GovTechBytes

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring: We’re 👀 for a Software Engineer to take on the exciting and challenging role of innovating and developing citizen-centric products using AGILE software development methodology. If you would like to be part of the team that builds high-quality products to deliver #TechforPublicGood, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0053 🤗 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) Aiming to find more sustainable ways to produce food, a 23-year-old scientist has 3D-printed 'fish' using plant-based ingredients. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0160 (2) A new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive has opened doors to the development of UV-enabled wearable devices. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0161 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) Canada launches an Anti-Hate Mobile app for members of the public to instantly report hate incidents. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0162

Celebrate Singapore's 56th birthday with promotions and deals from NDP merchants 🎉 Get the deals here 👉 http://www.life.gov.sg/ndp2021/coupons 📱Easily access or use the coupons from your #LifeSG app's homescreen. You can also view your personalised Government Benefits and Support while you're at it! Not on LifeSG yet? Download it today: https://go.life.gov.sg/ADpo #NDP2021!

💻Webinar💻 SkillsFuture Month x Smart Nation is here! Are you curious about tech topics like machine learning, artificial intelligence, digital marketing, and cybersecurity? Join our webinars to acquire the skills and knowledge to thrive in today’s digital economy! Check it out now! 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0025 Details 🗓: 10-13 Aug 💵: It's FREE!

💻Webinar💻 Join our upcoming STACK-X Meetup to learn about GitOps workflow, benefits of GitOps in leveraging Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) automation, and how it is being adopted in Government projects. The session will also cover the various approaches of implementing GitOps for Kubernetes, alongside public sector best practices and strategies for structuring Git. Register here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-webinar-0024 Details 🗓: 12 Aug (Thu) 📍: 📱💻 Zoom ⏰: 7:30 - 8:45pm 💵: It's FREE! #TechforPublicGood #GovTechSG #GovTechStack

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring: We’re 👀 for a Product Manager to join our Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Division. Expect to handle all facets of a product, from building a foundation of knowledge across user needs to understanding technical constraints and design goals, so you can act as a bridge across all of them - to ensure they are coordinated. If you enjoy problem-solving and have good communication skills, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0052 🤗 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) International companies confirm plans to set up base in Punggol Digital District, creating about 2,000 tech jobs. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0157 (2) Students organise a 24-hour hackathon, MindfulHacks, to encourage innovative solutions to mental health issues and combat stigma against mental illnesses. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0158 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) U.S. Researchers develop a system to encrypt personal images on the Cloud. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0159

💻Webinar💻 Catch GovTechies from our Cybersecurity team at Black Hat USA 2021! Turing in a Box: Applying Artificial Intelligence as a Service to Targeted Phishing and Defending Against AI-Generated Attacks 🗓: 6 August (Fri) ⏰: 5.30-6.00am (SGT) 🌐: go.gov.sg/blackhat21-tg1 Blue Pigeon: Bluetooth-Based Data Exfiltration and Proxy Tool for Red Teamers 🗓: 6 August (Fri) ⏰: 6.00-7.00am (SGT) 🌐: go.gov.sg/blackhat21-tg2 #GovTechSG

🎁 CONTEST 🎁 With the #TraceTogether widget, you can easily view active #SafeEntry check-ins at a glance, and remember to check out of venues with just a quick tap 📲 Stand to win a $20 NTUC shopping voucher by sharing a screenshot 📸 of your phone screen with the TT widget, and bonus points for creative submissions! (Note: Make sure any personal details are blurred out before submitting your entry) Click here to participate* now: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tg-gtcontest-0011 All the best! 🥳 *⁣Contest ends on 30 July 2021, 11:59am.

