Workato wants to help 1,500 Singapore SMEs with digital automation offering via government scheme

Source: Workato. From left: Rajesh Nair, CEO, HReasily; Allan Teng, Founder and Senior Advisor of Workato APJ; Singapore Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information, Tan Kiat How; Yean Cheong, Executive Director of SGTech; and Sharon Lee, Co-Founder and COO, HReasily. Senior Minister Tan officiated the launch of the digital automation offering.
Source: Workato. From left: Rajesh Nair, CEO, HReasily; Allan Teng, Founder and Senior Advisor of Workato APJ; Singapore Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information, Tan Kiat How; Yean Cheong, Executive Director of SGTech; and Sharon Lee, Co-Founder and COO, HReasily. Senior Minister Tan officiated the launch of the digital automation offering.

A digital automation and integration solution from enterprise automation provider Workato has come under the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA's) Advanced Digital Solutions (ADS) scheme under the SMEs Go Digital programme. SMEs refer to small and medium sized enterprises.

Workato and SGTech’s 2023 State of Digital Automation Survey has found that roadblocks such as budget constraints hinder businesses’ plans to digitalise. This has played into Workato's goal to onboard over 1,500 SMEs and help them access funding, resources and opportunities to scale up their digitalisation efforts through the ADS scheme.

ADS is aimed at supporting enterprises to pilot solutions such as advanced/integration, sustainability such as carbon management and resource optimisation, and e-commerce. Through ADS, Workato will provide SMEs with automation and integration solutions via ecosystem partners such as HReasily, an Asian payroll and human resource management solution company. HReasily offers a solution that manages HR processes, enhances employee experience and drives organisational growth while ensuring compliance across multiple Asian countries.

SGTech, a trade association for Singapore’s tech community, will introduce Workato’s ADS programme to suitable technology partners and SMEs through its own digital transformation programmes such as DT-SME, as well as Stone Forest, a business solutions firm that provides digital consultancy to SMEs under IMDA’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO)-as-a-Service programme. Workato is also recruiting more technology partners to join its ecosystem to help SMEs derive value from their digital transformation efforts.

“Workato's goal has always been to empower businesses to harness the power of automation for transformative business growth,” said Allan Teng, Founder and Senior Advisor for Workato APJ.

“Using Workato’s low-code, no-code integration and automation platform, we look forward to collaborating with IMDA and innovative ecosystem partners in Singapore to create a vibrant ecosystem that will support SMEs in unlocking the full potential of digital.”

“We are seeing companies use multiple applications today. Without workflow automation and integration, SMEs will experience inefficiencies in business processes that cover different applications in HR, finance, operations and sales,” said Sharon Lee, Co-Founder and COO, HReasily at the time of the announcement.

“Our aim in partnering with Workato is to empower SMEs with tools they need to streamline their operations and drive growth. We are excited to offer integration and automation solutions under HReasilyPro, which we are launching today. HReasilyPro, with its richer features and ecosystem of platform integrations, supports SMEs in navigating these fragmented complexities. We see this as the next wave in digital transformation.”

Launched by IMDA in 2020, the ADS scheme was put together aims to help enterprises deepen their digital capabilities, strengthen business continuity and build longer-term resilience for business growth in this digital economy. The scheme has supported hundreds of SMEs in adopting advanced and integrated solutions since its inception.

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