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Singapore is all set to work closer with Australia ln the fields of medical technology and shipping after several agreements were signed on Monday {Aug 21) between various companies and research institutions from both countries.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore is all set to work c_loser with Australia ii,. the fields of medical technology and shipping after several agreements were signed on Monday (Aug 21) between various companies and research institutions from both countries.
The agreements signed involve Australian start-Ups - Anatomies and CEC Systems - currently operating in Singapore under Australia's Landing Pad programme, which works to help Australian.start-ups integrate into a partner nation and region.
Anatomies, a medical technology comp_any which creates products tailo.red for each pa_tient's needs, will b_e working with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to research and develop new JD printing materials and smart implants for medical devices.
The company also inked a join_t venture with manufacturing firm Ultra Clean Technologies (UCT) Singapore to commercialise their JD-printed personalised medical devices to the Asian market.
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Anatomies' joint venture with Ultra Clean Technologies (UCT) Singapore aims to commercialise their 3D printed personalised medical devices to an Asian market (Photo: Rachel Phua)
The companies declined to reveal the cost of the joint venture and. the sta~ each will hold, but Mr Srinivas Bhaylahalli, Anatomies' vice president of busin_ess development in Asia, said that the '1partnership" will be 11 equal'', with Anatomies taking the lead.
They plan to hire 18 to 20 people over the next three years, mainly in the field of bioengineering.
The new ent_ity will focus on reaching out to more healthcare instirutions in Asia to sell and dis_tribute their products. It will also look into developing smart medical devices, such as electronic implants, that release vital statistics from the patient's body, he said.
Anatomies chose to come to Singapore because of its healthcare system, which is renowned among the developed ~stiheifdded. The company plans to Use the country as a base to expand into other parts of Asia.
"The 3D printing medical business is still in its infancy," he silid, "so the opport_unity to create awareness among the clinical community about the technology is liuge. 11
Shippihg and logistics technology solutions company CEC Systems, meariwhile, has tied-up with Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research's (A*STAR) Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) to work on a collapsible shipFi~ container called the COLLAPSECON. Receivect tly NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM According to a press release from the Australian H~h Commission in Singapore, SIMTech will he!,p CEC in research, testin_$iand simulations to improve the coLLAPSEcoN. Received By N~D/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:u :45 PM
Under the Landing Pad programme, th_ese start-ups reCeive support from the Australian Trade and Investment Commission and take up a 90-day stint at one of t_he programme's five Offices around the world.
Singapore's Landing P.id manager, Mr Joseph Ziegler, said that aside from Anatomies, CEC will maintain an office in Singapore permanently even after its tenn ends in September.
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Overwhelmed by orders, Amazon is recruiting more delivery drivers to meet demand hereafter some sh_oppers trying co use its Prime Now fast delivery service were disappointed for a second day yesterday.
The US e-commerce giant made its much-anticipated entry into Singapore and the region with the launch o_fits Prime Now mobi_!e app on Thursday, offering access to ten.c; of thousands of products, from groceries to electronics, stocked at Amazon's warehouse in the Jurong industrial area.
Delivery is free with a minimum order of $40 and shoppers can choose from six two-hour delivery windows available hetween IOam and 10pm.
But as early as Thursday afternoon, jus_t hours after its launch. customers were directed w a message t_hat said all delivery windows ~or Thursday and Friday were unavailable. Delivery slots, when available, are shown over a two-day period.
Checks by The Straits Times yesterday found that tisers were still unable to place orde'rs on the app, though some shoppers said that slots opened up intermitle"ntly.
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While it did not reveal the numb.er of downloads for its a~p. it said that it is delivering "many thousands of orders".
While Amazon declined to reveal its local delivery partners during the launch, it said that a team of them is equipped with an app that helps with deliveries.
The Straits Times learnt that. local logistics tinns Riverwood and Ninja Van are among ·Amazon's dellVery partners here.
Mr SyaJ1q Yussoff, owner of Riverwood, said that his firm has dedicated nearly half of its fleet of 60 vehicles to serve AITJ.azon deliveries.
The company is planning to purchase more vehicles and hire up to 50 m_ore drivers, includii:igpart-timers, to meet the "huge" demand from Amazon orders, said Mr Sy.$\, 33, who has been helping to run deliveries ..
Mr Tan Ee Hsing, fou~der of a Facebook support group for Uber and Grab drivers, said that about 60 to 70 ofits members were hired for deliveries by Amawn's recruitment panner, Adecco.
After finding on launch day that it needed more to meet demand, Adecco asked him to help find anOther 100 drivers. said Mr Tan, 41.
A post on the group's Facebook page, The Graveyard Shift Team, drew about 120 responses, he said.
Sales associate Chris Lim, who tried to place an order two days in a row without success, said he is giving up. Mr Lim, 26, said: "Amawn should have prepared better. Hciwcan you be a cwo,-hoor delivery service when you can't even place an order for the nextdayT
But account manager April Chia, 31, who tried to order groceries on Thursday evening and found that deliveries were still unavailable yesterday afternoon, said she remains a fan.
She said: "It's not exa!7tly an urgent order.. _. I'll give them some time to fix the logistical issues. They have blown me away several times with their customer service before; T'm sure they will fix this soon."
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ANGELA TAN 11!1 [email protected] THE Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) and Sumitomo Chemical will begin full-sca_le test cult_iva_tion of farm produce on the rooftop of AVA's research facility this month, with the ai_m ofestablishing sustaina_ble urban farming by 2018.
The project, which aims to promote urban farming to enhance food supply resilience in land scarce Singapore, sees the AVA and Sumitomo C_hemical using rooftops of bu1Idings for urban farming, based on Japan's proprietary technology. Other participants of the project include Ka_neko Seeds from Japan, and Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
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Mr Chan added that Su_mitomo Chemical's foray into urban farming demonstrates how Singapore can innovate to develop unique solutions to solve global problems ·such as food security.
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3/3 1112112017 Baby flamin9.2.. walks around Jurong Bird Park in shinY. blue shoes, SinpaE._ore News & TOE_ Stories - The Straits Times Received tsy NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 1J/L8/2017 Qj:Ql :45 PM THE STRAITS TIMES Baby flamingo walks around Jurong Bird Park in shiny blue shoes
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The bird. Squish, named for its 'squish-ability', is over two months old. lt is a greater flamingo- the largest oftheir species -which was abandoned as an egg.
It had been taken to the Breeding and Research Centre's incubation room after it was found by keepers, where it was kept wann at around 37 deg C for about a month before hatching on .f une 7.
Hitting the scales at just 90.Sg, it was fed a special formula consisting of eggs and m_ulti-vitamins - protein-rich, like a parent ilamingo's crop milk - up to five times daily, and now weighs a healthy 1.2kg.
Squish goes on short ·v,:alks around the centre to develop its leg strength, and WI!ars soft blue bocits to protect its foot pads from the hard ground. Ground surfaces ate softer in the wild.
The chick also spends time in the weaning room adfl.]scing to the outdoor temperature, and learning co feed on its own.
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It will join the over 300-strong flock at Flamingo Lake when it hits three months of age.
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Squish loves flaunting those shiny blue shoes! This adOrable ball of grey has been the subject cif much love and pampering - human carers even custom made Squish a fancy pair of shoes for his daily exercis·e.
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Baby flamingos start out whitish-grey, and their plumage tum into the familiar pink after around two years, from a diet of shrimps, small crustaceans and algae.
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Jurong Bird Park's avian veterinarian. Dr Neo Peici (letti cheCking on Squish. assisted by veterinary nurse Marcus Tan. PHOTO: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE
The Bird Park's flamingos and other waterfowl undergo annual he~th.checks and flu vaccinations, to maintain their health and prevent illnesses.
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By Laxmi Iyer - July 27'., 2017
Investment aims to expand the manufacturing and research capabilities of Agilent Tech in Singapore
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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced that it will increase its advanced manufacturing and applied research and development capabilities in Singapore with investments and business expenditures of $85 million SGD over the next five years.
These investments and e·xpenditures will enable the Singapore facility to offer complete end to-end manufacturing, test, and supply chain management, equipped with state-of-the-art automated systems. 11/21/2017 Biotechin.AsiaAgilent to invest SGO $851Tlillion over the next five years in Singapore, will ex.e_and their manufacturinQ._and research_ -.Biotechin ... Received By NSD/FARA Registn1tion Unit 11/28/L0l 7 03:01 :45 PM Agilent will add 30,000 square feet to its existing facility and create approximately 100 new jobs in R&D, advanced manufacturing, service and sales over the next five years.
"Singapore is aj strategic location for Agilent," said Mike McMullen, Agilent Technologies, President, and CEO. 'The workforce and educational institutions here are outstanding and we appreciate the environment of innovation Singapore has created, as well as the important investments it is making in growing areas such as medical technology and biopharma."
Inaugurating the new facility, Mr. Yeoh Keat Chuan, Managing Director of Singapore Economic Development Board said, ''The expansion of Agilent's manufacturing facility is a testament to Singapore's leadership position in the medical technology field."
"Agilent will deepen its research capabilities and increase the value of its products and its manufacturing output through the design and development of new instruments and solutions for global markets. This is an excellent example of how leading life science tools companies look to Singapore as a home base in Asia for manufacturing, commercial functions, as well as R&D to support their future growth," he said.
''The expansion will leverage advanced manufacturing ,systems and automated production technologies to support the production of o broader range of high-end onalytical instruments, especially our mass-spec products," said Chow Woai Sheng, vice president and country general manager of Agilent Singapore.
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The new expar:,ded facility at AgUent Techno/ogie_s, Singapore
"Our recently launched breakthrough mass spectrometry instrument, Ultivo, is a great • example of a product designed in collaboration by engineers in the US and Singapore that will be mc1nufactured here in Singapore."
Ultivo is the latest in Agilent's portfolio of liquid-chromatography/mass-spectrometry instruments, and can be used to address food and environmental testing needs. Launched in June, it is 70 percent smaller than its predecessor but it delivers equal or better performance to much larger instruments, allowing customers to increase their analytical throughput without having to increase the size of their laboratories.
Agilent's scientific instruments are used in markets such as environmental, chemical and energy; pharmaceutical, food testing and clinical laboratories around the world.
Agilent moved to its Yishun facility in 2002 and establish_ed its LC/MS facility in 2010. Today, the Singapore facility also produces other Agilent instruments, as well as lab-automation products. It is home to Agilent University that offers customers and employees more than 200 technology courses on techniques in mass spectroscopy, gas chromatography and liquid chromatography.
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By Laxmi Iyer - July 25, 2017
Public-private partnership between Singapore-based start-up Invitrocue and A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore
L-R: Or Benjamin Seet, Executive Director of the Biomedicaf Research Council, A *STAR; His Excellency Bruce Gosper, the Australian Hif}h Commissioner to Singapore; Dr S~even Fang, CMef Executive O_fficer / Founder, lnvitrocue Ltd; The Hon Martin Hamilton Smith, Minister for Trade and Investment, South Australian Government; Dr Raj Thampuran, Managing Director, A*STAR; Professor Ng Huck Hui, Executive Director, Genome Institute of Singapore {GIS); Professor Noel Linds'ay, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Entrepreneurship), University of Adelaide
Invitrocue, a leading healthcare bio-analytic solutions provider at the forefront of personalized medicine, has established a first-of-itsskind joint laboratory with A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) to better guide clinical decisions in cancer management. The GIS-IVQ Joint Laboratory aims to boost expertise and develop tumour models to enhance decision-making for clinicians, enabling them to personalize treatments that will help patients manage the disease and prolong survival.
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Located at the Genome building in Biopolis, the laboratory will focus on the development and integration of Invitrocue's Onco-PDOTM 1 platform for four oncology indications, which include head and neck cancer; colorectal cancer; liver cancer; and triple-negative breast cancer. These cancers were specially chosen as they are diseases with no biomarker-guided therapy, and are prevalent in Singapore and across Southeast Asia.
Dr Steven Fang, Executive Director and Founder of lnvitrocue, and Adjunct Professor of the University of Adeloide, said, "The GIS-IVQ Joint laboratory is another significant milestone for lnvitrocue, and a happy reunion story since the company was spun-off from A*STARfive years ago in 2012. Our innovative approach in using biaanalytics for healthcare has been validated by leading pharmaceutical companies. ~he new lab will bring our work another step closer ta commercialisation for life-saving technologies that essentially takes the guesswork out of cancer treatment and improves the quality of life far the patient."
Prof Ng Huck Hui, Executive Director of GIS added, 'We are delighted to partner lnvitrocue; this collaboration will help to advance our research in precision medicine and mast importantly, contribute ta better patie·nt outcomes through the development of new treatments."
The joint laboratory will leverage GIS' expertise in genomics, oncology and organoid biology, and Invitrocue's capabilities in developing cell-based products and services for commercialisation. The joint laboratory will employ up to 20 personnel in various scientific and technical roles, and targets to add 18 new positions which require cell biology and bioengineering expertise over the next two years. Invitrocue has also partnered with groups in Australia, such as the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to scale up its efforts.
The GIS-IVQ Joint Laboratory was officially launched on monday as part of the University of Adelaide's Third 2017 Australia-Singapore Relationship Conference held in Singapore. The event was graced by His Excellency Bruce Gosper, the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, and the Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, Minister for Investment and Trade, Government of South Australia.
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SINGAPORE - Data analytics can add immense value to I.he provision of healthcare, says Ministry of Health (MOH) Permanent Secretary Chan Heng Kee.
Opening the Singapore Healthcare Management Congress.at Marina Bay Sands on Tuesday (Aug 15). he said some hospitals are already using data analytics to improve their service to patients.
They identify patients who are likely to require frequent admissions and reach out to offer pieventive or early interventions that -.vill keep their conditions stable. This reduces their need to be hospitalised.
Given i:he adva'nces in c·omputing power, Mr Chan noted: "We can nciw collect and combine rich healthcare, social and economic data and analyse tj,em for insights."
He also spoke of what he sees as exce_llent he_al_thcare.
It is not about being treated with the latest drugs, state-of~the-art interventions or specialist.s. That is not what most patient.s want, he told an audience of about 1,0'00 healthcare professionals from the region.
