Gearing up for 12.12? Don’t fall prey to scammers and hackers.

4 Key Takeaways:

-Scammers and hackers are taking advantage of the digital purchase and payment boom.

- Individuals should avoid logging into e-commerce sites using their social media accounts.

- To prevent yourself from falling victim to QR code fraud, make sure that you use the correct apps and verify the merchant’s name.

- Cybersecurity specialists should be on the lookout for corrupt third-party scripts and remove them wherever possible.

Read more here: www.tech.gov.sg/media/technews/it-pays-to-be-cautious-in-a-world-of-online-shopping-and-e-payments

The increased connectivity of smart homes is a double-edged sword.
While it can help bring about extra convenience for you, it may, however, make homes more vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.

Here's how you can keep your smart home 'hacker-free': https://www.tech.gov.sg/media/technews/how-to-keep-your-smart-home-secure

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Share some of these apps that could help keep your grandparents in touch with their friends and family, make their lives more convenient and keep them healthy! 👨🏻‍🦳👵🏻🥰

📱 Moments of Life:
- Browse through Active Ageing Programmes
- Access certain discounts on food and drinks
- Access Government schemes and benefits that they are eligible for

📱 SingPass Mobile:
- View all essential information (e.g. CPF balance, housing details) at a glance

📱 ActiveSG app
- Receive $100 after signing up to spend on fitness activities and get access to exercise facilities.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/three-apps-to-share-with-grandparents

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Season’s Greetings from all of us at #GovTech! May your holiday be filled with lots of love.

And while we are in the season of giving, here is a shiny new sticker pack for all our followers: https://go.gov.sg/govtech-sticker-pack

Get your friends and family to follow us on “GovTechBytes”! Three lucky followers will stand a chance to win X-mini Xoundbars this festive season.

Contest ends on 31 December 2359 hours. Happy holidays!

As 2019 comes to an end, we glance back at some of the highs of the year! We thank all our fans for their support and look forward to another great year as we continue to harness tech for the public good.

View the highlights here: https://go.gov.sg/year-in-review-2019

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GovTech wishes everyone a #HappyNewYear!⁣

Get 2020 off to a great start with STACK, Singapore’s largest government-led developers conference! With over 80 tracks, 60 speakers and workshops there’ll be something for all techies!

Check out the programme and sign up now to enjoy early bird rates: http://govtechstack.sg/agenda

For many, the term “blockchain” is associated with cryptocurrency.
But it is much bigger than that!

It has the potential to transform how data is exchanged across various sectors as well as how verification is done. Check out how it’s advancing our Smart Nation developments.

Also read on OpenCerts, one such initiative tapping on the power of blockchain: https://go.gov.sg/opencerts-platform

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Join Martin Fowler, Chief Scientist at Thoughtworks, during STACK as he shares what makes good #software design and best practices to deliver great products.

STACK is the #tech event of the year to connect government, industry and the tech community.

Register today and benefit from our early bird price before 31 January 2020: https://go.gov.sg/stack-agenda

GovTech wishes everyone a happy Chinese New Year and good fortune!

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Celebrate this Lunar New Year with bundled goodness, just like the Moments of Life app which bundles different Government services into a single platform just for you.

Simply download the Moments of Life app and flash the homescreen to redeem.

📍10 Mr Bean Outlets
📆 25 Jan 2020 to 1 Feb 2020
⚠️ While stocks last. T&Cs apply

Visit go.gov.sg/molmrbean for more details.

📝 Deep dive into how engineers at the Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine Singapore (TCOMS) are powering winds of change for the marine industry.

💻 Utilising data analytics and smart sensing technology, the centre will feature the world’s deepest Deepwater Ocean Basin facility with wave and currents generation facility. These can simulate harsh ocean environments.

📝 The recreation of waves up to 30 metres high will allow testing anything from conventional offshore structures to underwater robotics!

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