Singapore's Economy Expands Further: The Biggest Winners Led By ICT Solutions
By all accounts of experts and analysts, the global economy in 2024 was projected to be a disaster. Cast your mind to an image of rafts being assaulted on all sides while sailing through white water rapids. That’s precisely how global businesses were expected to struggle and stay afloat amidst the raging current of inflation and dwindling consumer spending.
Yet through all this chaos, one notable raft floated by tranquilly – Singapore. Reporting unprecedented economic growth of 4.1% in Q3 of this year, the nation surpassed all expectations and delivered breakthrough results derived from landmark growth in various sectors, such as information technology and information services.
To discover how Singapore achieved these anomalous results, this article breaks down how ICT solutions and managed service partners play a vital role in Singapore’s economic expansion. It will also highlight the key industries benefiting from ICT solutions, and demonstrate how Singaporean businesses achieve breakthrough results through prudent implementation of information technology and services.
Manufacturing
Leading the pack for Q3, Singapore’s manufacturing industry clocked an impressive 7.5% year-on-year expansion. Across the board, manufacturers saw an increase in output and demand, with electronics making up the lion’s share of export revenue. Yet, this spike in demand is only half of the reason manufacturers have been able to eke out strong profit margins. The other half? Tech-enabled workflows that have bolstered manufacturing efforts and allowed them to keep up with rising consumption.
The past decades have seen manufacturers utilise technology as an efficiency multiplier, transforming the manufacturing process through automation to fast-track production and improve quality control. It is these very same cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services that simplify supply chain management and resource allocation, to optimise productivity.
Finance and Professional Services
An all encompassing sector, and one that constitutes the majority of the white-collar roles in Singapore – the finance and professional services industries is another big gainer in the third-quarter of 2024, reporting 4.3% year-on-year growth.
But what precisely spurs the upswing in these industries, and by what mechanisms are they able to accommodate growth? While the industry itself is pretty wide-ranging, with significant variance in roles and functions, there is one common thread that ties each and every role together – their dependence on connectivity to get work done. In other words, reliable and high-speed internet access are irreplaceable tools that keep businesses operating at peak performance to bring in ever-growing revenue.
Whether it’s dedicated internet access that provides uncompromised bandwidth at runway speeds of up to 10 Gbps, or enterprise-level business internet that are affordable with industry-leading Service Level Agreements that promise up to 99.5% uptime, it’s clear that organisations within the finance and professional services rely on constant connectivity to continuously deliver breakthrough results.
Retail
Last but not least, the retail industry also boasted a 3.5% industry expansion in the third quarter of 2024. This increase in revenue comes from a rise in consumption, stemming from both brick and mortar as well as e-commerce platforms.
ICT solutions have played a big role in helping businesses cope with overflow. For example, point-of-sale machines have become indispensable for physical outlets and in-person sales. Integrated with other IoT and smart solutions, such as AI-powered security solutions, retailers can leverage technology to further bolster their analytics which allows them to effortlessly manage security challenges like undetected theft, inefficient staff allocation, and fire safety risks.
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