👨‍💻 #TechNews 👩‍💻 There are 23 active dengue clusters in Singapore, as of 19 July. 😮 @NEASingapore has deployed over 64,000 Gravitraps around Singapore to gather information on the Aedes mosquito population🦟. The data 📊 collected guides NEA's vector control efforts, allowing them to search and destroy Aedes breeding habitats effectively. Find out more: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-technews023 #TechforPublicGood #BLOCKdengue

❗️You can now exchange your #TraceTogether Tokens at these vending machines❗️ To exchange your Token, you will need to bring: 1️⃣ Your current Token 2️⃣ ID with barcode (#Singpass Digital IC is accepted!) Note: Only Tokens collected or replaced more than 4 months ago can be replaced using the vending machine. The vending machines are deployed at NEX and Sun Plaza starting 26 Jul 2021, and slated for more locations in the coming months. Read more about it here: 👉🏻 go.gov.sg/tt-vendingmachine #TechforPublicGood

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for a Data Engineer to join our Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Division and build Whole-of-Government data infrastructure to power the insights needed for evidence-based decision making and enhancing agencies’ service delivery. If you enjoy architecting, designing, and building next-generation data infrastructure, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0051 🤗 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) Residents in Punggol will soon enjoy more convenience when retrieving mail with PostPal - a smart letterbox system. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0154 (2) The Republic of Singapore Navy has developed Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) capable of identifying and neutralising underwater threats like seas mines. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0155 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) In UAE, a new form of cloud seeding which involves drones zapping clouds with electricity to artificially create rain is being tested. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0156

All visitors at supermarkets will be required to check in with their #TraceTogether (TT) app or Token. TT-only #SafeEntry will also be progressively introduced at all wet markets and hawker centres over the coming weeks. This will facilitate more targeted contact tracing and faster ring-fencing of COVID cases. Read more about it here: 👉🏻 http://go.gov.sg/ttonly-21072021 #TechforPublicGood

📱Provide municipal feedback easily via WhatsApp and Telegram with the new OneService Chatbot! Jointly developed by Municipal Services Office (MSO) and GovTech, the Chatbot uses machine learning to automatically identify the nature of the complaint, extract relevant information, and pass it on to the correct government agencies for their action. Start chatting with the OneService Chatbot: ➡️WhatsApp: go.gov.sg/oneservice-whatsapp ➡️Telegram: go.gov.sg/oneservice-telegram (Search @OneServiceSG) Read more: go.gov.sg/tg-technews026. #TechforPublicGood #GovTechSG #TechNews

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for a Cloud Security Architect to join the Cybersecurity Consultancy Service Team and provide in depth technical Point-of-View of advanced security technologies and emerging technologies to support better use of technologies in Government and Smart Nation initiatives. If you enjoy developing and implementing cloud security architecture and technologies to meet business functions while addressing cybersecurity threats and compliance requirements, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0050. 🤗 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.

🚨[Alert!]🚨 Received this message from GovTech via SMS to update your TraceTogether app? This is a legitimate message - go to go.gov.sg/tt-app to update your app to the latest version soon, as older versions (under 2.0) will no longer be supported after July. Help spread the word! 🙏🏻 #TraceTogether

🗞 #TechNewsRoundup 🗞 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 (1) The OneService Chatbot will help direct public feedback on municipal issues to relevant agencies with the use of AI. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0151 (2) A new automated recycling plant for large appliances like fridges and washing machines opens in Tuas. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0152 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) Take to the clouds for an incredible science ‘tour’ of the sky in a new high-tech 4D dome in Abu Dhabi. 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0153

🔥#HotJoboftheWeek!🔥 #GovTechisHiring. We’re 👀 for an Internet of Things (IoT) Penetration Tester to join our Cyber Security Group to help protect the government's assets from cyber attacks. If you're interested to play a critical role in securing our #SmartNation initiatives by uncovering weaknesses in various domains of cybersecurity programmes even before the real threat actors come to play, APPLY NOW: 👉 go.gov.sg/tg-hjotw-0049 🤗 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) The Life app was launched on 8 July to encourage persons with disabilities to learn about and participate in para-sports 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0148 (2) A video conferencing platform will be added to the NS Fitness Improvement Training programme 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0149 🌎 #WORLD 🌎 (3) Smart bracelet launched in UAE to help drug addicts rejoin society 🌟⏩ go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0150