Tag: Smart Nation

Singapore needs more engineers, less short-term planning

For the young who are heeding this call to be join the…

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Penang turns to smart mapping to deliver improved services

In Penang, an application known as e-Peta now provides actionable information on…

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IDA to offer tech-enabled toys to pre-schools

Some 160 pre-schools in Singapore will take part in an IDA programme…

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At 50, Singapore seeks new path as a Smart Nation

There's no quick fix this time. Unlike the roads, airports and big…

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Singapore government to launch infocomm tenders worth S$2.2 billion

The amount outstrips the S$1.95 billion spent last year and is among…

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New, faster mobile links to change the way we live

As smart nation projects push out, a smooth network with the new…

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Commentary: Singapore seeks unusual route for smart nation rollout

This smart nation project is not only harder to build, it is…

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Singtel to test 5G technologies with Ericsson in Asia-Pacific

Actual consumer trials could start closer to 2020, when commercial equipment become…

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Commentary: Singapore to consider pitfalls of data sharing in smart nation push

The Singapore government will do well to consider how citizens will react…

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3D digital model of Singapore to be ready by 2017

An ambitious government-led project to create a 3D digital model of Singapore…

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Singapore sets up smart nation programme office

Singapore has set up a new smart nation programme office to coordinate…

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Gartner: Singapore government to spend US$3.2 billion on IT this year

Fuelled by public sector spending on software, IT manpower and outsourcing, the Singapore government's…

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Gartner: Over 500 smart devices per home by 2022

As it becomes cheaper to fit sensors to consumer products, the number of…

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Commentary: IDA’s smart nation vision needs buy-in

Singapore is starting early, which is a good thing. It just has…

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