What is the one thing many people miss in this chaos, otherwise known as the pandemic? Physical touch. People walk around masked and are required to keep a social distance from one another, being shamed over the media (or social media) if they are caught flouting these regulations.

But ...

Moonshot: Reach out and touch somebody’s bot

Most of us reach for our phones first thing upon waking up. During the lockdown, I was guilty of being even more attached to my phone than usual. As I was barred from parks or any urban spots during that time, I had no choice but to depend on digital gadgets for companionship, instruction and ent...

Geek Speak: How I became mindful of digital use

For Lee Teck Meng, founder of Kleenso Resources Sdn Bhd, hygiene was always an issue to be addressed, even before Covid-19 turned sanitisation into a priority. Having been in the chemical cleaning industry for over 18 years, he realised the importance of preventing the transmission of communicabl...

Sanitisation Tech: Keeping it clean

The pandemic severely restricts our movements and most people are already suffering from a severe case of cabin fever. Despite the high vaccination rates, the number of cases — and deaths — continue to climb, so for the time being at least, it would be advisable to confine flights to that of the ...

Listicle: Sci-fi to cope with cabin fever

In 2006, British mathematician Clive Humby coined the phrase “Data is the new oil”, suggesting that data is valuable after it has been refined and processed. Since then, the saying has been echoed by technologists, who promise companies a lucrative return — as long as they are willing to invest i...

Data Health: Extracting, refining and processing the new oil

Although many credit the pandemic with speeding up digitalisation in most sectors, in truth, it has been going on for years, driven by the tech-savvy millennials and Generation Z who prefer doing everything on their phones.

As these generations began making up a more significant portion...

Digitalisation: Pandemic forces banks to transform rapidly

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): The increasing number of Covid-19 infections and ensuing lockdowns have forced many to openly reach out for assistance to make ends meet. Online grocers and e-commerce businesses have risen to the occasion, offering to facilitate aid in the form of groceries and essential bundles to those in need.

E-commerce drives humanitarian aid #benderaputih movement

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, many companies, especially large enterprises, have successfully migrated to the cloud. And if they have not, they are being pressured to do so and catch up with the others. According to its promoters, getting onto the cloud enables companies to reduce their costs as w...

Culture and people drive cloud adoption

Companies should put in place experienced directors with the right digital capabilities to move their digitalisation agenda forward, says independent non-executive director of GDEX Bhd and OCK Group Bhd, Low Ngai Yuen.

Low, a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM...

Diversity: Board diversity key to pushing digitalisation 

For homeowners, the decision-making process in home renovation is a very important one, especially when the floor and wall tiles comprise significant parts of the interior visual presentation. Added to this is the high price of choosing the tiles and the years of having to live with the bad decis...

Immersive Technology: Redefining the home renovation retail experience

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