Promoting InfoComm Technologies in Singapore

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Promoting Info-Comm Technologies in Singapore

• Mr Andrew Haire
• Assistant Director-General (Telecoms)
• InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore
• 15 June 2005

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Towards a Connected Society, Intelligent Nation

• Singapore is steadily transforming to a
  well-connected society with infocomm-savvy users.
• Pervasive usage of infocomm
• As of 2004, 74 of Singaporeans own computers
  (65 of households)
• From basic to more sophisticated usage of
  infocomm
• Today, 95 of Internet users (above 15 years old)
  use email, 82 retrieve online information, 62
  download application software
• 56 of government transactions carried out online
• Results achieved so far
• 1st in World Economic Forums Networked Readiness
  Index for 2004
• Singapores eGovt services awarded the UN Public
  Services Award in 2005 Singapore ranked 2nd for
  the 4th year running in Accenture's e-Government
  leadership survey in 2004.
• Focus for the next 10 years
• Growing the infocomm sector, using ICT to enhance
  competitiveness of key economic sectors and
  building on the strengths of a well-connected
  society

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Through private-public efforts to boostICT
supply and demand

• Public sector efforts should aim to stimulate
  both ICT supply and demand
• Government can boost supply by
• Developing infrastructure and manpower
  capabilities that support e-businesses
• Providing advanced e-government services and
  applications
• Fostering a pro-business regulatory environment
  regulations should identify loosen or eliminate
  economic bottlenecks market forces to determine
  market outcomes wherever possible
• And encourage demand by
• Encouraging citizens to adopt e-lifestyle, e.g.
  through efforts that promote e-literacy,
  awareness of broadband benefits, etc.
• Public sector efforts must also engage the
  private sector to effectively harness ICT for
  development and growth
• Government can partner private sector efforts to
  jointly develop ICT, e.g. through grants,
  public-private collaborations on ICT RD etc

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To achieve a Connected Society, Intelligent
Nation
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IDAs role in stimulating Supply

• Infrastructure and Infocomm skills necessary for
  ICT growth are set in place
• Infrastructure Development
• Singapore a trans-cable hub of 26Tbps with
  superb connectivity globally
• Source IDA
• Boost to broadband competition with May 2005
  spectrum allocation to wireless broadband

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IDAs role in stimulating Supply

• Industry collaborations that support the
  implementation of e-Government and e-business are
  identified and managed
• Business Rule Management Systems, IDA-ILOG
  collaboration, expected to generate S10 mil in 3
  years
• Grid Computing Architecture Programme,
  IDA-Oracle 3-year collaboration worth S25 mil
• Collaborative High-Tech Manufacturing Plan to
  develop integrated and responsive supply chains
  in Singapores manufacturing sector
• More than 1600 e-Govt services and applications
  available online
• More than S2.2bil worth of IT tenders to be
  called in FY2005
• Skills / Capability building
• iLIUP (Infocomm Local Industry Upgrading
  Programme)
• CITREP (Critical Infocomm Technology Resource
  Programs)
• Regulatory policies that encourage entry and
  competition are established

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IDAs role in stimulating Demand

• Programmes that cultivate e-lifestyle are
  developed
• Annual e-Celebrations campaign, comprising
  various months-long events to promote e-lifestyle
  among Singaporeans
• IT training to boost e-literacy is encouraged
  through National IT Literacy Programs (more to
  increase the IT literacy of the general
  population)
• Development of a national trust mark initiative
  to promote good e-business practices and heighten
  confidence among businesses and consumers

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IDAs role in Private-Sector engagement

• To engage the private sector, IDA offers
• Sector-specific schemes and grants to ICT
  companies
• Partnership opportunities between foreign and
  local ICT companies
• Recognition of public/private sector achievements
  - National Infocomm Awards
• Winners of IDAs 2004 National Infocomm Awards

From (left to right) Sembawang Shipyard, e-Cop,
Savi Technology Asia and JTC Corporation, with Dr
Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information,
Communications and the Arts (centre).
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To Achieve a Connected Society, Intelligent
Nation.

• Infrastructure Development
• Capability Building Programmes
• Pro-business, Transparent and Effective Regulation

• Infrastructure Investment
• RD
• Manpower Training/Upgrading

SUPPLY
PUBLIC SECTOR (IDA)
PRIVATE SECTOR
Industry Collaboration

• eGovt
• ebusiness
• eliteracy
• elifestyle

• Application/Services Development
• Competitive Pricing

DEMAND
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• Thank you
• www.ida.gov.sg