"What is important to them is the outcome they seek and value. To some, this may be about being well enough to live at home, return t_o work, or srudy, or enjoy the food or activities they relish."' Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http;//www.straitstimes.com/sihQapore/usir,!J- With that infonn'ation, it has been able to "better monitor and help each patient's recovery after surgery" and has extended such data collection to other types of surgery, such as for spine, foot and ankle, Mr Chan added. He said: "Ifwe can help patients achieve their goals, we are providing excellenc healthcare, even if the treatments are basic." Sometimes, giving patiehts the outcomes they want goes beyond just medical care. Changi General Hospital (CGH) includes other professionals to offer patients "coordinated nursing services, psycho-social supp·ort, rehabilitation care and medical follow-ups". Mr Chan also mentioned that some countries have "peaks of excel!ence". They have pockets ofoutstanding institutions, with excellent doctors and treatments, But such care is for only a small number of privileged patients. For healthcare to be truly excellent, it has to be otlE!red to the entire population on a consistent basis at affordable rates for both the patient and the state. This is why the Health Ministry is looking at the value of diflE!rent treatments, with the help of health tech"nology. Some new treatme·ncs might cost tens of thousands of dollars, but give little additional benefit. The ministry has no plans to cut co_sts or restrict choices blindly, Mr Chan stressed. !nstead, it wants to "identify and spread best praccices, narrow unnecessary variances and reduce inefficiencicsn. lt has already started using healchcare technology to evaluate cos_t and benefits over time, to identify those that yield the best returns. SPH Digital News/ Copyright © 2017 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. No. 198402868E. All rights reserved I Terms S. Conditions I Data Protectron Pohcy I Advertise with us Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re2:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.straitstimes.com/siligapore/usi~-data-to-improve-healthca~in-singapore 2/2 11/21/2017 Deloitte, Sl~ore Econ_omic Oevelop_ment Board establish Future of Work centre of excellence Received By N~u/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Deloitte◊ '.·, .. , ,. . . . ·-·' - ·Press releases Deloitte establishes Future of Work Center of Excellence in Sin a ore to address lobal work lace challen es New Center is one of Oe!oitte's largest investments at US$20 million (approx1m_ately 5$27.6 million) over three years, in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EOB) Press contacts: Deloitte and Singapore to spearhead innovative approach to address Future of Work Marie Li opportunities and challenges Tel: +65 6800 3717 M: +65 9847 350~ SINGAPORE, 7 Aupist 2017-Today, Deloitte announced the la1,mch of its Fu_ture of Work Email: [email protected] Center of Excellence (CoE), a first-of-its-kind platform to create solutions that anticipate market disruptions, address the skills mismatch challenge, and identify future job Jeanette Juay requiremerits. Tel: +65 6531 5050 M:-+6598268179 Based in Singapore, ttie new CoE will help develop a suite of data analytics. automation tools,. Email; [email protected] ancj workforce-plan.ni.ng cloud models for businesses an.d governme_nts to address cl_ients' current and expected·workforce needs. Supporte·d by EDB, the CoE join's Singapore's nation•wide lifelong learning movement:. Ski_lls_Future, a_nd various Smart Nation initiatives in a b:roader effort to help Singapore respond.to the changing nature of worl<, and establish both Singapore an·d Deloitte as a recognized global leader in the Future of Work. "Cognitive technologies, robotiC::s and accele_rating connectivity are all elements of a seismic shift impacting-how and where work is performed. Almost every job wilt be reinvented as personal expectations of work 'evolve and essential human skills are augmented by technology," says Punit Renjen, CEO, Deloitte·Global. "This transformation will require organizations to reconsider how they hire and reskill workers and develop new operational 1 0 s Over the next three years, Deloitte's investment of US$20 million {approximately S$27.6 million} in the Center n6t only signals an unprecedented collaboration with the government of Singap_o_re, but also represents one of oeloitte's largest investments in Partnership with another organization. · "Singapo_re has critical needs for new learning mod.els, for educational institutions to catch up with new technologies, a.nd fo_r the workforce to embrace new skil\s and new careers," says Philip Yuen, C_Eo. Deloitte· Southeast Asia and Singapore. "The flagship Future of Work CoE will navigate through these challenges and develop solutions in the areas of workforce planning, talent acquisition, and automation tools. Just as importantly, it will position Singapore as a global hub, and Deloitte as a global leader, in addressing the opportunities and challenges related to the future of work." The Singapore CoE wi_ll serve as the global flagship with Deloitte also launching CoEs in the US, UK, and Canada to advance global Future of Work solutions. In addition to catalyzing job creation in S_ingapore and around the globe, the Center will enable knowledge and skills transfer to Singapore's core workforce while building local capabilities and labor solutions here. Starting immediate_ly and over the next three years, the Future of Work CoE will train and employ local Singapore and global talent in highly sought-after areas such as data science, UX, HR analytic, actuarial science, and natural language processing, among others. "Co_mpanies in S_ingapore have a good track record in using technologies, such as analytics and loT, to solve real-world business problems. They are also able to collaborate with consulting and technology provide_rs to innovate and develop new services and solutio"ns," says Dr Swan Gin B~h. Chairman of EDB. "'We welcome the setting up o_f Oeloitte's Future of Work Center of Excellence in Singapore as this will foster even more partnerships and strengthen the ecosystem for technology innovation." With only 11 percent1 of business leaders confident they are prepared to build the organizations of the future, Deloitte's CoE will reinvent how both established corpo_rations and innovative startups leverage emerging technologies to adapt to new ways of working. The Center will take an agile approach to the future of work, constantly creating and testing solutions side-by-side with clients to rapidly respond to market shifts and solve complex business challenges. "Skills shOrtages are a constant ch_illenge across our workforce in almost every industry and geography,U explains lndranil Roy, Future 9f Work le_ad, Deloitte Southea_st Asia. "To adai;it to the future of work, b_usinesses will need people with skills that in-elude digital know how, management capability, creativity, entrepreneurship, and complex problem solving. This, in turn, will drive job creation and econOmic gro\lVl:h for countries." The Future of Work Cente'r of Excellence ·is the first in a seri.e_s of Singapore-based, digital solutions-focused centers of excellence Deloitte is planning to establish with public and private sector players. These innovative public-private collaborations also aim to position Singapore as a global IP export and capability development hub. 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Composed of 290 pilrtfiers and more than 7.400 professionals in 25 office locations, tne subsidiaries and affiliates of Deloitte Sputhe~_t Asia Ltd., combine their technical e,cpemse and de_ep indU$£ry knowledge to deliver consistent. high-quality services to col'Tipanies in the regio·n. All services are provided through the mdividual country practices, their subsidiaries and affiliates, which are separate and independent legal entities. Cl 2017 Delo1rre Southeast Asia Ltd Key contacts Punit Renjen lndranil Roy Deloitte Global CEO Executive Direcror. Deloitte Southeast Asia [email protected]"l') [email protected] +65 6232 71 06 Pu nit is in his 31st year with t.he Deloi.tte organization and became CEO of Deloitte Global i_njune 201 S. Deloitte operates lndranil is a·n Executive Director in the Human Capital in 1SO countries, with more than 263,900 professionals. Punit pra_ctice at D.eloitte Consulting. based in Singapore .. He is also a membe ... 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Startup-0 CEO Anuj Jain (center) explains the process of building this new venture. Photo credit:-Starrup-0. "De~igned by committee" is usually a pejorative term. It suggests the lack of a singular focus behind a business or creative endeavor. Singapore-ba.sed venture builder Star:tup-O (http://www.startup-o.com/) has tried to find a middle ground with the launch of a new chatbot start\Jp. At Exploit Technologies' (E1PL's) Media Exploits event (https://www.etpl.sg/media-exploits) yesterday, the audience. became stakeholders and impromptu board members of the new venture. This involved them voting through a website on decisions about the startup, like whether it should target small businesses or the enterprise space, whether it should build its own tech right off the bat or use off-the-shelf tool.s at first, and more. ''The Venture Co-Creation initiative aims to make more businesses out of A-STAR's body of research and technology. ,, Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:t/www.techinasia.COm7startup-o-etpl-l/'enture-building 114 11/21/2017 ETPL and Startup-0 partner to build ventures in·Singazore Receive .The end result _is a real: startup that will go to market as a result of a partnership between Startup-O and ETPL, the commercialization arm of Singapore's Agency foj[ Science, Technology, and Research (A-STAR). The chat:bot, called Negobot, is meant to help business owners negotiate sce_narios with their clients across a number of platforms, including email and messaging services like Facebook Messenger and Telegram. The bot is slippOsed to learn from each interaction, and understand and respond in simple conversational language. The example displa·yed at the event involved a cake business having to negotiate different orders. Through teX.t messaging, the bot provided details regarding prodt,1.ct availability, pricing, and delivery. It required human input only when asked to waive a delivery fee - a decision the business owner would pre·sumably want to approve themselves. Co-founders The partnership between ETPL and Startup-0 is part of the farmer's ongoing Vellture Co-Creation initiative, which aims tom_ake more busine_sses out of A-STAR's body of research and technology: "As products are being developed based on market needs, business plans are also being_shaped and the team is being formed,» explains ETPL CEO Philip Lim. "A-STAR and ETPL focus on the technology aspect, but technology itself is not sufficient," J_ain says. The partnership with Startup-0 is meant to give them access to entrepreneurs, capital, and a market. Negobot is the first one to be an_nounced out of this deal, but more could follow. ETPL typically aims to build 10 startups in three years out of each partnership made through the scheme. Startup-0; which kicked off its venture-building program (https://www.techinasia.com/startup-o-seed-funding-batch-·1) late last year, brings to the tabl_e a data-driven approach to evaluating a company and a network of investors and mentors. Besides Startup-0, ETPL yesterday anilounced a partnership with Origgin (http://origgin.com/), a Singapore-based investment and holding compapy, to create startups for the Southe.ast Asian, Chinese, and Japanese markets .. The firm will contnDute US$3.6 million .to the project over the next three years. ETPL recently partne"red (https://WWW.techinasia.com/sgx-etpl-a-star-partnership) with the Singapore Exchange, in a scheme to identify promi_s_ing busin_e_sses and connect them to A-STAR's research and development muscle. ABOUT STARTUP-O (/COMPANIES/STARTUP-O) lDCATIDN Singapore .-- .. FOUNDED December 2016 WEBSITE www.startup·o.cofn - . ------~---~---- ~----• --- HIRING Opositions (/companies/startup-o) LATEST FUNDING No data Startup-a is a Singapore based online platform that helps promisi_ng tech startups to connect with Strategic Capital, Global Experts & Critical Resources for success in a FAST way. Startups now can participate online from a"n"y Location ahd expedite their chances to get discovered, get amplified and get funded in under 10 weeks/~ View full profile in our Database (lcompanies,lstartup·o). · \l (https:J '--.._/ Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.techinasia.com/startup-o-etpl4enture-building 2/4 11/21/2017 ETPL and Startup-0 partner to build ventures in Singa~J:°re R.oceiued Ely NSWF 1 RA.R.lgistratien I hi.it l l /28 (10 I OJ ·O I ·4 a .BM: Never miss a story. Sign up for an account and get the latest & best stories in your inboX, every day. Sign me up! Vregister?utm_source=article_botto_m&utm_medium=signup_button&utm_campaign=news_letter_cta) Editing by Jack Ellis and Terence Lee (And yes, we're serious about ethics and transparency. More information here Vstatement-of-ethics)_J Filed under: News·i;.,category/news), Startups (/category/startups) Join our community (/register) or log in (/login) now to start posting replies! 0 COMMENTS Sort by Newest • What do you think of this article? Share your thoughts with us! Looking for a job? Explore 4,000+ opportunities in web & mobile development, UX/U! design, marketing, sales & more. New jobs added daily! More (https://www.techinasia.com/jobs/?utm_ sou rce=tia & utm _me·d ium=a rticle& utm _campaig n=footer) COPYRIGHT© 2017 TECH IN ASIA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -~'--. (?...._/ (httpso · . Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.techinas_ia.com/startup-o-e_tpl4ent_ure-building 3/4 11/2112017 . ETPL and Startup-O partner to build ventures in Singae_ore _ . Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/201/ 03:01:45 PM Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.techi,nasia.com/startup-o-etpl...r'enture-build_i_ng 4/4 11/21/2017 Singapore's .a_reen hig.t!_-ri~ data center plans: pie in the s ? l Features· LDatacenterDynamicS Received By NSu/F AKA Registration Unit l1 /28/2017 03 :0 l :45 PM DatacenterDynamics The Business I of Data Centers. ' ' Singapore's green high-rise data center plans: pie in the sky? 25 July 2017 By Paul Mah Tall data centers could be the answer to a shortage of land. But they also have to be efficient in a tropical environment When there's no land available, the only way to build is up. A government-backed project in Singapore is considering how'to maintain the island city-state's status as a data center hub, by building multi-story data centers, and keeping them energy efficient despite the local climate. ' Spurred by a possible shortage of land for data centers, the Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) has signed an agreement with Huawei and Keppel Data Centres to conduct a joint technical feasibility study for a high-rise green data center building, touted as the first of its kind. But is it really needed? Singapore is unquestionably a data center hub, but it faces two major limitations: its hot tropical climate, and a scarcity of land. Last year, the Singapore authorities made an effort to address the former problem, announcing an experimental tropical data center (URL=http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/content tracks/power-cooling/singapore-to-trial~first-tropical-data-center-in-q3-2016/96409. fullarticlel : this latest announcementis a clear bid to address the latter issue. The high-rise data center The study will explore the possibility of saving land by building a data center more than 20 stories high, using innova·tive architecture that cari significantly reduce energy use or increase efficiency, to improve the PUE rating of Singapore's best data centers by as much as 10 or 20 percent. It will also look at the internal design elements of a high-rise data center operating in a tropical climate. The project will evaluate using a network of sensors, better server rack and data hall designs, as well as evaluating new approaches to using physics for energy efficient cooling. The issue of land Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http:/lwww.datacenterdyi1ar'nics.com/conte11t-tracks/design-build/singa~res-green-high-ri5e-data--center-plans-pie-in-the-sky/98682.article 1/4 11/21/2017 Singapore's S!_een hi9.!:!.·ri.se data center plans: pie in the sky? 1Features LDatacenterDynamics Received By NSu/FAKA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM But is the cost of land an issue? Based on publicly available data by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and using industrial land as a guideline, cost ranges from just below a thousand dollars per square meter to a few thousand dollars depending on location. This means that data centers built at remote parts of Singapore could enjoy land prices that are a fraction of those at more central or popular locations. However, it must be pointed out that not all industrial land is ideal for data centers. As in the city of Hong Kong, there are clusters of data centers across the island nation of Singapore, and the situation is compounded by considerations such as distance from military and civilian airports, and distance from the petrochemical hub on Jurong Island. Proximity to the few data centers which have exceptional connectivity- or the ability to lay a conduit to them - is also an important consideration. And while the government parcels out land carefully, it is also a staunch supporter of the tech industry through agencies such as the EDB, JTC Corporation and IMDA. This is showing some success: Google actually broke ground /URL=http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/news-analysis/google breaks-ground-in-hong-kong/55995.fullarticle} for a Hong Kong data center, but later withdrew, citing cost and the difficulty of acquiring "spacious land" /URL -http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/coritent-tracks/servers storagelgoogles-plans-for-asia/91434.fullarticle} . In contrast, the company is scheduled to complete a second, larcjer data center /UR.L -http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/news/google-plans-to-double :::-.. singapore-data-center-footprint/94107.fullarticle} adjacent to its first in Singapore Source: Thinkstock I later this year. SAKDAWUT14 Maintaining an edge The initiative makes sense when viewed not as a reaction to soaring land costs, but as an attempt to mainta.in Singapore's edge i.n the long term. Jabez Tan, a research director specializing in data centers at Structure Research says there is still "plenty of space" for new data centers at the (recently renamed) Taniong Kling /URL=http://www.datacenterdyriamics.com/content-tracks/design-build/singapore-data-center park-is-now-taniong-kling/97776.fullarticle} in Jurong West. "The [announcement] is not necessarily a reactive sign that there's an immediate shortage of land for data center builds, but more of a proactive step in working towards a longer-term plan to maximize the limited land in Singapore to accommodate enough data center capacity to support Singapore's long-term growth," he said to DCD. If anything, competition from the region is increasing, according to Tan who brought up the possibility of large public cloud players locating their compute infrastructure to adjacent markets ''with more readily available land" such as neighboring Malaysia. Glen Duncan, a senior research manager of infrastructure in the APeJ region raised this same point. Citing the new VADS lskander Puteri Core Data Centre /URL -http://www,datacenterdynamics.com/content tracks/colo-cloud/vads-gears-up-its-twin-ccre-strategy-in-malaysja/98385,fullarticle} in Johar Bahru, he said: "Other competing physically close options to Singapore are beginning to emerge as well. These may offer practical and more cost-effective alternatives ... [and] prove attractive to some enterprises for certain workloads." "Singapore's limited space and the continued expansion of the third-party data center market in the region means that it is prudent to begin to consider energy and space saving innovations," said Duncan. But is it more efficient? Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/conterit-track_s/design-build/singa~res-green-high-rise-data-center-plans-pie-in-the-sky/98682.article 214 11/21/2017 Singapore's a._reen [email protected] da_ta center plans: pie in the sk_y? l Features l DatacenterD1namics Received By NSu/FAKA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM But does a larger floor space equate to the ability to lower PUE? Several analysts and data center experts that DCD communicated with agreed that there is no evidence that a high-rise data center will automatically result in a lower PUE, though they also felt it is an idea worth exploring. Building a low PUE data center is a complex undertaking that requires significant engineering skill, according to Duncan, particularly in high humidity environments like Singapore. And this will only be exacerbated by the inherent challenges of a high-rise data center. "Multi-story also creates its own challenges [as] the concentration of ICT equipment into a single space is very heavy and a standard floor often cannot carry the weight. Multi-story designs often require significant reinforcing of the floors," he explained. Ed Ansett, the co.founder and chairman of i3 Solutions Group says a high-rise data center can result in a better PUE: "It certainly can do. The high-rise data can achieve an exceptionally low PUE provided it adopts a different ~pproach to cooling, [for example] technologies mentioned in the Roadmap." Ansett was referring to a 16-month "Green Data Center Technology Roadmap" research study t_hat the Singapore government commissioned (URL -http://www,datacenterdynamics.com/content-tracks/power cooling/singapore-aims-high-in-green-it/90810.fullarticle) from i3. Published in July 2014, the deliverables included a report (URL=https://www.nccs.gov.sg/sites/nccs/files/Roadmap GDC 20140729.pdD (pdf) and a roadmap. · Reinventing the data center "Power and cooling costs dominate data center construction cost, typically [more than] 70 percent once the data center is fully fitted out. [The] adoption of technologies and techniques taken from the roadmap can substantially reduce the construction cost," he wrote to DCD. · For the idea to work, it must be more than just a taller multi-story data center. Ansett puts it this way: "It is necessary to differentiate the high,rise data center initiative from conventional data centers, since its design will likely be predicated on using more effective and efficient technologies and techniques compared to conventional data centers." · It a nutshell, a green high-rise data center, if it can be made to work, is unlikely to look like your typical data center today. Polled for radical ideas, Heng Wai Mun, the executive director at OneAsia suggested the possibility of heat recovery for data centers - a topic of personal interest for him. "In temperate countries, waste heat from data centers is already being used in some places for district heating. Obviously in a tropical country the use case is much more limited. However, if there is a viable way to convert thermal energy into a usable form then this could be a game changer in the future," he said. Playing for keeps While t_he IMDA proposes tests, a high-rise data center as defined by the announcement already exists in the form of the iAdvantage MEGA-i data center (URL=https://www.iadvantage.net/index.php/locations/mega-i) . a 30-story building with a total gross floor space of over 350,000 sq ft (32,500 sq m) i_n Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Elsewhere, Telehouse North Two in London is a multi-story building uniquely designed With six floors of adiabatic coolers (URL-http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/content-tracks/colo-cloud/telehouse-shows multi-floor-cooling-in-london-north-two/97418. fullarticle) . MEGA-i appears to use standard cooling technologies, while Telehouse North Two is not much taller than a modern multi-story data center in Singapore. Combining the two will likely yield interesting results, especially if research findings from the tropical data center study could be amalgamated to boost energy efficiency. Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http:/lwww.datacenterdynamics.com/conteMt-tracks/design-build/singa~res-green-high-rise-data'-Center-plans-pie-in-the-sky/98682.article 314 1112112017 · Si~apore's 9!.een hi9h.-li_se data center plans: pie in the sky? 1 Features LDatacenterDynamics Received tsy NSu/F AKA Registration Unit l J/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM It could be that nothing will come out of the feasibility study. Or, if it works, it could be applied in other countries. Google built its first multi-story data center in Singapore /URL=http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/contenHracks/servers storage/googles-plans-for-asia/91434 fullarticle) and then adapted its know-how to data centers elsewhere. For now, the team will be starting with more mundane objectives. In response to a query from DCD, Chng Hak Kial, the APAC COO of Keppel Data Centres said: "Part of the feasibility studies outlined in the MO! includes a fresh look at PUE improvements from a high-density, high-Mse deployment and design scenario versus traditional low-rise data centers typically found in Singapore. This entails taking a close look at the operating environment and the configuration of critical infrastructure without compromising sustainable maintenance efforts." DCD>Zettastructure, Singapore Learn more about modern data centers and how to secure them at Southeast Asia's premium DCD>Zettastructure conference in Singapore later this year,;This conference wm gather 1,500 senior IT and data center professionals· at Marina Bay Sa_nds Singapore on 20-21 September, as ource: .Thinkstock I part of SE Asia Datacenter Week_. AKDAWUT14 More information on the multi-track conference program and the expo can be found on line. For more information, visit: http://www.dcdconverged.com/conferenceslsingapore-2017 /URL-http://wwwdcdconverged.com/conferences/singapore-2017) Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http:/Jwww.datacenterdynamics.com/conterit-tracks/design-build/singaJ'CSres-green-high-rise-data-center-plans-pie-in-the-sky/98682.article 414 1112112017 Fintech investments tripled in SinQapore - News I The Star OnliM Received By NSD/FARA Registration unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM StaroNLINE Fintech investments tripled in Singapore ------·-··- ··-······· ·····-······· ··- NEWS Monday, 7 Aug 2017 GLOBAL investment in financial technology (fintech) firms more than doubled in the second quarter of the year, compared with the first quarter, to US$8.4bil (S$11.4bil) across 293 deals, KPMG said in a recent report. Much of this was due to mergers and acquisitions, which accounted for US$5. 9bil during the three months ended June 30. Venture capital funding for fintech firms declined slightly from the first quarter to about US$2.Sbil. Investment in fintech in Singapore more than tripled to US$61.Smil (S$83.3mil), although there were only four deals, compared with seven the quarter before: In the second quarter, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) began to-shift its focus from education and innovation to promoting technology adoption and attracting companies to launch offerings in Singapore, it added. "Over the longer term, MAS hopes to see more fintechs using Singapore as a base to pilot and then deploy solutions to other countries within South-East Asia, such as Indonesia and Thailand," said Chia Tek Yew, the head of financial services advisory at KPMG Singapore. "The success of the_se cross-border solutions could prove the viability of using Singapore as a springboard for Asia-based expansion." Across Asia, total fintech investment remained relatively steady, with US$760mil invested across 51 deals during the second quarter, compared with US$790mil across 56 deals in the first three months of the year. In China, regulatory technology is also forecast to attract more attention from investors, particularly those related to anthmoney laundering and digital identity management. . Interest in solutions related to financial inclusion is also expected to grow over the next few quarters, given the significant underbanked and unbanked populations in Asia. - Singapore Straits Times/ANN TAGS/ KEYWORDS: Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.thestar._com.my/metro/smebiz/f'iews/2017/08/07/fintech-invt1stments-tripled-in-spore/ 112 11/21/2017 _ Fintech investments trip!_ed in Sinijap"ore - News l The Star Online Received By NSD/F ARA Registration unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Fintech, MAS, Singapore · . Copyright© 1995-2017 Star Media Group Berhad (ROC 108940) Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re2:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.thestar.eom.my/metro/smebiz/rlews/2017/08/07/fintech-inv~tments-tripled-in-spore/ 212 11/2112017 WATER & WASRWAlBI DIIEUIAJIOIW.• HEINEKEN BREWER BUILDS WATER REUSE FACILITY IN TUAS, SINGAPORE August 7, 2017 ' . 'i' -, SINGAPORE - Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is constructing a water reuse facility to help the company meet over 10 percent of its water needs annually. The $1.8 million development is being delivered by contractor Witco Envirotech and will eventually treat 66,750 cubic metres of water per year, according to a report in Singapore source The Straits Times. Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!istration Unit I 1/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.waterworld.com/articles/WWi/20t7/Q8/heinekeri-brewer-builcfs:.water-reuse-facili_ty-in-tu_as-si_ngapore_.html 113 11/21/2017 . Heineken brewer build_s water reuse facfli~ in Tuas,_S_ing~ore -WaterWorld . Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/2ff/ 017 03:01 :45 PM Tiger Beer, Heineken and-Guinness are prodllted at the site by APB ingapore. The investment from APB forms part of a wider plan by breweries to reduce their.water footprints globally, for both sustainability and economic reasons. In its 2015 Sustainability Report, Heineken set out the target to use 3.5 times the amount of water as the final end product produced, or 350 litres per 100 litres (hi), by 2020. This drops to 3.3hl/hl in water scarce areas. The company said: "We have been assessing water-related risks since 2010 and focus our immediate efforts on the 23 breweries in water-stressed areas. By the end of 2015, 20 of these sites has completed a Source Water Protection Plan." At a ground-breaking ceremony for the Singapore facility, APB announced that it plans to reduce its water consumption by 30 percent by 2020. The project has been-developed by Singapore national water agency PUB, together with the National University of Singapore and Singapore's National Research Foundation under its Competitive Research Programme (Water). Samson Wong, managing director of APB, reportedly said: "We hope that with projects like this, we can also inspire ourselves more on this sustainable journey and also our (industry) partners ... to also look deeper into their sustainability agenda." A combination of technologies will be installed to help reuse the brewery effluent, including reverse osmosis membranes. The resulting treated water will be used in onsite processes, including cool towers, irrigation and general washing but not used to produce beer. The latter is becoming a common move by major brewery companies, wishing to reuse water onsite but not going a further step and reusing the water into the manufactured beer. However, a San Diego company - Stone Brewery - unveiled Stone Full Circle Pale Ale earlier this year which is made with the city's recycled "pure water". ###- Read more Beer company Greene King calls last orders on water waste Brewing up change in water treatment technology Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re2:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM http://www.wateiworl_d.com/articles/wwi/20f7/08/hein_eken-brewer-buil~wa_ter-reuse-facility-in-tuas-singapore.html . 2/3 1112112017 Heineken brewer builds water reuse facili!Y in Tuas, Singcpore - WaterWorld Received By NSD/F ARA Registratiori Unit 11/287L0l 7 03:01 :45 PM Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.waterwortd.com/articles/wwi/20f7/08/heineken-brewer~build'!r-water-reuse-facility-in-tuas-sihgapore.html 313 R,;ceived By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/20 I 7 03:01 :45 PM Singapore Largest mall in northern Singapore to open in Yishun at end of year r . I An artist's impression ofThe Courtya·rd, which connects the north and south wings of Northpoint City. (Image: FraserS: Centrepoint Singapore) 25Jul 2017 10:01PM [Up,fated: 25 Jul 2017 10:10PM) Bookmark ------·------·"··-···--·····-··· - ·----······------·"··-···-··- ·- ---·------·· ----~------SINGAPORE: The largest mall in northern Singapore will open in Yishun in the fourth quarter of the·year, developer Frasers Centrepoint Singapore said in a media release on Tuesday (Jul 25). Housing more than 400 shops and dining out_lets, the mall will be part of Northpoint City, the 1.33 million sq ft integrated development which will also include the 920-unit North Park Re·sidences, corrimunity spaces including a rooftcip garden, a bus interchange and an widerground link to Yishun MRT station. "When we announced the development of Northpoint City back in 2014, we envisioned it to be an integral part of Yishun's Remaking Our Heartland Programme, as we aimed to revitalise Yishun Centre with its presen_ce," said chief executive officer of Frasers Centrepoint Singapore Chri_stopher Tang in th_e rhedia release. "Northpoint City will bring a new-found vibrancy to the area, just as our landmark Northpoint Shopping centre did 25 years ago." Northpoint Shopping Centre will be il)tegrated into the Northpoint City development in Septembe_r and renani_ed as its North Wing. The mall's South Wing is scheduled to be ready by the fourth quarter of the year, the statement said, adding that it ~rtisement is on track _to having close to 90 per cent of its'·retail space leased when it opens. Retail o~tlets expected include Harvey Norman, FairPrice, Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice and Tenderfresh; Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM The South Wing will also hav~ a ••~peciali~foo<,! ~recinct" _called The Makap. Town~ as well as .an education cluster . • and themed shoppingzonRece1ved tsy NSD/FARA Reg1strat10n Umt 11/28/2017 03.01.45 PM Nee Soon Ce_ntral Commu_nity;Club will move into the mall's South Wing by ,2018, and will be the first community club in Singapore housed in asQ:opping mall. The Yishun public library will also re-open in the mall by the firs_t quartet of 2018. i North Park Residences has sold 87 per cent of its units to date, according to Ftasers Centrepoint Singapore, arid is expected to be ready for occuPation by the fourth quarter of 2018. Plan view of North point City. 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The Smart Nation an~ Digital Government Office (SNDGO) on Sund~y (Aug 20) said the NDI framework Unews/sineypore/national-digital-id-§Ystem- absolutely-essentia]--yjyjan-halakri-8710930l will allow citizens and businesse·s to transact online in a convenient and secure manner. This is alongside four other thrusts: E-payrnents {/~ews/singa99te/national-da}'.-ra1Jy-singapore-to-'g'o-bigger-on-e-payments-with-9140068). the Smart Nation SenSor P1atfonn (/news/singapore/national-day-rally-natioua1 sensor-network-to-he-11sed-for-ouooo2), smart urban mobility (fnews/singapore/national-day-rally-new: parking-app-to-replace•coupons•ease-9140010) and Moments of Life, its press releas~ said. This comes after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hi&hlighted during his N;itional Day Rally speech {/news/singapgrefhighlights-nati9n,al-da'y-tally-2017- 9ll913.Q} that Singapore needs to make a bigger push to truly transform itself into a Smart Nation. Singaporeans have already been Using SingPass for key transacti(?ils with Government agencies, and NDI will be building on the SingPas.s system, SNDGO said. Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative VIVian Balakrishnan had said in March said the sptem is not gtjod enough Unews/singappre/national-digita1- id-§Ystem--absolutely-essential--vivian-balakri-8TI0930) and there is a need for a quick upgrade. Over the next six months, the Government Technology-Agency of Singapore (GovTech) will embark on trials for mobile software tokens as a umore convenient 11 and secure authentic_a_ti_on service , SNDGO said. Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM ·tal services. The data vault service , ;,4.j5.£Mcitizens to provide their personal details just once to access a range of e-Government services without having to give the same details e~ch time. The NDI syst_em is planned to be operational in three years' time, with progre_ssive trials for digital signatures to Advertisement facilitate paperless transactions, the agency said. GovTech will also work with the private sector to develop a variety of value-added services which will make use of the NDI. These include signing of digital agreements, secure storage of digital documents and building access control so as to facilitate industry innovations and drive widespread adoption in five years' time, SNDGO said. Singapore is following the example of countries such as Estonia f/news/singapore/commentary-singapore-s smart -oation-Yision-bluny-withont-a-9122490) and India, which has a digital m for citizens. The Estonians, for instance, can use th.eir digital IDs to log into bank accounts, vote online, check their medical records arid submit their tax returns. BUNDLING ONLINE SERVICES ACCORDING TO LIFE STAGES ------···---·--· Besides the NDI framework, SNDGO said the Government Is currently developing the Moments of Life initiative, which bundles services and information online according to what citizens may need at different key life moments, such as starting a family and raising a child in the early years. G_ovTech CEO Tac;qneline Poh shed some light on this (!newstsingapore/goyres;b-ahont-using-rechnology-to-c;reare-drizen-centric-solutio 8057260) in April last year, saying stich se~ces may not necessarily be tied to the organisation they are dealing with, but across differerit Government agencies - and once these are idE!ntified, can be pushed to citizens in an anticipatory manner. SNDGO said an initial version of the digital service will be made available by the middle of next year and, over the next two to five years, the Government will work to expand the suite of service and information for othet life mome:nts. Following Mr Lee's rally speech, Dr Balakri_shnan told report_ers that while the technology is already there for tl:tings li~ digital identity; e-paym_ents and the national sensor platform, it is the 11 synthesis" of the different systems that is.key. "What's lacking is integration of data, not on the hardware," he said. A major push in the coming days would be to get the framework for data sharing done right, Dr Balakrishnan added. In doing so, the data can then be used by private sector co·mpariies to irinovate, he said, citing the example of GrabShuttle (/newslsineyporeleyab-Jannches-shuttle-seryjc;f-in-rollahoration-with goytech.,.&770964). a service that allows commuters to book seats on buses from neighbourhoods to selected locations such as the Central. Business District. The minister reiterated that all these efforts are not about the technology, b_ut it has to be about human beings. "No one gets left behind," he asserted. 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Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Singapore New EDB managing director from October Current managing director Yeah Keat Chu an will be leaving public service an Aug 31. says the Ministry of Trade and Industry. (left) Mr Yeoh Keat Chuan and Mr Chng Kai Fong. (Photos: MTI) \ 01 Aug 2017 12:07PM IUp:jated: 01 Aug 2017 12:26PM) Bookmark SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Tuesday (Allg t) announced the· appointment of Mr Chng Kai Fong as managing director of the Econom:ic Development Board (EDB) effective Oct 1. Current EDB managing director Yeah Keat Chuan will be leaving public service on Aug 31, it said in a press release. Mr Chng is currently the principal private secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, a position he ha5 held since 2014. His previous key appointments were with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Civil service College, MTI and the Prime Minister's Office. He Was also previously seconded to Shell Eastern Petroleum as a senior management consultant. Mr Yeoh started his career in EbB in 1994 and was appointed managing director in July 2012. H_e playe_d impo_rtant roles in numerous whole-of-Government initiatives in productivity, the s_ectoral manpower plans, and more recently, the Committee for Future Economy (CFE) and Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs), the release said. MTI Permanent Secretary Loh'KhUIIl Yean extended the ministry's appreciation to Mr Yeah for his invaluable contributions to EDB, saying: "Under Keat Chuan's leadership, EDB transfot"m_ed existing industries and developed new areas of growth, positioning Singapore well for the future. "I thank Keat Chuan for his years of service in EDB and wio/1 him well in his future endeavours." 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The event, which broke the Singapore Book of Records for the largest single gathering of Ferraris, happened last Sunday as the Ferrari ?Ott, Anniversary Parade Singapore took off from the Fl Pit Building. The convoy of Audi RB LMS Cup 157 p_ra_ncing horses covered 70.km, across the city's landmarks of Mari_na Bay San_ds, Botanical G_arden_s, announces 2018 calendar Orchard Road, and the Padang, before concluding at the swanky new JW Marriott Hot<,I Singapore South Beach. Leading the way was the LaFerrari Aperta, the car with the most extreme performance, developed to mark the 70th Anniversary, followed by the 812 Superfast, the latest in technological development from the marque. Amongst the parade were also special editions like the F12tdf, 458 Speciale Aperta, and the Tailor-Made SGS0 Six common' car-buying F12berlinetta, as well as rarely seen older models like the 308 GTB, F355berlinetta, F430 Studeria, F308 mistakes to avoid Quattrovalvole and the Testarossa. 