Jun 30 2013
Middle East Delegates collaborate with Singapore during Asia’s largest infocomm and media platform
Singapore, 30 June 2013: As part of its strategy to drive social innovation and deepen co-creation and co-sharing efforts with citizens and international partners, the Singapore Government will be releasing more data to the public. Thiswas announced by Guest-of-honour, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the 2013 eGov Global Exchange alongside the annual Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX) 2013, Asia’s largest infocomm and media platform that took place in Singapore from 17th to 20th June 2013.
The Government wants to better use data that it has to catalyse new ideas and services.OneMap, the Government’s one-stop geospatial data platform, will feature a new service – PopulationQuery. PopulationQuery gives the public free and easy access to graphic and visual representations of Singapore’s demographic landscapes by displaying Singapore’s population data on a map by residential zones or commercial areas.
The Government’s one-stop data portal – data.gov.sg – has seen a 60% increase in the number of data sets since its launch in 2011. The public can now access over 8,600 data sets from more than 60 public agencies for app development or research purposes.
With the theme “Engaging Citizens, Co-creating the Future”, this year’s eGov Global Exchange discussed how the Government can work with businesses and the public to develop public services, use technologies to promote closer collaboration with businesses and achieve new efficiencies for the public sector. Visiting delegates from the Middle East, which included the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, strengthened its collaboration in infocomm technology (ICT) by co-sharing and co-collaborating with Singaporean delegates during the eGov information platform.
The event saw a turnout of more than 500 delegates, comprising top industry leaders, academics and representatives from international organizations including GCC countries. Amongst the participants were 70 ministers and senior government officials from 60 countries/regions.
Having reached the mid-term mark of the five-year eGov2015 Masterplan launched two years ago, the Singapore Government shared updates on its e-Government progress as well as key highlights of its upcoming plans. As Singapore ramps up its eGov2015 Masterplan, more government and policymakers in the Middle East look at Singapore’s economic model as a blueprint to reflect in the GCC’s sectorial areas.
Furthermore whilst Singapore has grown its ICT industry over the years, the government continues leveraging on technological evolutions focusing on the convergence of ICT and media. The Information Media Masterplan Steering Committee will gear up development of the new Infocomm Media Masterplan this year.
Speaking at the imbX opening, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minster for Communications and Information said: “Over the next two years, the Steering Committee will be working closely with academia, and public and private sectors to deliver a Master plan that will guide the development of Singapore’s ICT and media sectors into 2025.”
Singapore has made good progress in implementing the current “Intelligent Nation 2015 Masterplan”, iN2015. Designed to transform Singapore into a global city powered by infocomm, the Masterplan has propelled Singapore to be a leader in the infocomm sector. According to the IDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Industry,the ICT industry continues to be a key contributor to the economy, registering strong and healthy year-on-year growth of 23 per cent in 2012 to reach $102 billion of ICT revenue.
Singapore’s infocomm sector is also a strong contributor to national employment, providing jobs for more than 144,000 infocomm professionals, according to the IDA Annual Survey. Singapore will continue to improve the ICT infrastructure to increase business competitiveness and enhance the people’s quality of life.
The Masterplan facilitatesthe nation’s development of next generation ICT infrastructure whereby95 per cent of homes and businesses in Singapore are now wired up to the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN). To date, more than 330,000 subscribers are served by 20 retail service providers, according to IDA’s statistics on telecom services.
At the imbX event, the telecommunication authorities of Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia jointly announced their commitment to align with the Asia Pacific Telecommunity 700 MHz band plan. This agreement will bring the Middle East and Asia Pacific closer to a harmonised telecommunications standard allowing GCC citizens to use 700 MHz to connect with citizens in Asia Pacific.
Furthermore, companies across industries are increasingly adopting infocomm as a means to enhance their productivity, reduce their reliance on manpower, and overcome the challenges of resource limitations.As Singapore continues to transform key economic sectors, government and society, the country will look further into collaboration with Middle East businesses and government bodies to exchange and share knowledge and experience in businesses across industries from healthcare, wholesale, retails to manufacturing and education.
Spurred by technology developers and system integrators, Singapore is working to retool the city by balancing the drive for global competitiveness with sustainable development and with newly urbanising aspirants on a global level. Singapore is working to establish the city into a Smart City whereby focusing on the development of ICT-based integrated networks, capabilities and solution for urban environments.
Mr Kevin Chan, Centre Director in the Middle East, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore said, “In this era of a globally connected world, Governments worldwide have the universal goal of leveraging on ICT to enrich and engagethe lives of their citizens and to develop globally competitive businesses. Singapore continues to make good progress in implementing the “Intelligent Nation 2015Masterplan” and moving forward with itsICT development.At the same time, we recognise the common objectives and goals with many countries in the Middle East.We look towards greater partnerships as we continue to share knowledge and experiences to strengthen the adoption of ICT in our respective countries.”
About eGov Global Exchange
The eGov Global Exchange 2013 comprises the eGov Forum and eGov Exhibition. The eGov Forum will facilitate a more focused discussion on how infocomm technology provides governments with new possibilities and platforms for citizen engagement through Co-Creation with citizens and the private sector, so as to bring about better service delivery. The eGov Exhibition will showcase the progress and achievements of e-government initiatives by different government agencies.
About the Infocomm Media Business Exchange – imbX
imbX is Asia’s largest infocomm and media event that fortifies Singapore’s position as a leading infocomm and media hub. imbX brings together business leaders, companies and industry professionals to showcase their latest innovations, network, exchange ideas and tap new markets. Held annually in Singapore in the month of June, imbX incorporates CommunicAsia, BroadcastAsia, 2342222EnterpriseIT and inter-government meetings such as the imbX Ministerial Forum on ICT.
imbX is jointly organised by Singapore Exhibition Services and the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation, and is hosted by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (iDA) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA). For more information on imbX, please visit www.visit-imbX.com.
About Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is committed to growing Singapore into a dynamic global infocomm hub. IDA uses an integrated approach to developing infocommunications in Singapore. This involves nurturing a competitive telecoms market as well as a conducive business environment with programmes and schemes for both local and international companies. For more news and information, visit www.ida.gov.sg.For media clarification, please contact:
For more information, please contact:
Ms Tan Sock Gim
Manager, Corporate Marketing Communication
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
Email: Tan_Sock_Gim@ida.gov.sg
Tel: +65 6211 1350
Ms Julie Nguyen
Manager, Public Relations
Edelman Middle East
Email: Julie.Nguyen@edelman.com
Tel: +971 50 443 7074
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