of deploying Kubernetes on-prem. Details 🗓: 5 Aug (Wed) 📍: Zoom 💻📱 ⏰: 7:30 - 9:00pm 💵: It's FREE! Register here: https://go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0001 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechForPublicGood webinars: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

🗞️ #TechNewsRoundup❗️🗞️ Missed catching up on some tech news this week? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 Opening online bank account? Just scan👨🏻on📱 With #SingPass Face Verification, businesses can tap on National Digital Identity to securely verify online transactions. DBS bank is the first to pilot this service. 🌟 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0001 How techies can facilitate the post-circuit breaker economy The government plans to leverage digital tech to improve #COVID19 testing, contact tracing and safety measures against potential outbreaks. Besides crowdsourcing for solutions, #GovTechSG is also hiring. 🌟 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0002 🌎 WORLD 🌎 Digital IDs becoming serious business in 🇦🇺 – but remain a ‘hard sell’ AU has set aside US$47.9m to accelerate the development of their digital ID ecosystem. However, there will be a delay in the rollout after pilot test uncovers functionality concerns. 🌟 go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0003 Follow @GovTechBytes for more #TechforPublicGood news: ➡ t.me/govtechbytes

Many people are wary of using the #cloud, citing security reasons. Is our data less secure in the cloud? 🤔 We would 💙 to know what you think! 🙂 Join the conversation here: ➡️🗣 go.gov.sg/tg-tw-techtalk-0001 Follow GovTechBytes for more #TechTalk alerts: ➡️ t.me/govtechbytes #SmartNationIB #GovTechSG

✅ Spread facts, not fear. ✅ Misinformation can spread faster than a virus in an outbreak. To combat fake news amidst #COVID19, #Singapore leverages #technology to disseminate accurate information in an innovative and efficient way. 📹 Hear more about it in a short video featuring Lim Eyung, Director of the Digital Design & Development team at #GovTechSG: 🌟➡️ go.gov.sg/tg-spreadfactsnotfear Follow GovTechBytes for more #TechForPublicGood videos: ➡️ t.me/govtechbytes #SGUnited #SGTogether