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We are also your mformatian hub for parking, road tax, car insurance and car loan, car audio, car performance parts, car discussion, motor insurance, car grooming, car rental, 11ehide insurance, car insurance quotation, car accessones, car workshop, & car sticker Do viSit our partner sites for other services such as JOI) openings for Singaporejotls, massage services, real estate properties for safe, mo~r ancl beauty and wellriess Home About Us New Car cacee~ Used car Contact Us Sell Csr Sitemap Motoring Directory Products Guide Article Forum Tool & Tio © 2004-2017 sgCarMart. All rights reserved. Terms of Se1"Vice Privacy Policy Personal Data Protection Statement Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.sgcannart.com/news/article. phlf? AID= 17 507 · 212 11/21/2017· Singapore leads the world in broadband speeds while the UK and USA trail behind I ZDNet Rec1·ved By NSD/F ARf Registration Unit ~ I /28/2017 03 :0 I :4f PM us ~ " Q I MENU I Jl. 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If you want slow, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Yemen make up the bottom three. ~ By Jack Schofield for Jack's Blog I August 8. 2017 -- 2217 GMT (15:17 PDT) I Topic Tech Industry Buffering: U.S. Still tags Behind In Download Speed · Average time to download ,in HD movie (7.5GB} in 2017 hh:rnm:ss· ------~ ------1 Singapore=~~~-~--~- 00:18:34 2 1 ·• 00:25:30 ·.Sweden :~ ~R="..·.==·~::::"'::::·=····=•===•=·-=/=···::::·=· ="=•=· ·:'...1_: -~ ··- ______:,·.. · ., __ .... _. _ ., - _J . • 3 Taiwan f!] ._I--''-~----'-~~------'-' . 00:29:46 4 D~nmarkggL-__·~----~----' . ___ _ ; 00:30.:32 . . . 00:30:33 5 · Netherlands~ t2-->;=···--,:~ , ,,: .. ·-·-•-· _,: .< _:.-.:.": -~> ·_ ' --· ----·-·"··.- 6 Latvia§3~'-""------~·;· -~., ..:'·.:'·/ ______7 00:33:43 7 Norway!lB ~------~1·· . 00:35:09 8 9 Hong Kong [§TI t ·· - --:--. · _,, ~---~-J , ' · .·· •· .· · ' ·· · : 00:37:42 lO Switzerland IQ] · ·' ·-- · · · 77 00:38:01 ~--~~--~-~~--~~ ·. 00:Sl:1.3 26 @)@@ [email protected]. SOurce: ca6_1r:•-(c.Vk statista -!!':i Image: StatistaCharts (https//'WV'lw statista.com/chart/10607/buffering_ -us-still-lags-behind-in-download-speed/) · Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM http://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-leads-th8-WOrld-in-brOadba:11d-slfeeds-While-the-uk-and-usa-trail-behind/ 116 11/21/2017 . Singap~re leads the world in brbadband speeds while the UK and USA trail behind I ZONet Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM Singapore is well ahead ofl:he pack with the fastest average (mean) download speed of 55.13Mbps, according to a report from cable.co.uk that ranks 189 countries. Sweden is a comfortable second (40.16Mbps) followed by Taiwan (34,40Mbps). However, British and American users are not so lucky The USA is in 21st place on 20.ooMbps, and Canada takes.26th with 18.03Mbps. The UK comes 31st with 16.51Mbps, behind 19 other European countries. (At least we ' made the t9p 20 in Europe.) The numbers are based on more than 63 million test results, though 45.4 million of those were in the USA, 4 million in Canada and 2.4 million in Australia. There were only 218 from Burkina Faso, where the average speed was o.49Mbps. The only slower places were Gabon (o.41Mbps) and Yemen (o.34Mbps). The report says a use,r in Singapore could download a Full HD movie (75GB) in 18 minutes and 34 seconds. It would take an American 51'13· and a Brit just over an hour. For the average Yemeni, the download time stretches to 2 days, 2 hours, 2 minutes and 28 seconds. The results favour small countries with concentrated populations, like Singapore, and countries that have installed the most fiber optic broadband, such as Sweden and Latvia. ADVERTISING Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-leads-the-WOrld-in-br'o8dba·nd--s'Jieeds-while-the-uk-and-usa-ti'ai!-behind/ . 216 11/21/2017 Singapgre leads the world in broadband speeds while the UK and USA trait behind I ZDNet Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM They also show the benefits of having smart governments that are committed to advanced technologies. Again, Singapore is the world leader: it has been pushing its 'intelligent island' theme for decades. Others include fourth-placed Denmark (33.54Mbps), sixth-placed Latvia (30.36Mbps) and, in 13th place, Estonia (24.nMbps). The UK is not the only developed nation to score badly. Other examples include France (13,43Mbps), Italy (10.71Mbps) and Israel (7.2Mbps). The data was compiled by M-Lab (https://wwwrneasurementlab.net/l, a consortium that includes New America's Open Technology Institute (OTD, Google Open Source Research and Princeton University's Planet Lab. M-Lab says it 'provides the largest collection of open Internet performance data on the planet'. Anyone can test their broadband speed (https://speed.measurementlab.net/#/1 at M-Lab's website. I Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03 :0 l :45 PM http://www.zdnet.com/article/Siri!}apOre-lEfads-the-world-in-broadban_d-s):J'eeds-while-the-uk-and-usa-trail-behind/ 3/6 11/21/2017 Singa,_p£lre le_ads the world in broad_band speeds while the UK and USA trail behind I ZONe_t Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM The Top 40 countries based on average broadband speeds. RELATED TOPICS: INTELLIGENT SINGAPORE E] GOVERNMENT I I SECURITY LOG IN TO COMMENT I Community Guidelines Join Discussion ADD YOUR COMMENT Received Bv NSD/FARA Ree:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.zdnet.com/6rticle/singapore-leacts-th8-W0rld-ifl-broa:dbafld-s'peeds-while-the-uk:..and-usa-trail-behirid/ 4/6 ' 1112112017 Singapore leads the world in broadband speeds while the UK and USA trail behind I ZDNet .. Received By NSD/F ARA ~rntiS\!:SAte\wt Ll/28/2017-03:0l:45 EM Revolutionary ucaas Optimizing bandwidth on any network for enhanced quality of service . .• '._ '._)~~'.'.] New Era of Vonage Digital Transformation ushers in a new era of communications. Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.zdnet.co.m/article/singapore-1eads-the--world-in-bro8dband"5'p'eeds-while-the-uk-and-usa-trail-behind/ 516 11/21/2017 Sing~C?re leads the world in broadba_nd speeds while the UK a_nd USA trail behind I ZDNet Received By N SD/FARA Registration Unit I I /28/20 I 7 03:0 I :45 PM • Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM http://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-leads-the-world-in-broadband-s'peeds-while-the-uk-and-usa-trail-behind/ 616 11/2112017 · Singa_gore's lo~g_Jlarpe in innovation, 'Opinion News & To£ Stories - The Straits Times Received By N:sD/F AKA Registration Unit l 1/28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM THE STRAITS TIMES ,--- r-=--==- Punchlines: Nov 20, 2017: ·1(:' .; It Changed My Life: Rebel These Are The Best ,_...~., · finds his life's sole purpose Supplemental Insurance 1r~-~~i Yahoo! Search 1.it -~ Recommended by , Economic Affairs Singapore's long game in innovation Beh.Swiln Gin.For The Straits Times __.. _-, __ ,,.___ •cc>--,·'- ~--·,,~---c-."~----t- - __ -•--cc•=.·••,- ,_·;,;;-!c._;;---_-", ,:a.:; ··----· ___ •.•- .....:C:::e.,""-=· ____ ,_ ... _,._ .._. :•·c:::,.-_, (9 _PU_B_L_JSHED A_UG_ 23, 2q11,_ 5:00 AM SGT ------~ ------For decades, the Republic has moved steadily towards becoming an innovation-driven economy. Today, it is poised for the next phase in its innovation journey, with its position as a business hub in rising Asia, and access to private venture capital. Innovation may be the buzzword today but for Singapore's economic planning agencies. our journey in fact began two decades ago. The Singapore Economjc Development Boa_rd (E_DB) was established i_n 1961 to spearhead the industrialisati_on of Singapore. The ai_m was to diversify the economy from our roots as a British trading port. This" task took on greater urgency with the withdrawal of British troops in the early 1970s and the ensuing loss of jobs. Given our small ma.r~er:; \..Ve could not rely on import substitution to promote rr.ianufa_cturi_ng. l_nstead, we chose the le_ss conve_ntional rou_te at that time, of attracting investments from multinational corporations (MNCs). As a result of that decision, we were able to ride the rising tide of globalisation. Over the past five decades, Singapore has steadily moved up the value chain and developed the capabilities to partner companies in skills-intensive.and technology intensive.induscries. 0 Today, we are t,tie fourth-la.rgest e_xporter of high-tech products as qefined by the World Bank. behind o_nly China, Germany and the United States. At the same time, our port has become one of the wbrld's busiest and we ~ave seen a concomitant growth ii:t the service businesses associated with shipping and trade. Since the 1980s, Singapore has hame~sed these s_uccesscs to expand our internationally tradable service sector by developing tourism and aviation. regional headquarter and professional services. finance and others. 115 1112112017 Singa_e.ore's lo,ng.9.ary,e in innovation, Opinion News & To_e Stories •·The Straits Times Received By NsD/FAKA Registration Unit l 1/28/2017 03:01:45 PM ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL COMPETING AS A FIRST WORLD ECONOMY ; · However, in th_e late 1990s, China's asccndance as a manufacturing powerhouse and the US·led Internet boom prompted policymakers to think deeply about whether the economic strategies that had bro!,Jght Singapore from Third World to First World would be sufficient to help us thrive as a First World economy. The Singapore ·story is about how we overcame constraints to innovate and transform a colonial backwater into a thriving metropolis. We are about turning possibilities into reality for a better Singapore and a better world. The Government responded with two faViighted initiatives in the early 2000s. The first was to expand the research capabilities of our universities and the research ''institutes of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star). httpllwwwstraitstimes~ro~~iJ~~g~lre~~~gTm~Mo~~~istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM 215 11/21/2017 Si~~gore's lo~g~are in innovation, Opinion News & T9~ Stories- The Straits Times The second was to encoiiH~!i!n~~eij,¥,tl,~~,Q/,,t~n~i§tfsJsti&lM. tJ,1!ilcJi !£iiic§~,\ZJ.l)gtQ,J t111 ~nfldn capacity of our economy and businesses' ability to undertake product, process arid application development. Those two moves are bearing fruit today. According to A"Star, the number of research sciem:ists and engineers has more th_an doubled between 2000 and 2_0f5 to rea:ch 34,988. Business spending on research and development grew from $1.866 billion to $5.825 billion over-the same period. The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University are now routinely ranked among the top five universities in Asia. Major companies such as Dyson, Procter & Gamble, Applied Materials an_d Infineon have also established R&_D centres in Singapore. And in global studies measuring innovation, Singapore has been consistently placed among the world's top 10 most innovative economies, alongside countries such as S_outh Koreii,- Swed~n and Finland. For example, both the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation lndex and the 2016 Global Innovation Index publisheq by Cornell University, lnsead and the World Intellectual Property Organisation ranked Singapore as th~ world's sixth most innovative economy. In recent years, the scan-up ecosystem in Singapore has also started to blossom despite a sloW start due to the dot.com bust, Sars and the global financial crisis. The Economist dubbed Singapore's Block?!, a fonner flatted factory block that is now home to more than 200 start-ups, as the world's most ti~htly packed entrepreneuria\ ecosystem. lo addition, we have nurtured our share of"unicoms" - start-ups valued at over US$! billion (S$i.36 billion) - such as Garcna (renamed as Sea), Razer, Lazada and Grab, and are attracting fa~c-growing ventures from around the world to l.o:Cate i_n Singapore. MAKING THE SHIFT It is on the back of the earlier initi~tives that Singapore is now able and ready to make the shift to an innovation-led economy. As outlined in the Committee on the Future Economy report, innovation - both to make more productive use of resources, and to create new businesses and new produc_ts - is an imporc,ant priority for Singapore. And the Government is partnering all segments of the c;orporate landscape, including large local enterprises and MNCs, in this pUSh for innovation. Let me offer three reasons why I believe that Singapore will succeed in this transit.ion. RIS_E OF ASIA The first is the rise of Asia, The acceleration of th_e region's growth over the past decade has resulted in Asia becoming the gtowth engine in many market segments. th_e B_rookings Institution has predicted that As_ia could account for 40 per cent o_f global middle-class consumption by 2030, generating enormous demand for new products and new services. Urbanisation is another mega lrend that represents an unprecedented opportunity for inno·vators to create new bu'sinesses from Singapore. Analysts have estimated that US$\1.5 trillion of infrastructure investment will take place in Asia between 2013 and 2030. BUSINESS TALE.NT CONCENTRATIO.N Secpnd, the concentration ofForCU:ne 500 companies in Singapore is Unique. Whether it is technology companies like Apple, Go6gle and Facebook; consumer giants like 'coca•Cola. Kraft and Unilever; semicondu~tor companies like Broadcom, Micron and Qualcomm; or oil majors like ExxonMobil, Shell and Total, Singapore has become the preferred l~ation for US and European companies to site their regional headquarters in Asia. In the same vein, companies from Japan. South Korea and, more recently; China and India find Singapore to be the ideal location for their South-east Asian headqua[ters, This crea_tes an a_ttractive.market tor B2B businesses ~o test-bed new products and secure launch customers. More interestingly, the p'resence of comp.iriies from dive~se industries within our coni.pact city could foster collaborations to start new businesses ch.it cut across disciplines and industry boundaries. PRIVATE CAPITAL Third is the availability of venture capital and private equity. According to the Sii:igapore_Venture C.apital and Private Equity Association, an.nual levels ofVC fu11di.ng into Singapore-b.ased c:o!T).pani_es have been consistently topping US$! billion in recent years, while Singapore-based VCs have doubled their assets under management in the past five years to US$3.6 billion last year. With economic affluence in Asia. high-net-worth farililies and sovereign wealth funds from this region will have an ever-expanding capacity _to allocate more capital to rhe creation of new businesses. These three factors. complemented by our strong scielltific base, the growing vibrancy of the start-up ecosystem. as well as Singapore's traditional Strengths as a trusted business location, and its attracliveness to talents and connectedness to the world, give cause for my optimism. Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re2:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http:/fwww.straitstimes.coril/opinion/sihgBpOreS-long-ga·me-in-inriovatiofi' 315 11/21/2017 • Singa~re's lo~g_,qaTe in inm~vation, ppinior, Ne.ws & T9~ Stories - Th·e Straits Times Then there is the ambiti~~~~~~ag§Y.M ~ Rit~1.Rt!r&l~!~tJ.HJ1n1l,m!trl,Uci~iJQei.Z. ~ ;,,qJ. i1eS.mP.M. in driving Singapore s transformation into a value-c"reating, innovation-led economy. Trailblazers such as Tan Min-Liang of Razer. Peter Ho of Hope Technik, Quek Siu Rui ofCarous_ell, Forrest Li ofGarena, Anthony Tan of Grab and their peers are showing that we can climb the summit and inspire others to follow in their-footsteps. As a small country, attracting foreign investments and industry leaders will remain import_ant for Singapore. EDB will continue to build_ on our strengths in industries such as semicqndUctors, energy and chemicals, biomedical sciences, aero'space, industrial machinery and infocomm technology. We will also expand into adjacent areas of opportunity including cleantech, speciality chemicals, cell therapy, robotics, digitalisation and e•commerce. However, the ti_m~ is ripe for us to accelerate our efforts to create new regional and global businesses from Singapore. EDB is working closely with otJ:ter government agencies such as Spring Singapore and the National Research Foundation to sustain the growth momentum of our stan·up ecosystem. In addition, EDB ~ been pilot.ing a new initiattve called Create that aims to catalyse the formation of new businesses by our large local enterprises and MN Cs with the mandate and capabilities to do so from Singapore. We are confident th_at these efforts will position Singapore well in the new global economy and create good jobs for Singaporeans that meet their aspirations. In many ways, we are returning to what Singapore does best. The Singapore story is about how we overcame constraints to innovate and rransfonn a colonial backwater into a thriving metropolis. We are about turning possibilities into reality for a better Singapore and a better world. • Dr Beh Swa_n Gin is chairma.Q of the Singapore Economic Development Board. A medical doctor by training, he also became a civil servant; he was formerly the permanent secretary of the Ministty of law. FROM AROUND THE WEB St• -- .. ""-:\\ __ C -· -· ~-- Tommy Hilfiger Pants Are on S_ale Your Physician's Online Ratings Tommy H_i_lfiger Swearers~• Are on Shop Fall Deals at Macy's on Men's at Macy's May Not Be Accurate Sale at Macy's Tommy Hilfiger Fleece and Sweaters Macys.com Med_PageTod.ly Macys.com Macys.com Busy Moms in New York Are This company is straightening & The Deer & Elk Hunter Quiz: Can Are You a Candidate for Scooping Up These Free Mrs. brightening sm_ii_es in an average of You Scope a 90% Score? SmileDirectClub? 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Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!.!.istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/singaptSres-long-game-in-innovatioh" 415 Sin a ore's Jong ame in innovation, Opinion News & TO£ Stories - The Straits Times Registration Unit l l/LS/2017 03:01 :45 PM Global stage, local heart Carey Isl.ind port projecr to go on as planned, Malaysia ininisrer says Defiant Hun Sen challenges US to cut all Cambodia aid Australia welcomes Trump decision to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism Recommended by BRANDINSIDER Hundred Pa1rr,s Res;dences i:i,:i vou need to know about Hougang's :ie1-.J EC Romantic 1:scape to F•ji · Received Bv NSD/FARA Ree:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http:/lwww.straitstimes.com/opinion/Sing8p0res-lorig-gaf11e-in-innovatio'rr 5/5 Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM Singapore Singapore moves above HK in liveability for the first time: EIU survey People walk past the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore. (File photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su) 16 Aug 201707,J6?M (Updated: 16 Aug201707:51PM) Bookmark SINGAPORE: Singapore has become more liveable than Hong Kong, according to the latest Global Liveability Ranking releas_ed by the Economi_st Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Wednesday (Aug 16 ). S_ingapore rose 11 places to 35th in a slirvey that assigns scores to 140 cities based on each's stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. This is Singapore's highest ever position in the ranking, and the first time that it sutpassed Hong Kong, the EIU said. Hong Kong slipped two plates to 45th. The Australian city of Melbourne topped the list for the seventh yea:r running, followed by Vierina, Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary. Meanwhile, Damascus in war-torri Syria occupied the last slot. 11 S_ingapore's jump up the rankings can be attributed to consistent and impressive improvements in educational attainment, which has delive'red a perfect score for education and pushed the overall score for the city-state above iQ:M:fM'i furr§ne first time since the-survey began,'' said Jon Copestake, the editor of the survey. Singapore l'l'IOvesabove HK hi liveability for the first time: EIU 5UrYe'f "Howevef it {s worth "temembf!rilli that,_ aithough ten ra'r1king plaCE!s now seParate Hong Kong and-Sing~pol'e, thf! difference between them is marginal at just 1.6 per cent and both comfortably sit in the top tier of liveability where there are few, if any, challenges to lifestyle." In Asia, Shanghai, Bandar Seri Begawan, Phnom Penh, Colombo and Port Moresby also saw improvement_s in their rankillgs, which the surv~attributed lar~y to infrastructural improvements and broadening cultural •- - ·------availability. 