The two sides will collaborate on further projects that will apply advanced tech in a range of areas under the Singapore-China (Shenzhen) Smart City initiative.
Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have inked eight memorandum of understandings (MoUs) and unveiled 14 new joint projects under the Singapore-China (Shenzhen) Smart City Initiative (SCI).
Both countries will embark on 14 new projects spanning e-commerce, cross-border data exchange, fintech, and green tech as the Singapore-China Smart City Initiative kicks off its third year of implementation.
Singapore and China will embark of 14 new projects spanning, amongst others, e-commerce, cross-border data exchange, fintech, and green tech. These are part of the Singapore-China (Shenzhen) Smart City Initiative, a joint programme launched in 2019 that aims to build stronger digital and business links between the two Asian markets.
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In Singapore, smart technologies that can adjust lighting and district cooling systems to optimise energy use and reduce the carbon footprint in Punggol Digital District have been implemented.
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Singapore houses 5.5 million people in an area less than half the size of London and is the second most densely populated country in the world, after Monaco. In 2014, it pledged to put digital innovation and technology at the heart of its society, economy and government.
Five years later, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) In Lausanne, Switzerland, launched the Smart City Index, which ranks 118 cities on the basis of citizens’ perceptions of how technology can improve their lives. Singapore has held the top spot since the index began. The citizens who responded to the survey were satisfied with their city’s greenery and air quality. But one in four respondents listed traffic congestion as an issue that needs addressing.
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Singtel claims its 5G coverage in Singapore has achieved 95 percent, three years ahead of the government’s 2025 objective. Businesses in the public, transportation, and tourist sectors are being targeted by the local telecom.
There are presently 1,300 outdoor places and 400 inside locations, including underground, covered by Singtel’s national standalone 5G network. In June 2020, Singapore’s industry regulator Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) awarded two national 5G licences to the mobile carrier. In November 2021, an additional 2.1GHz of spectrum was made available.
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