Si Ying Thian

2 weeks ago | govinsider.asia | Si Ying Thian

Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex) and MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on May 25, 2025, to integrate their digital infrastructures to facilitate trade data exchange.  Under the agreement, both parties would establish interoperable data standards, share regulatory knowledge, and coordinate sandboxes to jointly develop products for verifying trade documents.

Feb 24, 2025 | agtechnavigator.com | Harry Holmes |Si Ying Thian |Amanda Lim

Agroecology is essentially the use of ecological and social principles in agriculture and food systems, often exemplified as the introduction of natural flora into agricultural land to improve sustainability – e.g. having patches of rainforest amidst oil palm trees in a plantation.

Jan 28, 2025 | foodnavigator-asia.com | Audrey Yow |Si Ying Thian

The Calmer Co is best known for its Fijikava instant kava beverage powders, which is a powdered drink that is mixed with water much like an instant coffee or with other fruity drinks. This is akin to the traditional method of kava consumption in the Pacific islands, and the company has recently moved this forward with the development of cold-pressed kava juice products consumed as shots, which it claims to have even stronger functional benefits.

Jan 27, 2025 | govinsider.asia | Si Ying Thian

“By bringing this [divorce] service online, Estonia has demonstrated its ability to innovate even in areas requiring nuance and care,” stated an official release by e-Estonia.  Launched last December, its e-divorce service has now processed 53 per cent of divorce applications in the country.  The service can be accessed through the population registry’s self-service portal. Only one partner needs to fill out the application which is pre-filled with data from the registry.

Nov 13, 2024 | govinsider.asia | Si Ying Thian

By Si Ying ThianHealthcare InnoMatch helps global startups navigate the regulatory and procurement challenges and scale across all three Singapore public healthcare clusters, said Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)’s A/Prof Wong Hon Tym and Tsai Pi Kuang. CHI Start-up Enterprise Link programme (CHISEL) matches startup innovations with public healthcare needs. Image: Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)There has been a number of healthtech initiatives in Singapore this year.