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F!ickr: JJCB Singapore ended 01 2017 with 129.BMW of installed solar PV, four times more than the 33.1MW it had at the end of 2014, according lo the annual energy report from Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) EMA said the sharp acx:eleration in PV uptake had been· driven by 955 new installations in 2016 and the first quarter of this year combined. By end 01 2017, there were a total o_f 1,898 solar PV insta,llations across Singapore. 0 SOLAR PV CAPt..CtTV (AS ,H !;NO P':R!OOJ Credit: EMA Meanliy_hile, private sector, non--residen_tial SOiar accounted for nearly half of all the instaltatio_ns. Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www .pv-tech.org/news/singapore-safar-de·pIoyment-Qi.J3driJples-to-1301Tiw-in-two-years 112 11121/2017 • Si.n9a,epre solar deployrpent qua.d_ruples to ,130MW in two iears I PV Tech Received BY. 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PV Tech also reported yesterday that oil major Shell h8d invested (httpsJ/www.pv tech.org/news/sunseaP13ets-investment-from-shell-for-asia-pacific-sola·r)in Singa·por~ba·sed solar developer Sunseap. • Tags: soraea (https://www.pv-tech.org/tagsfsoraea), ssfa17 (https://www.pv tech.org/tags/ssfa17), singapore (https:/lwww.pv-tech.org/tags/singapore}, southeast asia (https://www.pv-tech.org/tags/southeast+asia), deployment (https://www.pv- tech. erg/tags/deployment), seris {https:l/www.pv-tech.org/tags/seris ), sunseap (https ://www.pv tech.org/tags/sunseap) © Solar Media Limited 2017 Received Bv NSD/FARA Ree:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM ht:tps :/lwww.pv-tech.org/news/singapore-sd'f ar-deployment-q uad ruples-to-130mw-in-two-years 2/2 11/21/2017 Singapore students win 1~ ac?ld m9:dal.s.at 1.nt~mation~I Olympiaqs, Educat_ion News & To,e Stories - The Straits Ti.r:ne.s Received By NSD!tARA Registration Umt 11/28/2017 0J:01 :45 PM THE STRAITS TIMES Singapore students win 12 gold medals at International Olympiads The experts and the team competing in the biology olympiad, (from left) Mr Marcus Chan, Dr Chen Zhong, ( Ms Lim Yan Ling, Mr Lucas Yeo, Ms Aditi Saayujya, Mr Muzammil Arif Din S/O Abdul Jabbar, Ms Li Jiaqi, Dr Beverly Goh and Dr Ng Ngan ·Kee. PHOTO, MOE @ PUBLISHED AUG 15, 2017, 1235 PM SGT iiii Yuen Sin (mailto:[email protected]) SINGAPORE-Students from Singapore clinched a total ofl2 gold medals in five International Olympiads. . _ Received Bv NSD/FARA Ree:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.straitstimes.com/slngapore/e·ctuc'ation/singapore-students-whi-12-gold-medals-at-internatiorial-Olympiads 1/2 11/21/2017 Singapore st_udents win 12 921d medals at lnterilation_al Olym~iads, Educatio_n News & To,e Stories -The Straits Times . Recetved. Rv NSD;fARA Re_e:istration Unit 11/28L2017.0j:0l :45 PM The Olympiads were tor 51ol6gy, cnem1stry, pnyslts, mathematics, ancf1nrormatics. They were field overseas between July and August (2017). The students also won seven silver and three bronze medals, as well as an honourable mention, the Education Ministry in a statement on Tuesday (Aug 15). Internatiomll Olympiads are opportunities for students to demonstrate their knowledge of mathematics and scientific concepts. In the Sciences and Informatics Olympiads, they are also tested on their ability to carry out experiments and programming. Singapore's best performance was in the International Physics Olympiad, where the team won five gold medals and came in first among 394 participants frorri 86 countries. The students were drawn from NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Hwa Chong Institution and Raffles Institution. They were led by experts from institutions such as National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore's biological sciences department, junior colleges and the Education Ministry. In 2016, Singapore won a total ofl3 gold and nine silver medals as well as one bronze medal. SPH Digital News/ Copyright© 2017 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. No. 198402868E. AH rights reserved I Terms & Conditions I Data Protection Policy I Advertise with us Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!.istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http:f/www.straitstimes.com/singapore/edudation/sir'igapore-stlldents-wtn'-12-gold-r'nedals-at-international-o1ympiads 212 11/21/2017 Sin9!!_Pore Tops New Lis_t Of Best Startu,e. Cities Received By NSD/FARA Kegisttation Unit l l/2ts/2017 03:01 :45 ·PM Forbes / Asia / #StartupLife AUG g, 2017@ 1.0:08 PM 6,741 e> Singapore Tops New List Of Best Startup Cities Casey Hynes, CONTRIBUTOR I write about the intersection of tech and social progress in Asia. FULL BIOV Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. This-photograph taken on June 7, 2017 shows the sunset over the skyline ofSingapore. (Photo credit: TOH TING [ +] Singapore landed at number one on a new list of the best startup cities. The index was released on Wednesday by Nestpick, a Berlin-based startup that analyzed popular startup locations based on metrics such as existing startup ecosystems, quality of life, salary, cost of living and social security and benefits. The top five were rounded out by Helsinki, San Francisco, Berlin andStockholm. That Singapore outranked San Francisco may come as a surprise, given Silicon Valley's undisputed position as the startup capital of the world. San Francisco scored Received Bv NSD/FARA Re12istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.forbes.com/sites/chynes/201 7/08/09/sinQapore-tc,- ps-n8W-li§t-of-best-startup-citie·s/#62d24b6316 7d 1/4 11/21/2017 Sin,pore Tops New List Of Best Startu_g Cities . . R ceivedB NSD/FARA e istrationUni lll2is/201703:0 :4 PM highest on \:te startuJiecosystem an sifl.ary metrics, Lut it was among tbe ioweSt of the cities ranked for cost ofliving and quality oflife. But those who have been following Singapore's rise as a startup and innovation hub may be. less shocked by the results. Earlier this year, Startup Genome's Global Startup Ecosystem Report declared that Singapore had unseated Silicon Valley as the number one place in the world for startup talent. While companies sometimes struggle to recruit advanced software engineers and tech talents in developing Southeast Asian markets, Singapore boasts a young but experienced cohort of software engineers, according to The Straits Times. As another Forbes contributor noted last year, the city-state is advantageously positioned in addition to being among the wealthiest communities in the world. Thanks to its advanced infrastructure, highly educated workforce (Singapore was said to have the world's best education system in 2015) and proximity to a number of emerging and developed markets, Singapore became a natural hub for tech companies and investors. More on Forbes: Singapore Is Beating Hong Kong As Asia's Best Place To Do Business Nestpick's index ranks 85 countries around the world based on the above criteria. According to Nestpick, Singapore's strong startup ecosystem and high marks in health care and safety clinched the number one spot. The Straits Times noted that ·. salaries for software engineers fall below the global average of $49,000 per year in Singapore, though that drawback may be counteracted for some by the other benefits referenced in Nestpick's findings. Nestpick Managing Director Omer Kiiciikdere explained in a press statement that the company wanted to provide a resource that looked beyond job opportunities and marquee employers to offer a holistic picture of the potential cities in which professionals might consider working. ._/' "Certain cities may offer bigger paychecks, but after considering taxes and living expenses, the return may not be so high. Similarly, professionals should consider quality of life: will vacation days be adequate to visit home? Is healthcare as accessible as you would like it to be?" Kiiciikdere said. "We believe that time taken researching potential employers should not overshadow understanding the best cities in which to work." · Received Bv NSD/FARA Re11:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/l\yww._forbes. com/sites/chynes/2017 /08/09/singapore-t_ops-new-I ik!-of-best-startup-c.i,ties/#62d24b63167 d 2/4 Seoul was the only other Asian city to crack the top ten. Credit: Shutterstock. The only other Asian city to land in the top 10 was Seoul. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo appeared further down the list. Several other Southeast Asian cities, including Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta also made the rankings, though all fell at 70 or below. ReceivedBv NSD/FARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM h~ps:/ /www.forbes.com/sites/chynes/2017 /08/09/ si ngapore-topS-neW-lisf-of-beSt-sta·rtu p-cities/#62d24b6316 7d 3/4 1112112017 Sin~re Tops New List Of Best Startu_g Cities Received By NSD/FARA Kegistration Unit l l/2is/2017 03:01 :45 PM · Receiveti Bv NSD/FARA Ree:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www._forbes.com/sites/chynes/2017t'08/09/singapore-tops-new-lisf-of-best-startup-citles/#62d24b63167d 4/4 11/21/2017 The Rise of Singapore - Live Trading_ News Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit l l/LS/2017 03 :0 l :45 PM The Rise of Singapore By Shayne Heffernan 011 August t6,2017 · No Comment • Hong Kong has dropped below Singapore in the rankings of Asia's most liveable cities, for the first time, an annual survey shows. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Ran.king slotted Hong Kong in 45th place, although the score of 88.8 was unchanged from the previo.us rankings. Al_tholl$h Hong Kong has been knocl Jon Copestake, the editor of the survey, said: "Singapore's jump up the rankings can be attributed to consistent and impressive improvements in educationa1 attainment, which has delivered a perfect score for education and pushed the Overall score for the city-state above 90 percent for the first time since the survey began. However it is Worth remembering that, although ten ranking places now separate Hong Kong and Singapore the difference between them is marginal at just 1.6 percent and both comfortably sit in the top tier of liveability where there are few, if any, chal1enges to lifestyle." Singapore climbed by 11 places to be ranked at 35th amon·g the 140 cities surveyed with 90.4 points. This is also the first time in the history of the ranking that Singapore features above Hong Kong, the EIU said. Melbourne the most dangerous city in Aus~alia was ranked the most liveable city wjth a sc0:re of 97.5 p_oints for the seventh year running, in reality many Melb.oume residents live in fear of the African crime wave sweeping the city. Vienna in Austria was the second best, while Vancouver in Canada rated third in the world. Damascus in war-tom Syria remains the worst city. Millions have left Syria to seek refuge in Europe. The EIU explained that Singapore bec.ame mote liveable than Hong Kong as a res~t of improving educ.ational attainment indicators. Singapore has topped the global OECD's Program for Internatio.nal Student Assessment survey and this helped improve Singapore's overall score. . Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!!:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-riSe-of:Singapore-51919.html#.Wh~01tSy72 1/2 11/2112017 Received By t'l§ruf.~~~t;ilitr;rcw:~iJ;Jt:t11J.WJQsl 7 03:01 :45 PM year-olds in more than 70 countries. Slllgapore topped the ranking in December last year-ahead of Japan. Hong Kong ranked ninth. In Asia, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth took the top three slots. Auckland in -New Zea1and was fourth and Sydney, yet another city in AU:stralia ¥/as fifth. Dhaka in impoverished Bangladesh, was ranked at the bottom in Asia, even below Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea ITiiiD Th. e_ Rise ofSingapore added by Shayne Heffernan on August 16, 2017 ~ View all posts by Shayna Heffuman ..... Bio I Lat~st Posts Shayn_e Heffernan CEOatHEFFX Shayne Heffernan Funds Manage"r at HEFFX holds a Ph.D. in Economics and brings Y.i.th him over 25 years of trading experience in Asia and hands on experience in Venture Capital, he has been involved in several start ups that have seef! market capitalization over $5oom and 1 that reach a peak market cap of $15b. He has manage~ and overseen start ups in Mining, Shipping; Technology and Financial Services . • Related Posts: L Hong Kong International Sale: European Hot Lots 2. 2017 Dubai World Cup "Best Horse I've Ever Seen" Baffert Says of Arrogate 3, Top Asian Stocks to Own Now 4. The Singapore Turf Club Subscribe By Entering Email Address Subscribe Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re11:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://WWW.livetradingnews.com/the-rise-of!Singapore•51919.html#.WhFtt>01tSy72 . 212 11/21/2017 • There's no-end to imaginins_ Sing!3,pore, ·qT Editorial.News & Top Stories - The Straits Times Received By NSD/FARA Keg1strat10n Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM THE STRAITS TIMES The Strai.ts Times says There's no end to imagining Singapore 0_ PU~Y5H~D A_~G 17,_2017,j:00 AM_ SGJ,<~< _-, ~--•F--"~- -,...._,-~. ----,--~~----·=.--.--~ ------.. -- ~---·--,.:-·'7;-,,'- '' .,,...._. -·· .••...... ,_ • ,•••. ' ., ---•-0-- - -····· ------·- - .,-•-··-···---· --~~- -··-····-· One of Singapore's successes has been its ability to widen the physical, and deepen the psychological, remit of urban existence by redefining what it means to live in a city. It has created space within itself through extensive townships imbued with their individual character - in what remains a:n island city-state after all. These townships are defined primarily by the Housir:ig Board precincts that shape and populate them, but also by a novel mixtw-e of natllral featw-es and concrete amenities. In saying recently that Singapore has yet to reach the physical Ii.mi ts of its development, Minister for Nationa_l Development Lawrence Wong reiterated that the redrawing of the lived landscape is work in progress that will continue awhile. This reminder should help reassure Singaporeans," particularly the young, that they have a role to play in the re-imagination of Singapore as a habitat, a nation, and a way of life. Mega-projects in the pipeline underline the ambitious nature of incessant selt~renewal through the expansion of economic space. Changi Affport's Terminal 5, the Tuas mega-pan and Jurong Lake District attest to a vision for creating something out of a1r:nosc nothi_ng, a something that will redefine national aspirations from then on. The Dempsey area and Pulau Tekong are other candidates for exploration as Singapore seeks to push against the physical limits of development. Perhaps the best index of transformation from the 1980s is the MRT: What was a possibility then is a real_ity now. The MRT opened up spaces on the island previously untapped an~ once difficult to reach, creating opportwtlties for homes, work-and play. Aspiratjons of development-could seek a way back to the tt'l?pical plenitude of nature where possible, as with a garden-community concept for Bidadari and a fores_t town identity_for Tengah. Singaporeans are being encouraged to stop moving mindlessly towards an ecological bane of modem living: over-reliance on cars that pollute the environment and congest the roads. Public transpon optimises the use of scarce space, allowing it ~o be put to bett~r social use. Once cars are seen no longer as the moving yardstick of economic status, it is possible that Singaporeans would opt for a more balanced national lifE!style that privileges environmental sustainability over private wants. The contentious issue of population numbers could be seen in this light. Instead of worrying chat Singapore's final population• whatever it is• might outStrip its ability to handle new numbers, it is important that Singapore has in place the physical and social infrastructure th_at could ab_sorb those numbers. A Smart Nation would provide the tec;hnological multipliers that generate the economic opportunities that this population both would tap into, and expand. _Singapore must remain an expansive act of imagination. FROM AROUND THE WEB This Meal Delivery Kit Actually Here's Why Guys Are Obsessed SIEMENS Bluetooth hearing aids Busy Moms in New York Are Costs Less Than Groceries With This Underwear... will change your ,life Scooping Up These Free Mrs. Meyer's Gift Sets Home Chef Hear.com Gro\"t' Coll.WOr.i.ti\li/ The Deer & Elk Hunter Quiz: Can [GalleryJ Brett _Favre's Daughter Is The Invisible Hearing Aid That The SIEMENS hearing aid of the You Scope a 90% Score? 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Singapore's approach to water governance holds lessons for others By CECILIA TORTAJADA AND SUNIL NAMBIAR Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.todayonline.com/commentaryfsl'l'igapores-approach-water-ghvernance-holds-lessons-others 1/15 11/21/2017 TODAYonline J_§lnijapore's a·ppro'ach to water governance holds lessons for others Received By NSD/F AKA Registration Umt 11/28/2017 03 :0 l :45 PM -_- -_-- - - - '_ RRCO:W\mNDlm FOR YO~ lTRRENTLY READING _--~ ~ Another Johor water treatment Singapore's approach to water ~ · · - plant shuts down over... governance holds lessons ... fh·----. -~ ''!,~ . , .• Pulau Seraya Power Station Desalination Plant_ TODAY file photo Published 19 AUGUST, 2011 UPDATED 20 AUGUST. 2017 53 Shares IT] [!] ~ ~ Today, 2.1 billion people lack access to drinking water. By 2050, 3.9 billion people - more than two in five people - will live under severe water stress. Many reservoirs around the world are drying up, and countries around the world are struggling to produce water to keep pace with demand. The truth is that while water is not an infinite resource, it can be used over and over again. There is more than enough water for every one of us around the world. The issue at hand is, however, that policy makers around the world are repeating the same mistakes when it comes to managing water supply. Wastage and pollution are rampant, and conserving water sources to keep up with rising demand is still an afterthought. Received Bv NSD/FARA Re2:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM http://www.todayonline.com/commentary/sll'igapores-approach-water-g'ovemance-holds-lessons-0thers _ 2115 11121/2017 , TO0AYonliiie I §l_n~pore's approach to water governance holds lessons for others Received By NSD/FAKA Registration Untt 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM RECO~HIEI\DJW FOR YOU ClJRR~:NTLY RJ!'.ADII\C Another Johor water treatment Singapore's approach to water plant shuts down over... governance holds lessons ... opt for a linear approach. This fails to take into account water's inherent recyclability. ADVERTISE~IE"-'1' Singapore, which marked 52 years of independence this month, is one of the very few exceptions. And the city-state's approach to water governance holds lessons for other countries. The trigger to develop a "circular water approach" was the realisation shortly after independence in 1965 that a sustainable water policy was essential for the nation's .. survival. After some years of planning, the 1972 Water Master Plan proposed innovations in terms of policies, management and technology. It considered production of drinking water through desalination and recycling. This meant linking water management with a circular economy - where used resources are not wasted, but used again. Water, being fully recyclable, is the archetypal circular economy resource. In managing its water supply, the South-east Asian nation was quick to recognise the possibility of reusing and recycling water from hitherto unimaginable sources - its drains and sewers. RECYCLING WATER FOR HOUSEHOLD AND INDUSTRIAL USE . Ultrapure recycled water in Singapore, branded NEWater, is the exemplar of Singapore's experience with the circular economy. Introduced in 2002, it is one of the four water sources in the water-scarce nation - the others being water from local Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.todayonline.com/COmmentary/slfigapores'-approach-water-gbvernance-holds-lessons-others 3/15 11/2112017 TODAYonline I §!nqapore's approach to water QOvemance holds lessons for others Received By NSD/FAKA Registration Umt 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM ~ - REC.'OM\rnNtrnn FOR YOlJ . CURRE'.'.'l'LY READl~.G Another Johor water treatment Singapore's approach to water plant shuts down over... . governance holds lessons ... Today, a bulk of the NEWater supply is channelled to support the operations of commercial buildings and industries via a piped network. Singapore is the first country to use recycled water to meet higher purity water demands for wafer fabrication. The venture has been highly successful; the world's top three hard disk drive manufacturers. are based in the city-state. With monitoring and strict control by Singapore's national water agency at every stage of the production and supply process, NEWater has been a reliable part of the city-state's drinking water supply for 15 years. In 2014, NEWater was a winner at the United Nations' (UN) "Water for Life" Best Practices Awards for sustainable management of water resources. The novel approach to water resource management has not resulted in diminished quality. NEWater well surpasses World Health Organisation and United States Environmental Protection Agency standards, and is cleaner than the water flowing from taps in other major cities. