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POSTED ON • BY Ng Wee Wei
Hear the word ‘innovation’ and you may well immediately picture a smart new application or the latest gadget. But achieving true innovation requires much more than simply the latest, novel technology. To achieve scale and impact, innovation also needs new business models, new ways of doing things and, in fact, a whole new mindset. That’s…
Achieving city transformation
POSTED ON • BY Bharath Krishnan
Following on from the first two themes for smart city success outlined in our blog SOWING THE SEEDS FOR SUCCESS: STARTING TO REALISE YOUR SMART CITY STORY we’re going to jump straight into the final two themes: 3. FROM PILOT TO SCALE THROUGH VALUE DEMONSTRATION Urban authorities are obliged to spend taxpayers’ money mindfully, always weighing…
Realising your smart city story
POSTED ON • BY Bharath Krishnan
Over the years, municipal leaders have regularly sought out a variety of innovative and technological solutions to meet the daily challenges faced by cities and citizens globally. Just as cities in the 1950’s responded to the pressures of rapid urbanisation by using cars and concrete, today they are responding to a series of mega-pressures, such…
Continuous Digital Improvement
POSTED ON • BY David Regan
Digital innovation is relentless in the private sector – a source of non-stop disruption for dozens of industries. In the retail sector, Amazon has started growing a network of physical stores that have no cashiers or self-checkouts. Instead, intelligent technologies invisibly track whatever you choose to walk out with, automatically deducting payment via your Amazon…
Why one size no longer fits all when it comes to paying taxes
POSTED ON • BY David Regan
This article was originally published as part of the 2018 IOTA book “Impact of Digitalisation on the Transformation of Tax Administrations”. You can read the first part here. Large platform companies, like Amazon and Apple, condition customers to expect convenience and efficiency, and now taxpayers are looking to their tax authorities for the same types…
Want to increase tax compliance? It’s time to go digital
POSTED ON • BY David Regan
Order an Uber, book an Airbnb, reserve a restaurant table, pay your bills, buy that book your colleague just recommended—it seems nearly everything can be done with a smartphone in mere minutes nowadays. And as the large platform companies, like Amazon and Apple, that provide these products and services continue to condition customers to expect…
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