IfG.CC - The Institute for eGovernment

Two other key factors worked in the republic's favor: the ease of starting a business, and the high quality of trade and transport infrastructure.

This was according to the Global Innovation Index 2012, which was released yesterday.

Called “OneInbox,” the service will be launched in 2012 in the high-tech city-state, which now has five million residents who enjoy nearly universal computer access.

Recipients can opt to get SMS alerts when a message is sent.

Singapore has eclipsed London to take top spot in a biennial study that ranks the top 50 smart city governments in the world.

The Republic took the honours due to factors such as its technology infrastructure, digital initiatives and its “sterling” response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the authors of the report noted that “there always remains more to be done”, such as in preventing the spread of Covid-19 among the migrant worker population.

But instead of setting up even more websites, the government is merging many of them, especially for e-payment of bills.

And it is also trying to make things more convenient for the public by involving private sector companies.

Singapore is popping to the attention and face as the primary options to determine travellers at its immigration checkpoints. This can be a transfer away from a person’s fingerprint, beforehand tapped as the primary biometric identifier, which has offered challenges because of ageing, scarring, and dryness.

The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) mentioned it had begun rolling out iris and facial scanners since July in any respect automated and guide immigration factors positioned on the passenger halls of Singapore’s land, sea, and air checkpoints. These included Changi Airport Terminal four, Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, and on the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints that border Northern neighbour Malaysia.

New tech unveiled at country’s Smart Nation week.

A new tele-health prototype has cut re-admission of patients to Singaporean hospitals by two thirds, Steve Leonard, Executive Deputy Chairman, Infocomm Development Authority said today.

The demand for hospital beds in Singapore is growing faster than the supply, so the government prototyped a telehealth system with a small group of people. Patients took basic healthcare measurements, like blood pressure and heart rate, at home and remotely shared that with their doctors or caregivers.

The Republic of Tatarstan (Tatarstan) will be a partner of Singapore's company IDA International in its eGovernment projects, according to a statement by International Enterprise Singapore.

Tuesday's MoU was the second on e-government matters between both countries after the one signed a year ago under which Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore had developed a blueprint for the establishment of a new IT entity and e-government for Kuwait.

The Singapore government has announced plans to beef up its IT security monitoring capabilities and appoint chief information security officers, as part of efforts to better deal with the growing number of cyberattacks in the country and across the globe.

The Information Technology Authority of Oman (ITA) and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) have extended the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was signed in October 2007 to collaborate on various aspects of ICT. These include the use of ICT in government and various economic sectors such as education, finance, healthcare and tourism, and promoting exchanges on the use of ICT by the government and private sectors.

An all-new eco smart city is now coming up in Singapore. Also known as a forest town, this new place is going to be nature’s true haven. The new city is aimed at improving the health and well-being of residents, paving the way for a better future.

The eco-city is going to be car-free, and its construction is taking place in Tengah, in the West Region. It is going to have five residential districts with 42000 homes, and help to reduce carbon emissions in the city. The forest town, as it is being often referred to used to be a military hub, with brick making factories all around. All that's going to change when the new smart city is going to be built. In its new avatar, the forest town is going to be an example of good and clean living.

According to an official statement by the Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts, Mr.Lui Tuck Yew, the Government will be introducing a data protection law that will provide a baseline for standard data protection in Singapore.

Singapore will introduce two-factor authentication for residents to conduct online transactions with the government.

The security measure will be implemented in the second half of 2015. This comes after more than 1500 accounts used to access e-government services were found to be at risk in June.

This is consistent with past years’ procurement trends, excluding one-off major developmental projects such as the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network and SOE projects, with the actual procurement in FY2009 being S$1.12 billion.

This announcement was made today by RADM(NS) Ronnie Tay, Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), at the Industry Briefing 2010 on Business Opportunities for Infocomm in the Public Sector. Organised by IDA, the annual Briefing provides information to the infocomm industry about infocomm projects that are in the pipeline for Government agencies in the new FY.

Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the new three-year programme, dubbed e-government action plan II (eGAP II), to ensure Singapore keeps its Internet edge over rivals in the region.

Six companies from Singapore’s retail and wholesale sectors will be piloting the scheme, which will be launched by the middle of next year. Three vendors, who have been chosen through a tendering process, will design and implement the analytics solutions in close collaboration with the six participating companies.

The solutions will thereafter be made available for use by other enterprises through a subscription process.