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon once called it the "elixir of life". More effectiveness and efficiency are always possible. Policy makers in the nation state have been investing on research to produce more efficient technologies to reuse and recycle more water with processes that are less energy intensive. This means, not only is used water not wasted and used again, this is done using less energy. While zero wastage of both clean and used water may be impossible, clearly the less water that is wasted, the better. The most efficient alternative to reach nearly "zero waste" is water conservation by the population and the commercial and industrial sectors. This would effectively mean that millions of litres of water would not have to be produced. Use of recycled water for potable use is increasing in the world although it has not become a trend yet. Schemes in Windhoek in Namibia, and Orange County and Northern Virginia in the United States have produced it for a longer time than Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM h_ttp://www.todayonline.com/commentary/sll'igapores-approach-water-g'l:,1Jernance-hotds-lessons-others 4115 11/21/2017 TODAYonline I SinQapore's approach to water QOvemance holds lessons for others Received By NSD/FARA Registration Umt 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM RECOM~IENDED FOR YOU Cl:RRENTLY READING Another Johor water treatment Singapore's approach to water plant shuts down over... governance holds lessons ... MAKING THE CASE FOR RECYCLED WATER In Singapore, because ofNEWater's unpalatable origins, policymakers are careful not to take public confidence for granted. Even before it was introduced, PUB, the national water agency, took pains to conduct awareness-raising programmes at community centres and workplaces. Information on the water recycling process is included in local science textbooks, and every school organises guided tours to the NEWater Visitor Centre for students to witness the process first-hand. Education alone, however, is not enough to foster public acceptance. Establishing trust in the national water agency's capability to continuously produce clean water has been crucial. Drinking NEWater in public, Singapore's senior politicians have become de facto ambassadors of recycled water. Residents have by and large, understood the importance of NEWater as a pillar of the national water supply. An independent Forbes Research poll, conducted at the end of 2002, indicated that NEWater had a 98 per cent public acceptance rate, with 82 per cent of respondents indicating that they would drink NEWater directly and another 16 per cent responding that they would drink it after blending with reservoir water. Singapore shows that the potential for a circular economy approach to water management exists. Perhaps it is only a matter of time before policy-makers around the world follow suit. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Cecilia Tortajada is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Sunil Nambiar is a researcher at the same institute. ADVERTl~EMEN'I' Subscribe to our email newsletter to receive updates on the latest news. 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Deloitte S'pore to raise $50k for special needs youth by running 5,000km , By TEO TENG KIAT Deloitte Singapore Partners (L-R) Lee Boon Teck, Seah Gek Choo and James Walton will be leading Deloitte 5000 for 50, where Deloitte Partners. together with Deloitte employees, clients and community partners, run 5000km in 50 hours to raise funds for Metta Welfare Assocation' s Arts@Metta Programme. Photo: Deloitte Singapore Published 31 JULY, 2011 UPDATED 01 AUGUST, 2011 a.~~.,~ r.-:7 t ....,;... i 1-7 . ·~~ .. 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All funds raised will benefit youths with special needs at Arts @ Metta, a programme under the Metta Welfare Association where these youths can develop as artists under a sustainable framework. The event takes place from Aug 3-5. ADVERTISE~IEN1' RECOMMENDED FOR YOU _ CURRENTl,Y READING Iposan d Dem I ·u e to nurtu re 100 Deloitte S'pore to raise $50k for " ·· ' ' , ' companies through W... special needs youth by... Received Bv NSD/FARA Ree:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.todayonline.com/sports/deloitte-'Spo"re-raise-50k•special-nedd's~youth--ruhning-5000km 2/13 11/2112017 TODAYonlinEU Deloitte s__:pore to raise JSOk for special needs youth by runnln,2 5,000km Received By NSD/J It will be Deloitte's first large-scale charity event and at least one Partner will run the 50 hours overnight. Partners and staff will be encouraged to pledge donations (lgainst their distances, while Deloitte will encourage their clients, corporate partners and members of the public to support and donate. James Walton, the sports business leader for Deloitte Singapore and South-east Asia, said: "We wanted to do something special, as we bring together our staff, alumni, clients and our community partners to celebrate ot1r 50th anniversary. 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There will also be two mass runs, the first with NorthLight School students at their school on the same day at around 9am to mark Deloitte's partnership with the school to provide opportunities for the students and Deloitte staff to engage and learn from one another. The second will take place on Aug 3 and 4 for Deloitte staff and alu~ni at Gardens by the Bay to foster bonding and teamwork. The 5000 for 50 will finish at the Deloitte Pesta Sukan netball carnival on August 5, where the finishing flag-off will be done by Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr. Tan Chuan-Jin, who is also the president of the Singapore National Olympic Council. Apart from Gardens by the Bay, the runners will also pass by Sport Singapore's offices and the Mediacorp Campus. You can he part ofthe Deloitte Singapore 5000 for 50 run too byjoining in the mass runs at Gardens by the Bay oil Aug 3 and 4 at 6.30pm. It will be a loop route ofaround 5km. Register your interest by emailing [email protected]. 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NEC has undertaken innovative projects in Singapore, including the provision of the biometrics technology for Singapore's National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) · project in 1991. NEC's fingerprint and facial recognition solutions have been adopted TOJJ)(,.n 70 countries worldwide, said the company. t-1eNu • Operated by NEC Laboratories Singapore, the ACE will serve as a "living lab" for proof-of-concepts for advanced solutions in areas such as public safety, transportation and healthcare. ADVER'l'ISl:MENT Leveraging NEC's core technologies, such as artificial intelligence and info communications technology platforms, the centre creates a real-world environment that makes it possible to understand the benefits of new solutions before commercial deployment and operation, said the company. 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"Building an efficient infrastructure has always been a focus of Singapore, improving the lives of citizens and also attracting top talent to the city-state." Mr Akagi announced that NEC will invest more than S$100 million in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five years mainly for research and development, and the set up of the ACE. Investment will also be allocated to bring and grow more talent locally in artificial intelligence, Internet-of-things and cyber-security - including partnerships with universities and start-ups, he said. The NEC Talent Development Programme, for example, is a partnership with the EDB to identify 26 high-potential fresh graduates from local universities and to equip them with the necessary technical and soft skills to become future managers at NEC. NEC is also scaling up its talent development efforts in Singapore and will train more than 50 individuals in research, data science and engineering roles over the next three years. 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(NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that this year's 11th AnnualOpenHW Design Contest and Professor Conference (http://www.openhw2017.icoc.me/) will highlight advantages of Xilinx All Programmable technology in Singapore's Smart Cities and Sm_art Campus in_itiatives. The Xilinx University Program (XUP)-led contest and conference is jointly organized with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) (https://www.sutd.edu.sg/) and supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), focused on promoting Xilinx-based open hardware platform design. The conference is being held from August 3-5, 2017 c!t SUTO. For detailed conference information, please visit: http://www.openhw2017.icoc.me/ (http://www.openhw2017.icoc.me/) (https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20170B03/1913219-1) Xilinx, Inc. today announced that this year's 11th AnnualOpenHW Design Contest and Professor Conference will highlight advantages of Xilinx Alf Program·mable technology in Singapore's Smart Cities and Smart Campus initiatives. asia tn or:ie Q == This year's conference theme is "Smart Cities and Smart Campus", reflecting Singapore's vision of becoming the first "Smart Nation". "In line with Singapore's vi'sion of a Smart Nation, SUTO aims to be a Smart Campus," said Professor Pey Kin Leong, the SUTD Associate Provost for Education. "We are delighted to be able to join Xilinx in bringing the annual OpenHW Design Contest and Professor Conference to SUTO, Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. Xilin.x's industry leading All Programmable technology solves many of our design challenges today and will accelerate our Smart Campus programme." (/#facebook) ReceY-tle'({'Wl, NSD/FAM~"e"IIM~fton Unit ¥fflfff2\'f'i7 03:01 :45"1'l~il) http://www.asiaone.com/busi ness/xilinxs- 11th-annual-open hw-design~test-supports-slngapores-smart-cities-and-smart~mpus 1/6 11121/2017 Xilinx's R~~;i~~?B~w~ofifA.Rt luR;~r~"l;.ITft~su~~tii'Iii~T28 rro"3 !~ti:rs· f,BuNi°ss News -AsiaOne over 200 students, professors arid 1na'ustry ex"'"p'efts w1ff'partrc1pate m-fn1s years conference. ten fin a teams from universities in China, Taiwan and Singapore will compete on site for the prestigious "OpenHW 2017 and Embedded Computing Contest" award, demonstrating their designs in applications such as robotics, drones, wireless communication and cloud computing. 'The emergence of new applications in areas such as autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things; has generat~d demand for electronics that are smarter, faster, and more power efficient," said Mr Lim Kok Kiang, Assistant Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). "Singapore, with its comprehensive electronics ecosystem, is well-positioned to drive innovation for the next generation of products. We are very pleased to welconie the OpenHW Contest and look forward to a new wave of innovative hardware originating from Singapore." "We are very excited that there are many All Programmable product and technology based creative projects generated from the OpenHW Design Contest in the past 11 years," said by Dr. Iva Bolsens, Senior Vice President and CTO of Xilinx. "As the initiator of the OpenHW Con.test and world leader of All Programmable sem_iconductor products, including FPGAs, Socs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs, and 3D ICs, we commit to continue to invest in this hardware innovation design campaign in Asia Pacific and the whole world." "Everything is smarter and connected in the future. Xilinx's All Programmable product and technology have bee·n broadly deployed in the core of many intelligent systems, which is driving the future smarter world from megatrends to mega deployment," sa,id Viricent Tong, Executive Vice President of Xilinx. "Many sma_rt i_deas are powered by X_il!nx's All Programmable technologies, we believe our technologies contribute toward the strong building blocks of Singapore and the, whole Asia Pacific region's Smart Cities and Smart Campus initiatives." PROCRAM ACENDA August 3"' Morning Industry leaders from EDB, SUTO, the China Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Xilinx will each deliver keynote presentation·s, giving their views on how to leverage hardware innovation to .drive megatrend development: • From Megatre_nds to Mega Deployment,· by Mr.. Vincent Tong, Executive Vice President and APAC Executive Leader, Xilinx o The Growth Opportunities in Electronics H_ardwa.re Spac~, by Mr. Lim Kok Kiang, Assistant Managing Direct.or, EDB •·A 21st Century Technical Education for Future Economy, by Prof. Pey Kin Leong, Vice Provost of Singapore University ofTechnology and Design (SUTO) (https://www.sutd.edu.sg/) • All Programmable Product and Technology is Shaping the Future of Next Ceneration Systems, by Dr. lvo Bolsens, Senior Vice President and CTO, Xilinx • Distril:'uted On-device Al Solut•ons for Smart Cities, by Dr. Yongzhen Huang, China Academy of SciencP ICAS) August 3"' Afternoon Speakers from Xilinx, Tencent, IBM and Seeed will deliver presentations on Deep Learning and PYNQ, the open source Python programming platform for Xilinx's Zynq® All Programmable Socs. 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Terms & Conditions I Personal Data Protecti_o_n Stotement(http://sph.com._sg/legot/website_tnc.html) 1 11 (/#facebook) Recef~'j~t NSD/F AM1l"e°~~/itlon Unit Ym~nm 7 03 :0 I :45',ror http:/lwww.asiaone_.com/business/xi1inxs-1'.nh-annua1-openhw-desJgn-c~test-supports-singapores-smart-cities-and-smart-campus 6/6 Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM B.u~ness Al firm Appier attracts E-081 investment, sets uP R&D unit in Singapore CEO Chih-Han Yu speaking during this year's Computex trade show. (Photo: App!er/Facebook) By Kevin Xwang(@1thor/7';R9510) 30 Aug 2017 09:03AM (Updated: 30 Aug 2017 04;28PMI Bookmark r;-\ '-• I SINGAPORE: Artificial intelligence (Al) company Appier on Wednesday (Aug 30) announced it has raised US$33 million (S$44-6 million) in its latest funding round, which includes an investment from EDBI, the investment arm of Singapore's Economic Development Board. EDBI, as well as Japan's SoftBank and South Korea's Line and Naver, participated in the Series c investment round, bringin·g the total investment in the company ~!l§S82 million. Al ~rm APJ!ler attracts EDSI il'!Vestment. Set5 up R&O Unit !II Slngapol'e Aji()iei' aiffiS tOlis·e-AI to tietp entetpnse-s dfat wittiltie chariging 6USihess·envirOhrifei'i.t'tjy itllowihifthe·m ·to make sense ot their data, identity patterns ilnd ri"iake informed business 4ecisions. The latest influx of funds will allow the company to hire global talent and extend its engineering and AI research capabilities beyond its home base, the Taiwan headquartered company said. To this end, CEO Chih-Yan Yu told Channel NewsAsia in a phone interview that it will set up a research and development unit in Singapore - the first ·outside of Taiwan. The company already has an office here, and the R&D unit is an extension of this, he s·aid, adding that it is currently not staffed but he has interviews for prospective candid~Jes lined up. He also said there is no target headcount for the unit. Asked why he thought Singapore would make a good R&D base for AI, Mr Yu said Singapore researchers are strong in certain areas such as data mining-, natural language processing and robotics. Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM 7 03:01:45 PM allows Sihgapore-based research institutes to partner AI start-ups and companies developing Al products to grow knowledge in the space, create to'ols and develop talent to power the couritry's Al efforts. Mr Yu added that Appier is in the initial exploration stage with Al.SG, but he hopes to leverage the connection with academia here and possibly collaborate on projects in the future. 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Barramundi Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/2is/2017 03:01 :45 PM J minute boat ride away from Singapore, one next to Pulau Semakau 2nd the other near Raffles Lighthouse. The farm produces about 500 to 600 L. ines~fNi~ DJ9ear - half of it sold locally to restaurants, airlines and . households, and the balance exported to Australia, the US and Hong Kong. You'd been in Singapore for four years with Marine Harvest, one of the biggest fish farming companies in the world. Why did you decide to strike out on your own in 2008? I'd been in Singapore for four years by then and was overseeing [operations in the] Asia-Pacific [region]. We had yellowtail farms in Japan and barramundi farms in Australia, and were also looking at doing barramundi in Singapore. [When I left that job,] I asked my family if we should go back to Holland, where I'm from, Japan, where I was based before Singapore, or stay here? My three daughters, who were in high school then, said, "I don't know about you, but we're staying here." (Laughs) It's a good reason to stay. And because fish farms are what I know how to do, I decided to set one up here. Why Singapore though? [At Marine Harvest] we'd already planned to set up a fish farm in Singapore. We had the barramundi farms in Australia and noticed that it isn't the optimal place to grow this fish. Four months out of the year, the temperature is too low and the fish don't grow. In Singapore, the temperature is the same all year round, and there are no natural disasters like typhoons or tsunamis. So Singapore is an ideal place to farm this fish. After I left Marine Harvest, I asked them i.f they'd mind if I do this, and they said go ahead. [So I continued talks.for the farm] and told [our partners]: .·. Received Bv NSD/FARA'Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://YIWW.8days.sg/seeanddo/thingstodcfdiscoVer.-why-singapore-is..g,teat-for-farming-ba:rramundi-9175304 2/9 1112112017 Discover Why Singapore Is Great For'Farmin~ Barramundi Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/2is/2017 03:01:45 PM smallest fish farming company in the world!" ( Guffaws) But don't worry, it's still the same people." So with a bunch of ex-colleagues, we set this up. Why barramundi? We live in a time when fish is moving from being hunted to being farmed. These days, no one asks if it's a wild chicken or a farmed chicken 'cos all chickens are now farmed. The same is now happening with fish. The questipn is: which fish is the cow or the chicken or pork of the fish world, that is, the main produce. For the fish world, the big ones are shrimp, salmon and tilapia, which is a freshwater fish. But we think that there needs to be another white sea fish besides tilapia. In America, they call tilapia the ketchup carrier - there's no taste, [so you need to put] ketchup. (Laughs) It's also growing in freshwater. Sooner or later, freshwater is going to be one of the most expensive commodities in the world. So we think there has to be a seawater white fish. Salmon is a seawater fish but it's pink and you can't eat . it too often before getting sick of it. So we think barramundi can be the white fish that is fa.rmed. Currently, all the white fish, like cod, is still caught. Barramundi, like salmon, grows to 4 or 5kg, which means you can have a piece of fillet - you don't actually have to eat it with the bones or the head .. You can also grow it in large cages, so the production cost is not too high and you can offer it at a reasonable price. What's a typical workday like for you? Sometimes I get wet, sometimes I stay dry! I head to the farm three times a week, just basically looking around, seeing and talking to the guys working there, ask them how's it going, what we have to do. Fun stuff you get to do on the job? Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM https://www.8days.sg/seeanddo/thing5totlo1discove·r-why-sihgapOre-is~·at-fcir~farming-b.arra_mund_i-9175304 319 11/21/2017 Discover Why Singapore ts Great For Farmin9. Barramundi Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/215/2017 03:01 :45 PM business partners and customers. Most people haven't seen a farm like that in Singapore with the floating big cages in the middle of the sea, or how we harvest the fish the same way most commercial farms around the world do it. How much fish do you eat weekly? About twice a week. I also go to different restaurants with different cuisines to try out our own fish. At least once a week, I'll make a chowder with our fish'. I make it for my wife and me only, since my daughters are all living overseas now. What hopes do you have for Singapore's farming sector? What I'd like for.the Singapore community is for farmers to be proud to say they are farmers. Not agricultural technicians and all that. To be a farmer, you need to know everything about the business, from research, representing the company, the agricultural banking system, etc;. You need to know the details of so much stuff, it's unbelievable. You don't have to do everything yourself, but you need to understand it or you won't know who to ask for help when you need it. To be a farmer is one of the.hardest jobs in the world. But it's also one of the nicest jobs in the world. You do the total value chain from nothing. I hope Singaporean farmers can be proud of that. 