Events & Happenings
[Singapore][Event] UNWIRED 2012
Unwired 2012, which will take place at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands on May 31, 2012, will analyze and discuss issues surrounding the telecommunications industry in Singapore.
[Event] World Tech Jam
Held as part of The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2012, World Tech Jam aims to bring together thousands of online contributors to collaborate and share their ideas, passion and insights for the creation of a "Global Digital Agenda".
[Singapore][Event] SuperHappyDevHouse 2
SuperHappyDevHouse 2 - Singapore's and Asia's second SHDH - will take place on Jun 9-10 at co-working space The Hub Singapore and should again see a host of creative technical developers coming together to build and show off fun projects.
[Asia] [Competition] The Apprentice Asia 2012
Asia will see soon its own edition of hit reality TV series, "The Apprentice", in which contestants competed for a job as an apprentice to billionaire American Donald Trump. The Apprentice Asia will see various contestants from around Asia vie for a position with Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes of AirAsia fame.
[US][Competition] Ketel One Vodka And GQ Issues A Gentleman’s Call
'A Gentleman's Call' is a competition by vodka brand Ketel One and men's magazine GQ that is on the lookout for genuine and honorable gentlemen to come up with an original idea to invest in that will champion the lifestyle of the modern gentleman.
Students Show The Way For Technology Innovation At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012
Microsoft Imagine Cup certainly has grown over the years, inspiring an entire generation of technology-savvy youths - with 1.65 million students from 190 countries participating in the competition during the past decade.
[Singapore][Event] UP Singapore
UP Singapore looks to recruit engaged citizens to come together and solve problems by working on open as well as previously unreleased corporate and government data to develop prototype solutions that helps transform Singapore into a more efficient and sustainability city in the future.
[Singapore][Event] CommunicAsia 2012
One of Asia's largest shows communications and information technology conferences - CommunicAsia - is just round the corner. For the technology startup or small business, here are some interesting side events that may interest you.
[Event] Japanese Startup Moso Wins Startup Asia Jakarta
Japan-based video-editing startup Moso (http://www.mosoapp.com) has emerged as overall winner of Startup Asia’s second international Startup Arena competition that took place in Jakarta last week.
[Asia][Event] BlackBerry Jam World Tour To Spread Across Asia Pacific
The BlackBerry Jam World Tour is coming to Asia Pacific this July will cover six cities in the region – Bangalore, Delhi, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney. Developers have the opportunity to explore the capabilities of BlackBerry® 10 and be among the first to develop on the new platform.
[Competition] Angel’s Gate Opens For Season 2
The producers of business reality TV Angel’s Gate - which saw budding entrepreneurs pitch directly to angel investors on television - will be back for a second season.
[Singapore][Event] ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Digital Future For Asia
Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising.
[Singapore][Event] Day 2 Of ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Mobile Promise
The first day of ad:tech Singapore 2012 gave digital marketers and industry observers a glimpse of the continued growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising in the Asia Pacific. The second day, however, seemed to hover over one particular aspect of that digital future - mobile.
Interesting Mobile Devices At CommunicAsia 2012
Unlike in previous years, consumer-type devices at CommunicAsia 2012 were somewhat of a rarity. We highlight three of the more interesting ones - the Huawei Ascend P1, the Panasonic Toughpad and the Zensorium Tinke.
[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012
The student teams from all over that participated in the 10th annual Imagine Cup have challenged each other and themselves with their technology innovation projects, and here are the winners.
[Event] [Jakarta] Sparxup 2012
Indonesia's #1 tech conference, startup competition and hackathon is back! Sparxup returns this year to Jakarta for its third edition - its inaugural conference was in 2010 - and will feature many of the best and most promising technology startups in Indonesia together under one roof.
[Competition] Expand My Brand
EXPANDMYBRAND Startup Challenge is a startup competition where emerging social technology startups get to pitch to a panel of representatives from top brands such as Starbucks, Nike, Macy's and Gap as well as social media thought leaders on how their product helps boost brand reach and customer engagement.
[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2012, Failcon Singapore And TechInnovation 2012
Techventure is back with the theme of ‘Asian. Innovation. Renaissance.’, and this time it will take on two partner events in TechInnovation 2012 and Failcon Singapore.
[Event][Hong Kong] If You’re A MaD Entrepreneur, Hong Kong Wants You
If you're an Asia-based entrepreneur or are looking to establishing links in Asia, the Make a Difference (MaD) Venture Fellows Programme may be a gateway to the Hong Kong and greater Asia markets.
Digital Blockbuster Cybergeddon Premieres On Yahoo!
Here's a movie that may give you the digital shivers - Cybergeddon is a new blockbuster about the growing threat of cybercrime that premieres globally today on Yahoo!.
[Asia][Event] BlackBerry® JamHack To Hit Asia Pacific In November
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is planning a simultaneous Asia Pacific (APAC)-wide Hackathon called BlackBerry® JamHack that is scheduled to take place in ten different cities across APAC over two consecutive weekends this coming November.
[Singapore][Event] SingTel i.luminate 2012
Organized and participated by various business groups within the Singapore-headquartered Asia telecommunications provider SingTel, this year's SingTel i.luminate - with the theme of "Powering The Future" - will on November 6, 2012 examine the forces that are shaping the market, discuss the implications, and showcase real-world ICT innovations and customer implementations.
[Event][Singapore] Finovate Asia 2012
Financial and banking technology conference Finovate comes to Asia for the first time with Finovate Asia 2012.
[Singapore] Entrepreneurial Film ‘Shuttlecock Boys’ To Screen In December
Indie film "Shuttlecock Boys" from India by director Hemant Gaba revolves around the lives, successes and failures of four friends who hail from lower middle class backgrounds in Delhi.
[Singapore] [Event] UP for PMEs’ Personal Data Protection Act Workshop
Helmed by Patrick Tay, Director, Legal Services Department, NTUC and Samuel Seow, Managing Director of Samuel Seow Law Corporation, the upcoming workshop is designed to help you understand your personal data protection rights.
[Asia] JFDI Asia Bootcamp 2013 Applications Now Open
Singapore-based technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia) today announced that applications for the first of its two business acceleration programs they intend to run for 2013 is now officially open.
[Singapore] SIF Young Social Entrepreneurs Program 2013
Singapore International Foundation's Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) program for 2013 is now open for applications.
[Singapore] RIM Opens First BlackBerry Expert Center
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) today opened its first BlackBerry Expert Center in Singapore exclusively dedicated to providing after-sales support for Blackberry customers.
[Asia] Tony Fernandes To (Finally) Tell You You’re Fired On The Apprentice Asia
Registrations for The Apprentice Asia ends this weekend, so if you're interested to potentially work for one of Asia's billionaires, here's your chance.
[Singapore][Event] Ideas.Inc 2013 Looks For New Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs
The Ideas Inc. Business Challenge, the annual business plan and startup competition that's organized by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), is back and looking for submissions.