Disruption

Collaboration will shape new business models and culture
To ensure sustainable business growth as the global economy is transformed by technology innovation and changing consumer behaviours, organisations will have to embrace a diverse mix of talent and be open to new ways of collaborating, writes Christina Andersson of Hyper Island Singapore.
The evolving role of the CIO
The new CIO will need to break out of operations mode and adapt to the changing digital landscape, one in which he or she plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the company is successful whilst driving the use of new technologies, writes Mao Gen Foo of OpenText.
Customer experience: Innovate or suffer consequences, says IDC
Senior IT executives must ensure that they are able to offer IT-enabled products and services to address gaps in customer experience so that their companies can survive in today’s ever-changing business environment, according to IDC.
The Star’s own disruption play
Recognising that the way advertisers spend money with media is changing, The Star has embarked on an interesting pilot in ‘disruption’ to ensure it captures the value from a changing media marketplace.
Business leaders admit they’re not ready for ‘Digital Future’
Nearly all (or 96%) of business leaders in a new global study believe that new technologies have forever changed the rules of business, democratising information and rewiring customer expectations, but most also admitted their organisations do not embody the attributes necessary to survive in this climate.
Marketplaces: Disintermediation, disruption, and destruction
Some of largest financial exits in South-East Asia will be in marketplaces. So long as the target market is large enough, then there is a very real possibility of creating a massive, sustainable marketplace, writes Justin Hall of Golden Gate Ventures.
First rule of VR: Don’t break the presence!
Virtual Reality (VR) has become one of the most talked about and anticipated technologies, and here, AMD’s Sasa Marinkovic discusses the importance of achieving and maintaining the reality of the VR presence.
Tech Vision: Technology and improving the response to floods
Frost & Sullivan’s Manoj Menon kicks off a new series that will explore the top 50 disruptive technologies identified by the firm in its Tech Vision analysis, beginning with a look at how sensor fusion, unmanned aerial vehicles, predictive data and context aware computing can be applied prior to or in the aftermath of floods to prevent or mitigate damage and devastation.
Week in Review: Let’s benefit from Singapore’s strengths
Singapore has long established itself as a leading destination for science and technology conferences. Others from South-East Asia should participate and benefit from them instead of thinking about replicating them in their country, says Karamjit Singh.
Disrupting industries, and Vertex Venture’s double purpose
Singapore-based Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd invests in disruptive technologies and companies in Asia and the US, hoping to make a profit – but also to ensure it has an interest in any company that ends up disrupting the markets its parent company, Temasek Holdings, is looking at.
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