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B_ankin_g_News & Top Stories - The Straits Times Received By NSD/t With more people from around the world investing here, Mr Anurag Mathur believes HSBC Singapore is well placed to capture this segment, thanks to factors like its international network, PHOTO: GIN TAY FOR THE STRAITS TIMES (9 PUBLISH ED AUG 28, 2017, 5:00 AM SGT Bank sees retail, wealth management as key areas for success, says top executive Iii Rachael Boon (mailto:[email protected]) Received-Bv-NSE>/FARA-Ref!istration-Unit-1-t/28120t/(}3:0t:45-PM http:llwww.straitstimes.com/business/bankltig/hsbc-back-in-growth-molffi-in-singapore 1/4 11/21/2017 HSBC 'back in,,.9.rowth mode' in Singapore, sa·nking News & Top Stories - The: Straits Times ~~4 Despite a fiercely competitive retail market, the bank has high hopes for its business here, said Mr Anurag Mathur, head of retail banking and wealth management at HSBC Bank (Singapore), who has been in the role for a year. He told The Straits Times recently: "Customers are also sophisticated (here), but that's good as it encourages innovation and we're often at t_he cutting edge in Singapore, where some of the things piloted here - and hopefully, increasingly developed here - can then be exported elsewhere in HSBC globally." ,--~------~ -- -,------~------~ -----·-----~-- ---·· - -- --· ---- I LISTENING TO THE FINANCIAL CROWD : Top themes and market attention on: HSBC Holdings Pie I ------· --~----- i · l. Legal Dispute Voices End of day price O I) 1600 768 : 2. Tax Fraud I) ·, 3. Corruption 800 744 I I) I i 4.Financial Results o: 0 720 'V 1' 'V o" °'" o.:"" See more Updated: 21.11.2017, 15:23, last 30 days : The bank has "spent quite a bit of time and investment in incorporating the company here", said Mr Mathur, referring to its move lastyear to set up a local subsidiary for the retail and wealth business. · "As part of that, we've also upgraded our core banking platforms and infrastructure, such as upgrading branches and opening new ones in the last few years, and improving our products and digital capabilities." While Mr Mathur was unable to give specific numbers, recent data from the bank showed it has spent more than US$! billion (S$1.4 billion) on its global digital investment since 2015: HSBC has II branches and about 1,000 employees under the retail banking and wealth management business here. Competition is particularly high here now, evident from moves by financial institutions here like DBS Bank, which acquired ANZ's wealth management and retail banking business in five markets in Asia last October. Standard Chartered Bank for its part is chasing the silver dollar in Singapore with the release last month of a new offering for only those aged 55 and older, for instance. Customers ofHSBCs retail banking and wealth management unit are typically those with a minimum of $200,000 with the bank, be it through deposits, or investments, among other things - and that is where growth is for the bank too, said Mr Mathur. http//www.straitstimes 1n,7b~~~¥~t~~9il:;~5?tJi;_{}~h~~~~!~~J!~~ Unit 11/28/2 0 17 03 :0 I :4 5 PM 2/4 11/21/2017 HSBC 'back in,_.Srowth mode' in Singap_ore, Banking News & Tg_p Stories-The Straits nmes Received By NSD!tARA Registration Unit l l/2is/2017 03:01 :45 PM GLOBAL VIEW. .· Almost all Singaporeans are international in some shape or form. For instance, some reports show. 95 per cent of them travel at least once a year, so they find the international offers we have on our credit cards powerful ... We believe Singaporeans will increasingly be international, in terms of where they study, do business, even where they invest. Our strengths are uniquely positioned to help them in that space. MR ANURAG MATHUR, head of retail banking and wealth management at HSBC Bank (Singapore). ''"In that space, we see Singapore continuing to be a growth hub. Wealth management is a key area of growth. The macro conditions are there. "Singaporeans obviously invest here, but people from around the world, particularly Asia, also like to invest here. According to the BCG wealth report of 2016, offshore wealth booked in Singapore is projected to grow at roughly 10 per cent annually through 2020." He noted that HSBC is positioned to capture this segment because of several factors such as its international network, its "insurance and asset-management support pillars on the product side and a strong offshore base". And almost a third of the mass affluent market in Singapore has an HSBC relationship - be it with a banking product or service. "In the last five years or so, we've seen our deposit balances in current and savings accounts grow at double digits, which is a strong and healthy indicator. Personal loans have grown by double digits in the last four to five years," said Mr Mathur. While other bankers might say retail banking is surely a local business, HSBC looks at clients from a different point of view: "What our HSBC Premier customers find is that they can open accounts with us in multiple countries where they have property, investment or worked." The bank has a feature dubbed ''global view, global transfer" that lets clients access "all accounts on one screen". Mr Mathur said this appeals to t Singapore's expatriate population as they have banking relationships outside Singapore as well. Received Bv NSD/FARA Reg:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.straitstimes.com/business/banklhg/hsbc-back-in-,growth-motfe:-in-singapore 3/4 11/21/2017 HSBC 'back in .9.rowth mode' in Singapore, Banking News & Tgp Stories - The Straits Times Received Rv NSD/t ARA Registration Unit 11/2is/2017 03:01 :45 PM He noted: "Ancfa.Tmost alTSfrrgaporeans are mtertranonat m some shape or rorm. "For instance, some reports show 95 per cent of them travel at least once a year, so they ftnd the international offers we have on our credit cards powerful. 'We believe Singaporeans will increasingly be international, in terms of where they study, do business, even where they invest. Our strengths are uniquely positioned to help them in that space." SPH Digital News/ Copyright© 2017 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. No. 198402868E. All rights re_served I Term_s & Conditions ! Data Protection Poli_cy I Advertise with us Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM http:lfwww.straitstimes.com/busiheSs/bankl'hg/hsb_c-back-in-growth_-m_oBtl-in-singapore 414 1112112017 PlayinQ instrumental role in the world's life science sector, Government & Economy - THE BUSINESS TIMES Receivea By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Q. http://WWW.bu·sinesstimes.com.S:g/government-economy/playing-instrumental-role-in-the-worlds-!ife-science-sector Playing instrumental role in the world's life science sector Eight out of 10 top global players in complex scientific instruments have operations here \ r•, ·------0 MON, AUG 28, 2017 • 5:50 AM CHAI HUNG YIN iii [email protected] '# @ChaiHungYinBT •EDBi:,tl'jgap~ \ ....),.T~! -'.;$it:a&"":~t,,.,.r,,,_P.,.~~:e__ ~-e':l!lk:c.. The high-tech journey is very much about moving upstream, not just producing, but also value engineering and product design, says EDB director of biomedical sciences Ho Weng Si. PHOTO: KELVlN CHNG II Made in Singapore Received Bv NSD/FARA Re11:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.businesstimes.cc;>m.sg/governm~nt-ec:onomy/playing-instrurfTental-role-in-the-worlds-life-science-sector 116 11/21/2017 PlayinQ instrumental rOle in the world's life science sect~rT Government & Economy - THE BUSINESS TIMES Receiveel By NSD/F ARA Registration unit I 1/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Singapore WHEN a sizeable number of complex scientific in.struments in the world are made in Singapore, that speaks volumes about the Republic - that an island city-state can punch above its weight when it comes to cornering the global life science tools market. Increasingly, more such instruments - such as mass spectrometers and microarrays - are designed and manufactured in Singapore than before, as activities here move upstream. In an interview with The Business Times, Singapore Economic Development Board's (EDB) director of biomedical sciences Ho Weng Si says: "Singapore is now playing a very instrumental role iil many of these companies' manufacturing, and also R&D (research and development), operations. That's certainly a trend that we see and we hope to continue to encourage." She notes that companies are also increasingly locating their R&D centres togetherwith their manufacturing operations here for a seamless process - from product design to manufacturing out of Singapore and bringing products to market through their commercial headquarters here. SEE ALSO: S'pore's GDP growth may exceed 3% for 2017, productivity up: PM Lee Says Ms Ho: ''The journey is very much about moving upstream to not just producing, but also value engineering - how to make it better, and more efficient, and of course they are moving to product design as part of it as well." For instance, lllumina launched its new bench-top sequencer MiniSeq, a cost-efficient model of its next generation sequencing machine that packs the same power in a smaller footprint, in early 2016. Says Ms Ho: ''It was innovated, designed very much by Singapore engineers. I think we have partnered with some of their US colleagues, but the Singapore team has a very strong hand to play in it. After that, it went to prototype, and commercial manufacturing out of Singapore." Received Bv NSD/FARA Ree:istration Unit I 1/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http:/lwww.businesstimes.COm.sg/governrrint-economy/playing-instrurhental-role-in-the-worlds-life-science-sector 2/6 11/21/2017 · PlayinQ instrumental role in the world's life sci.ence sector, Government & Economy-THE BUSINESS TfMES Receivea Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Quietly but steadily, Singapd're has been growing the overall medical technology {medtech) pie by attracting global players in the field to set up shop here, leading to technology transfer and job creation. Already, eight out of 10 top global players in the life science tools industry have some form of activity here, says Ms Ho. Key global market players include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Agilent Technologies, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Danaher Corp, lllumina, Roche, Waters Corp, Bruker Corp, PerkinElmer Inc, QIAGEN, and Becton, Dickinson and Company {SD), among others. Ms Ho notes that activities could be across all three areas of manufacturing, R&D and headquarters, or it could be primarily headquarters, primarily manufacturing or .R&D. In Singapore, the life science tools industry is a subset of the medtech segment under the biomedical. sciences cluster. The latest EDS industrial production data released on Friday showed that the manufacturing output of medtech rose 17.7 per cent year-on-year in July, up from June's 8.7 per cent growth but down from Mais 19.3 per cent growth. Globally, the overall medtech market is worth about US$400 billion, and the size of the global life science tools and reagents market is worth about US$50 billion. The global medical device and technology sector is expected to grow 5 per cent or more annually until 2022, reaching nearly US$530 billion, said market research firm Evaluate. These high-tech, high-value and sophisticated instruments, such as genetic sequencing machines, are used in laboratories and pharmaceutical companies for research and increasingly in hospitals for clinical diagnostics. With more governments, especially from emerging markets, ramping up research funding, this will drive the research tools market, as more new laboratories and hospitals have to be built and more tools are needed to equip these laboratories. Also fuelling the trend is an ageing population, rising wealth and more health-conscious people, which lead to more healthcare spending. Ms Ho says: "With the mega trends, I do think that the demand is going to continue to grow. For us at EDB, our goal is to ensure that Singapore continues to be competitive, to be able to ensure that we continue to have our fair share of the growth that the overall medtech is going to be experiencing." i . Singapore's position as the leading global market player in certain segments of the life science tools industry has been a 15-year journey in the making. Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/201703:01 :45 PM http:l/www.busine_s_stimes.eom.sg/govem~nt-economy/pl_ayi_ng-instrurfiental-ro_le-in-the-worl_d_s-life-science-sector 3/6 11/21/2017 . . Playin~in.strumental role i_n th. •_world's life science se_ctor, Government & Economy- THE BUSIN.ESS TIMES Receive By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM The big government pus into biomedical scieht'es began som·etime in 2000, when investments went into building up the research innovation ecosystem here in a bid to grow biomedical sciences as Singapore's next engine of growth. The first wave of life science tools players entered in the early 2000s, focusing mainly on manufacturing. Today, Biopolis at Buena Vista's one-north is the biomedical sciences R&D hub while Tu.as Biomedical Park is the manufacturing cluster of the industry, among other similar hubs spread across the island. Skilled workforce for the medtech manufacturing segment, which constitutes about two-thirds of the total workforce for the biomedical sciences sector here, has also grown more thah three times over the years.· Ms Ho says: "They need skil_led personnel to be able. to undertake complex instrument manufacturing." Over the years, Singapore too has developed a strong pool of local suppliers, a booh for companies who choose to outsource certain processes or parts of their activities. Ms Ho says: "Over time, we do think that localising their supply chain in Singapore will help them manage the overall quality as well as cost of the product, and we actively support this." The Partnership for Capability Transformation {Pact) initiative is one such scheme to help large organisations, such as medtech players, work with local suppliers. Projecting ahead, Ms Ho says there ar,e a lot of opportunities in terms of engaging companies, not just in hardware but also in software, big data and advanced manufacturing. She says: "A lot of these instruments are not just about the box, but also about the software that runs it. "Software itself also just runs the box, so the next thing is, we want to make sure that we anchor the analytics teams that analyse all the data that come out of it and hopefully translate that into certain actionable insights that you can deliver to the researcher or the patient." Noting that the life science tools industry is a bright spot, she says: "This is a growing sector for us. We have done well and we do see a lot of opportunities. "For us, the position for Singapore is that companies themselves are evolving and we want to make sure we remain and continue to be a very strong partner in their growth." READ MORE: S'pore unit makes 95% of global leader's products Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM http:l/www.busines~times.com.s·gtgovem·~nt-econom"y/plaYin·g-inStrurhental-fOle-in-the-Wo"rlds-life-science-sector 416 11/21/2017 PlayinQ instrumental !'Ole in the world's life science sector, Government & Economy-THE BUSINESS TIMES . 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Competitiveness, Indexed· by Bhaskar Chakravorti, Ajay Bhalla, and Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi JULY 12, 2017 . ~ .·~ ~ D1MlJ Neasdim Control Centre for HBR It is barely 20 years since Sergey Brin and Larry Page registered the domain name google.com, and only 1oyears since Steve Jobs walked onto a stage in San Francisco and introduced the iPhone. Yet in this short period, digital technologies have upended our world. We introduced the Digital . Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence ofa "digital planet;' how physical interactions - in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment~ are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. We identified many hotspots Received 8y NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM· around the worlll&8W~~™.~trnITTRiRlfW2S~thei (!B%1 :\f9-~omentum has slowed. Two years on, depending on where we live, we continue to move at diffE:rent speeds toward the digital planet. Today's Digital Landscape While much has changed even since 2015, there are roadblocks on the journey that have remained surprisingly resilient. Consider the five most salient features of today's digital landscape. Digital technology is widespread and spreading fast. There are more mobile connections than people on the planet, and more people have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet. Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. While more people can benefit from access to information and communication, the potential for bad actors to create widespread havoc increases; with every year, the incidents of cyberattacks get bigger and have wider impact. ---- - ·------·· ------·· ----····------·-·-··-·----·------INSIGHT CENTER Digital players wield outsize market power. Based on their stock prices on July 6, 2017, Apple, Crossing the Digital Divide SPONSORED BY DXCTECHNOLOGY Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook were the five most valuable companies in the world. How the best companies get up to speed. The most valuable non-American company, 7th overall, was China's e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group. With products that rely on network effects, these players enjoy economies of scale and dominant market share. They have deep resources for innovation with the ability to accelerate the penetration and adoption of digital products. Digital technologies are poised to change the future of work. Automation,· big data, and artificial intelligence enabled by the application of digital technologies could affect SO% of the world economy. There is both anticipation and apprehension about wh,at lies on the other side of the threshold of the "second machine age:' More than 1 billion jobs and $14.6 trillion in wages are atitomatable by today's technology, which could open the door to new ways to harness human energy as well as to displacing routine jobs and increasing social inequities. Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM ·Digital markets ~eRt~ylNSPJlf;~l~~Th'triHWdUHlf pf ~9lp.l,icog~4iP~t play a major role in shaping the digital industry and its market attractiveness. With the world's largest internet user population - 721 million - China has a parallel digital market because so many of the major global players have no presence there. India, with its 462 million internet users, has a digital economy representing arguably the greatest market potential for global players; however, it operates in multiple languages and multiple infrastructure challenges, despite the government having taken sweeping actions that affect the digital market. The European Union has 412 miHion internet users, but its market is fragmented; it is still in the p_rocess of creating a ''digital single market:' In many countries, several websites or digital companies are blocked. Around the world, digital access itself is far from uniform: Barely SO% of the world's population has access to the internet today. Digital commerce must still contend with cash. Retail e-commerce sales worldwide are expected to hit $4 trillion by 2020, about double of where it is now. A major hurdle is the continuing stickiness of cash, which has not been displaced by digital alternatives despite myriad options. In 2013 85% of the world's transactions were in cash. While the Netherlands, France, Sweden, and Switzerland are among the least cash-reliant countries in the world, even in the Eurozone, 75% of point-of-sale payments are in cash. Most of the developing world is overwhelmingly cash-dependent; in Malaysia, Peru, and Egypt, only 1 % of transactions are cashless. Even India's demonetization experiment has not broken the country's heavy cash dependence. Five months after the country demonetized 86% of its currency, cash withdrawals were actually o.6% higher than a year earlier. Each of these five features contains both upsides and challenges. Moreover, how strongly each of them is felt varies depending on where you are in the world. For global technology players and policy makers, it is essential to understand how the progress toward a digital planet is proceeding in different parts of the world. Mapping Digital Momentum Around the World As part of a collaboration between the Fletcher School at Tufts University and Mastercard, we created the Digital Evolution Index and analyzed the state and rate of digital evolution across 60 countries. This evolution is the outcome of an interplay among four drivers, with about 1 70 indicators acrossthem (see sidebar). : Our inquiry started with the following questions: Methodo~ved By }f SD/FARA Registration Unit l 1/28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM The drivers a~e~~vi:~~/~~ Regl sthMtffil-l!ffif \ll~I~dim1mlution around analyzed are as follows: the world? What factors explain these patterns, 1. Supply conditions. This category and how do they vary across regions? includes three types infrastructure: 2. Which countries are the most digitally access infrastructure (communications competitive? Which actors are the prime drivers sophistication and coverage, as well as security); transaction infrastructure of competitiveness: public or private sector? (access to financial institutions and 3. How do countries accelerate their digital electronic payment options); and momentum? fulfillment infrastructure (quality and performance of logistics and transportation infrastructure). By measuring each country's current state of digital evolution and its pace of digital evolution 2. Demand conditions. This category measures how digitally engaged over time, we created the following chart, a map consumers are. Are they willing and of our digital planet (see chart below). Countries able to spend online? Do they use the on this chart fall into four zones: Stand Out, Stall digital payment options available to them? How much do they actually use Out, Break Out, W,1.tch Out. Some countries are at the digital devices, mobile the border of multiple zones. connections, and so on that are available to them? Is there a digital gender gap: and if so, how large is it? 3. Institutional environment. With this category, we assessed the legal Stand Out countries are highly digitally advanced environment (including IP and investor and exhibit high momentum. They are leaders in protections) as weUas how much the driving innovation, building on their existing government used digital technology. We also measured broader concerns advantages in efficient and effective ways. such as transparency, rule of law, and However, sustaining consistently high regulatory quality. momentum over time is challenging, as 4. Innovation and change. In this innovation-led expansions are often lumpy category, we primarily looked at three phenomena. To stay ahead, these countries need subcategories: inputs (financing options, talent retention, startup to keep their innovation engines in top gear and capacity), process (how sophisticated generate new demand, failing which they risk are firms' business processes, and stalling out. what's the level of R&D?), and outputs (what's the degree and richness of connectivity across networks including Stall Out countries enjoy a high state of digital mobile devices, digital entertainment, advancement while exhibiting slowing social media, etc. that help propagate . . . . . Received By NSD/F ARA Reg1stra~JJ1/:]lb'!1m (ljg~'P.:Jlffl\lIOUntries m the new prod~~t>eW.