Tag Archives for Smart Nation
The smart campus: a future for our universities?
What is the ‘smart campus’? What might it be like to study, teach, research or work in one? How might learning spaces research, educational data, estate management practices, smart devices and artificial intelligence converge to shape the direction of our … Continue reading
Programme over 5 years to train 10,000 to be skilled in new tech
DBS Bank announced yesterday it is investing $20 million over the next five years in a broad-based programme to train its 10,000 Singapore-based employees in digital banking and emerging technologies. Read More
Commentary: Singapore’s Smart Nation vision blurry without a success story
From smart sensors for lighting and rubbish bins, to helping the elderly embrace technology – Singapore’s Smart Nation vision encompasses a lot, but it hasn’t really captured the imagination of the people. What would help? The lack of “a use … Continue reading
These are the world’s most digitally advanced countries
It is barely 20 years since Sergey Brin and Larry Page registered the domain name google.com, and only 10 years since Steve Jobs walked onto a stage in San Francisco and introduced the iPhone. Yet in this short period, digital … Continue reading
Government to Partner Industry to Spark Innovation and Build Capabilities in a Smart Nation
Following the formation of the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG), the Government will accelerate Smart Nation deployment and digital transformation, and further partner and co-create with the industry to apply digital and smart technologies that improve the lives … Continue reading
The Rise of Smart Cities
With more than 60 per cent of the world’s population expected to be urban residents by 2050, the challenge to build more “smart cities” has become urgent. With the advent of digital technology and big data, changes are afoot, be … Continue reading
What are the 10 key things that make a city smart?
Smart cities need an orchestration framework. The smart cities of tomorrow require more than simply deploying connectivity, sensors, and devices. Incrementalism will not serve cities well. Foresight and planning are necessary to build cities that are truly smart. Read More
University of Michigan launches its own self-driving shuttle service
The University of Michigan is trialling its own self-driving shuttle service, taking students on a two-mile trip from the North Campus Research Complex to the Lurie Engineering Center. Read More
Siemens partners NTU, SP Group and ST Electronics to help Southeast Asian companies digitalise
Siemens has partnered with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), SP Group and Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics) to co-create digital solutions for companies in Southeast Asia. The collaboration with NTU aims to develop and showcase data-driven innovations for urban infrastructure, such … Continue reading
MeshMinds launches the first Art x Technology creative innovation lab in Singapore
Singapore, Tuesday, 4th July 2017 – In its quest to become a SmartNation, Singapore has been exploring better living through the use of emerging technology. In support of this initiative, next-generation investor in creative technology for good, MeshMinds is working … Continue reading