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Singapore has gained two places to become the only Asian city among the top five smartest cities in the world in 2024.

The index, produced by the Swiss business school Institute for Management Development (IMD), lists 142 cities in all, ranking them on the basis of how they use advanced technology for improvement in the lives of the citizens.

CapitaLand and its industry partners commit up to S$10 million as a start to catalyse solutions development and deployment locally and overseas.

The Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab, Southeast Asia’s first industry-led lab for smart cities solutions development, initiated by CapitaLand and supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore (ESG), is officially opened today by Minister for Communications and Information, Mr S Iswaran. The Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab will bring together leaders in the smart cities space to co-create and test innovations with local built environment and technology enterprises in a live environment at CapitaLand’s 5G-enabled Singapore Science Park. CapitaLand, together with its industry partners, has committed up to S$10 million in the Lab as a start to catalyse development and deployment of smart cities solutions in Singapore and overseas.

“South Korea and Singapore both share a common goal of delivering ever better services to citizens and businesses in its own country,” said RADM(NS) Ronnie Tay, Chief Executive Officer, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. “We hope that such a collaboration will allow both countries to tap on each other’s expertise and experiences to propel e-Government service developments to an even higher level.”

A strong, effective governance model is the cornerstone of a Smart Nation initiative, ensuring decisions and strategic investments are targeted, effective, and transparent.

Bring up the term "Smart Nation" anywhere in Singapore and, quite possibly, most people would associate it with government initiatives such as the SGQR code and SingPass mobile. Chances are that you will hardly find two people describe "Smart Nation" in the same way.

Swede Johan Stael von Holstein, co-founder and non-executive director of MyCube, a Singapore-based digital life management startup, for one, said he decided to set up his business here because of the combination of "a high standard of living, strong business environment, ability to recruit [top] talent and an emerging technology startup environment".

In a study of e-business environments and opportunities in 64 countries, the British-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) placed Singapore at the top of the Asia-Pacific region, and a sound seventh worldwide.

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that Sun Singapore Systems Pte. Ltd., the largest smart parking solutions provider in Singapore, is deploying a new AI-based smart parking solution, powered by AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC devices. The intelligent solution improves the accuracy of vehicle license plate recognition and enables advanced features like parking spot vacancy detection, lane jam, accident detection, and parking violation enforcement.

Sun Singapore's new AI-based smart parking system uses PlanetSpark’s EdgeAI Box X7, which is powered by FPGA-based AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoCs. Aupera Technologies also helped design and develop FPGA firmware and AI vision solutions for accurate license plate reading. The resulting solution provides low latency, energy efficiency, and real-time AI inferencing at the edge. FPGAs provide the long lifecycle demanded by edge devices, with the hardware flexibility to adapt to changing AI models, algorithms and evolving demands and standards..

Released Monday, the study found that more than half of citizens surveyed in Singapore found it easy to interact with their government online, with 80 percent noting it was easier to interact with government bodies than with the private sector. Respondents in the country also wanted increased access to public services and were more likely to use digital channels, including online and mobile resources, to conduct routine government business.

Featuring a central air conditioning unit, automated trash pickup and car-free city centre.

Before the coronavirus pandemic came to be the equaliser around the world, it was the climate crisis that saw nations unite in an understanding that this was an issue demanding urgent attention. It goes without saying that the worsening crisis is the greatest threat posed to humanity, and while we’ve seen the strikes and ongoing debates continue over the years, all too often the news headlines jump to the next event, and the catastrophic bushfires that devastated whole communities are a distant memory. Australia’s response to the climate crisis leaves little to be admired. Amazingly, the country has done well to tackle the coronavirus by relying on scientific evidence to guide policy, and yet this same lesson hasn’t been applied to the area of climate change.

By 2030, some 30 percent of Singapore's citizens will be part of the aging population, according to Singapore HealthPartners CIO James Woo, who noted that elderly folks are less mobile and face difficulties making regular trips to the polyclinics to receive health care. Telemedicine or remote patient monitoring systems will enable these patients to have tele-consultation with healthcare specialists, eliminating the need to make a trip to the clinic unless necessary, he said.

Thailand’s ICT Minister, Dr Uttama Savanayana, gives details on partnership.

The governments of Thailand and Singapore will partner to share experience on digital government, cyber security and start-up ecosystem, it was announced today.

Thailand’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr Uttama Savanayana, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information.

With advancing technology and the ubiquitous Internet, it is easy for any organisation to be susceptible to hackers and terrorist attacks.

For instance, July 2018 saw Singapore's worst cyber attack when 16,000 people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, had their personal information stolen when hackers infiltrated SingHealth computers.

Today, there are more people and businesses proliferating technologies at unprecedented rates; however, it is also being done at rates faster than many cities can react. As we reach Industry 4.0, how we live must be made smarter. Hence, the gauntlet has been laid down for urban leaders to innovate and, if necessary, disrupt to solve perennial urban challenges.

Already a global forerunner in smart city initiatives Singapore believes that technological disruption is a global force to be both confronted and harnessed. This is what drives its Smart Nation ambitions, aimed at transitioning the nation to the next industrial phase.

Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Ltd. (CEO Christopher Teo, hereinafter “TMLS”), the Singapore subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings (Group CEO Satoru Komiya), has entered into a business partnership agreement with SP Group, which is leading the upcoming smart city project in Tengah precinct in Singapore.

1. Background and purpose

Since 2014, Singapore has been implementing digital technology and data solutions to solve various social issues under the Smart Nation initiative and has been ranked first in the IMD Smart City Index for three consecutive years from 2019 to 2021.

Dubai eGovernment has recently hosted a high-profile delegation from Singapore headed by Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts. The delegation also included Dileep Nair, Consul General of Singapore in Dubai, and Shaikh Umar, Director of the Middle East Center, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. The visit aimed for the delegation to study the emirate’s leading e-transformation experience and get familiarized with the IT methodologies used to enhance the performance, effectiveness and productivity of government departments.

This is the fifth year that IDA has led a contingent to participate in the show. This year, the agency will focus on showcasing Singapore's infocomm capabilities which have played a pivotal role in enhancing the country's economic competitiveness.

Dubai eGovernment has recently announced that a senior Singapore government delegation representing Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the statutory board under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), visited Dubai to involve in mutually beneficial discussions about eGovernance.

As you step into the bustling streets of Singapore, you’re not just entering a city – you’re experiencing a living laboratory of innovation. This tiny island nation has emerged as a global pioneer in urban sustainability, seamlessly weaving technology, design, and policy to create a futuristic metropolis that’s as efficient as it is enchanting. From intelligent transportation systems to green skyscrapers like The Chuan Park, Singapore’s smart cities are redefining the urban landscape, and you’re about to discover the secrets behind this remarkable transformation.

The Safe City Test Bed is spearheaded by the Safety and Security Industry Programme Office (SSIPO), jointly established by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to develop a Safety and Security industry with innovation capabilities.

An official from the International Enterprise Singapore said that his country has launched six IT development programmes and strategies over the last 25 years, adding that Singapore has implemented three general plans to develop its e-government system.