\~liY~W~RA RegistraR&li ™1.1 FWUY\ID!~~y4~vpmen, models?). Sw1tzer · ·1 and , Denmar k , andF. m Ian d - are a 11·m the Stall Out zone, reflecting the challenges of . We also examined the competitiveness of sustaining growth. Moving past these "digital a country's digital economy along two ' dimensions: its current state of digital plateaus" Will require a conscious effort by these evolution, as determined by the interplay countries to reinvent themselves, to bet on a of the four drivers mentioned above, and rising digital technology in which it has its pace of digital evolution over time, as measured by the growth rate of a leadership, and to,eliminate impediments to country's digital evolution score over the innovation. Stall Out countries may look to Stand period 2008 - 2015. This growth rate, Out countries for lessons in sustaining which we refer to as momentum, is a lead indicator of a country's future digital innovation-led growth. Countries in the Stall Out potential and prospects. zone can put their maturity, scale, and network effects to use to reinvent themselves and grow. Breakout Plotting the Digital Evolution Index, 2017 Where the digital economy is moving the fastest, and where it"s in trouble. countries are low- HOW COUNTRIES SCORED ACROSS FOUR DRIVERS ON THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION INDEX (OUT OF 100) scoring in their • 80 swede~ SWitzerland ~orway Hong Kong current states of Denmark- .l -• j UK . - 9 . South Korea _..o Finland ., - 5mgapore STAND 70 Auslraha r '- U.S. • Japan New Zealand OUT digitalization but STALL Netherlands /', Canad~ , Germany OUT Irelan~ I rAustr,a • Estonia are evolving Belgium :. Israel UAE . . . .~ F1'3.!1C_e gal 60 Spain• . • Portu Latvia Malaysia rapidly. The high StqvenJ.a.• Hungary . Czech Repu~lic Chile Saudi Arabia 'Slovakia"' · • • · · . llaiy" . Poland Turkey China momentum of so -7'. Greece~. Thailand Bulgaria • ~ordan . • Russia Break Out countries South Africf Brazil O • ,, loctonesa~ ~exico ,. Colombia Peru Vietnam MOrocCO and their 40 Philippines • Kenya Nigeri~ • India • Egypt "Pakistan significant • ~ Cameroon Algeria B~adesh , eoUvia 30 headroom for WATCH BREAK OUT OUT growth would 20 0% 1 2 3 4 make them highly RATE OF CHANGE IN DIGITAL EVOLUTION, 2008-2015 SOURCE DIGITAL EVOLUTION INDEX 2017, THE FLETCHER SCHOOL AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY AND MASTERCARD tHBR.m:tG attractive to ------.. ------~-----~--- --~--···------·------investors. Often held back by relatively weak infrastructure and poor institutional quality, Break Out countries would do well to foster better institutions that can help nurture and sustain innovation. Break Out countries have the potential to become the Stand Out countries of the future, with China, Malaysia, Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Bolivia, Kenya, iffiR:~ Watch Out countries face significant challenges with their low state of digitalization and low momentum; in some cases, these countries are moving backward in their pace of digitalization. Some of these countries demonstrate remarkable creativity in the face of severe infrastructural gaps, institutional constraints, and low sophistication of consumer demand. The surest way for these countries to move the needle on momentum would be to improve internet access by closing the mobile internet gap - that is, the difference between the number of mobile phones and the number of mobile phones with internet access. Notably, two of the world's most significant economies, the U.S. and Germany, are at the border of Stand Out and Stall Out, with a third, Japan, in the neighborhood. It is essential for them to recognize the risks of plateauing and look to the smaller, higher-momentum countries to explore how policy interventions could be effective in pushing a country into a zone of greater competitiveness. In the meantime, the UK's digital momentum is stronger than its EU peers. Clearly, the most exciting region in the world, digitally speaking, is Asia, with China and Malaysia as exemplars. We can expect to see plenty of investor and entrepreneurial interest in this region; it is critical that the political institutions are stable and supportive. India, with many policy-led pushes for digitalization, including a Digital India campaign and initiatives to give a boost to digital payments, ought to pay attention to the overall low level of evolution in the country. This can act as a (\rag on any initiative. Broader, more systemic changes are needed to boost digital evolution in this type of environment. In Africa, while the two largest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, remain in Break Out and Watch Out zones, respectively, digitally savvy Kenya has picked up an impressive level of momentum by assembling a thriving ecosystem. In parallel, countries in Latin America can learn some lessons from smaller, faster-moving countries, such as Colombia and Bolivia. Toward a Digital Planet Our analysis of digital evolutions yields several implications for both public- and private-sector leaders as they explore ways to enhance the state of the digital economies across the world. Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM . First, more digilm~~ffl!P~t\1!~1\!mft ll'fR~~M~:~'NtSuccess of the digital economy. Countries with high-performing digital sectors, such as those in the EU, typically have had strong government/policy involvement in shaping the digital economies. So do high momentum countries (such as Singapore, New Zealand, and the UAE) as well as many Break Out countries (including China, Malaysia, and S~udi Arabia). As for the U.S., it is at risk of falling into the Stall Out zone. One ofus (Bhaskar) has made the point that there is a "missing political debate" in the U.S. over the digital economy, despite that fact that American digital companies and innovations are pre~dominant worldwide. To avoid stalling out and rebuilding momentum, policies need to be adopted·for: public-private partnerships on digital innovations; better integration of automation, data, and new technologies into the legacy economy; investments in reskilling workers and teaching students in schools the skills and thinking to thrive in a digital world; improving access to capital and digital infrastructure and reducing the many inequities; sensible regulations that keep pace with the transforming rules of competition and have a dynamic view of protecting consumers' interests without stifling innovation; and reimagining U.S. competitiveness in terms of its digital economy and international data flows and thinking beyond traditional manufacturing and trade of physical goods and services. Within the digital entrepreneurship sector, IPOs and exits have not been keeping pace with the record sums of capital being pumped in. More sensible and value-creating investments are needed, rather than a herd mentality that has resulted in a stampede of unicorns, while starving more complex, less fad-driven venture ideas that take on deeper problems. Second, those working to accelerate their country's digital momentum should focus on specifics: identifying and amplifying the country's unique drivers ofdigital momentum. Depending on a country's level of digital evolution and economic advancement, there are different drivers that are primarily responsible for digital momentum. This has different implications for what advanced economies and developing economies ought to prioritize: innovation for the former and institutions for the latter. The least digitally advanced countries must allocate limited resources wisely. Enabling internet access on the mobile phone provides the biggest bang for the buck. Country size is also a factor. Smaller countries with strong institutions can create high value as early adopters and create a demonstration effect for the world by assembling the right ecosystem. Traditional trading hubs (such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UK) and emerging digital hubs Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM ' (such as New Ze~~Bj~/F~~fs~ fTJffitj_qg~~ 1•~,rt)'\ !ijgi~ enabled ecosystems. In conclusion, the world's digital economy stands at a threshold where opportunity and risk stand in balance. Even in the short period since we published the previous edition of the Digital Evolution Index, much has changed in the journey to the digital planet, and just as surprising, there are many speed bumps scattered along the way. Clearly, much of this has to do with the digital momentum . being experienced in countries around the world, as well as with the systemic nature of the forces that govern digital evolution. Without question, the Stand Out and Break Out countries are benefiting from a combination of the strong rates of digitalization and the involvement of governments in orchestrating digital economies. Will the world order as portrayed in this year's Digital Evolution Index get overturned as transformational technologies, such as artificial intelligence, cause widespread changes or regulatory and political considerations add to the unevenness of digital markets? The picture that summarizes the state of the digital planet will evolve when it does. Authors' note: We are deeply grateful to Michaela Beck, Desmond Choong, Christina Filipovic, Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Cassandra Pagan, Caroline Troein, Paul Trueman, and Christopher "Rusty" Tunnard, whose expertise, analyses, and insights have been essential for this research. Editor's note: Every ranking or index is just one way to analyze and compare companies or places, based on a specific methodology and data set. At HBR, ~e believe that a well-designed index can provide useful insights, even though by definition it is a snapshot ofa bigger picture. We always urge you to read.the methodology carefully. -·--· ------➔------··--· ·-·------·------·---·------··------ Bhaskar Chakravorti is the Senior Associate Dean of International Business & Finance at The Fletcher School at Tufts University and founding Executive Director of Fletcher's Institute for Business in the Global Context He is the author of The Slow Pace of Fast Change. ·· ··· ··-· -·-- -·Received By-NSD/FA:RA-Registration·tJnit-li-/28/20t7·0J:0l:4S·PM ··-·· R~¥e~ ~l~f:ft1F\(~. Rle~i\ltinl,\'icH,itl mt kJ ______,_., ______, ____ ,_~-·---· '" -•-·-·-·------·-·--.,--..... -,. -- --· --- -•--·- ~---· ···----·-··-·-·-· -·- ·------.------ Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi is Associate Director for research a_nd Doctoral Research Fellow for Innovation and Change at Fletcher's Institute for Business in the Global Context at Tufts University. 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In the past year, Thales in Singapore has grown its repair volume by over 30 per cent. ln additio_n co prbviding repair opera_tions, Thales also runs a custo_mer support centre for Di_ehl Aerospace's Singaporean subsidiary, set up in November l_ast year to better serve its regional customers. The cencre has been ope_rational since [anuary at the expanded Thales facility in Changi North Rise. The widened scope of the extended partnership increases Thales' repair volume in Singapore to an estimated 40,000 pieces of equipment per year, making Singapore the group's largest centre for avionics maintenance and repair servic_es \.VOrldwi9e, the. firm sa_(d_. The aerospace iridustry in.Singapore has grown scrongly over the last two decades, and the Republic now accounts for a quarter of Asia•Paciflc's aircraft maintenance and repair volumes. Thales' expanded facility underscores the importance of Singapore as a regional hub, the-firm said, as it aims to grow local capabilities and establish a strong regional base to serve customers in the Asia•Pacific region. SPH Digital News/ Copyright © 2017 Singapore Press Holdings ltd. Co. Regn. 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Photo cfedit: Tech in Asia. Amazon officially unveiled its Prime Now service in Singapore today, following tno_nths of rumors (https://www.techinasia.com/amazon finally-lands-singapore). Its mobile app (https://www.techinasia.com/amazon-prime-app-stores-singapore) has been available for download i_n the country since yesterday. The launch took place at Amazon's new 100,000-square-foot fulfillment center - nearly the size of two football fields - in Ju~ong East. Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.tec_hinasia.com/amazan-prim_e!fiow-sg-launc_h 115 11/17/2017 The s_arting area where Prime NoW orders are chec}sed and dispatch_ed. Photo credit: Tech in Asia. Amazon Prime N_ow is the US giant's first retail service to laW1ch in the city-state, offering free two-hour delivery of a'limited range of products from its online· star~. Singaporeans will be able to order everyday items, books, and groceries, among o~her things - including 1,100 items from the company's in-house brand AmazonBasics (http://www.businessinsider.com/amazonbasics-tech-gadgets-worth-:buying-2015- 12/?IR•T). Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/lwww.techinasia.com/amazon-prime.!fiow-sg-launch 2/5 11/1712017 -~--~"--'··;,::=-.::x:...,,~··--~-"'-~"" This ought to be pof)ular - chilled beers delivered straight to your door, within two hours. Photo credit: Tech in Asia. Priine Now first became available in New York back in December 2014. Sil1.ce then, it has been launched in over 50 cities across nine countries. However, the service will operate on a different model in Sing~pore, t_he company ~ays. It will rely more heavily on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Novel logistks proces·ses such as on-demand delivery scheduling and random stow systems - which locate·s stock in a warehouse according to ord_er frequency - have been adopted in an effort to drive greater efficiencies. To b_ring Prin:ie Now to_ a country wh_ere it had previously lacked_ an operati_onal presen~ required A,nazo_n to work closely with Joe.al authorities·. Kire·n Kumar, assistant managing director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (https://www.edb.gov.sg/conten.t/edb/en.html) who W "To deliver within two hours, there's a lot of innovation that needs to happen beyond what you see here .... in terms of infrastructure," he said. "We had to work closely with [Amazon] to navi~te the Singapore gOvemment machinery, to ensure compliance with our LTA [Land Transport A~thority] from a traffic and signaling perspective, and our Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority in terms of classifying food safety." /~. ~~· httpsllwwwtechinasiaco~7.~~r;~;P.i~.~P.lifcf-.RA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM 315 The fulfillment center covers 100,_000 square feet Photo credit: Tech in Asia. In its other locations Prime Now iS exclusively aVailatile to me·mbers of Amazon Prime, which is expected to laliilch iii. Singapore soon and will come with additional features for those that sign up - including, perhaps, Amazon's Prii:ne Video streaming service. Until then, Singaporean_s · will be able to try out Prime Now for a limited time. Amazon officials at the launch event Would not confirm when full Prime membership will arrive in the city. The cotllpany likewi.se remained tight-lipped about' a_ny planned Sil)gapore l_aunch of Marketplace, its ecommerce platform for third-party vendors, as well as possible furthe'r expansion in Southeast Asia. Prime Now in Singapore will be available between 10 am and 10 pm, seven days a week. Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.techinasia.com/amazon-prime--iiow-Sg-launch · 4/5 11/17/2017 Amazon launches Prime Now service in Sin~Rore Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/L0l 7 03:01 :45 PM Amazon Prime Now delivery fees in Singapore 7 [fees/shipment (US$) . , -![ .•order v.-lµe(US$) . l --:.....· ,·· - ' ' - ,.._a,_/~•-~---~---~-- ~.j Free Above 29.50 Two-hour delivery 4.40 Below 29.50 One-hour delivery 7 All orders <;onverted from Singapore dollars. Rate: US$1 = S$1.36. Never miss a story. Sign up for an account and get the latest & best stories in your inbox, every day. Sign me up! 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To download a PDF version of the site content click here (https://glob_alrisk.mastercard.com/sub_bucket/leadership library/?cat=Dnline%20Resources). This a_rticle relates to the 2017 edition of the Digital Planet Report (http://go.tufts.edu/dei17). Government and industry leaders around the world dream of guiding their nation into the Goldilocks zone where prosperity and an intense spirit to innovate coexist. These countries are digital leaders with the resources and hunger to stay at the top for years to come. The DEi 17 reveals the identities of the digital elites operating at this level. As a group, they are split in two. First, there are the international trade hubs of Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE. Geographically small, they have long histories as crossroads of trade and regional hubs for capital. These entrepOts are now as comfortable with digital busin"esses and data Flows as they a.re with finance and commerce. And second, there are the nation states of the Estonia, Israel ar,_d New Zealand. These four countries are powering ahead of rivals with a complex formula of infrastructure, incubating start-ups, a cultural commitment to innovation, and government support. This last ingredient~ government - is a crucial element. Whil~ some may believe true innovation happens when government "gets out of the way," the Stand Out countries of the DEi suggest there is, in fact, a significant role fa the state to play in facilitating and fostering the digital economy. Received Bv NSD/FARA Re12:istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/lwww.mastercard.uS/en-u·stgoverriml!!nts/in·siQhts-researCh/digital':eVolutiOri-index/etite.html 115 11/17/2017 Elite . . Received Bv N~n!FARA Re!!isfration llnit l l/2R/2017 03:01:45 PM Estonia 1s an outsCana1ng example. ACtlie turn of"fliEf'm1 renrnum 1IC embarkeO on a nat1onar proJect tObecome a leader in technology. It has succeeded beyond expectations. Today, Wired magazine calls it "E-stonia, the world's most digitally advanced society."' Government officials list their email and mobile numbers online. Paying For car parking by text was common 15 years ago. First-grade children learn to code. Governance is entirely paperless. All documents are ohline, and everything is backed up in the cloud. If needed to, Estonians could all move to a new continent, boot up, and reconstitute Estonia exactly as it is. "The goal For the digital elite nations is more than achieving a certain level of digital success. It's about keeping the momentum going" An eye-catching service is Estonia's "e-residency" program. Foreign nationals can become an Estonian digital citizen, able to register a company, File taxes and use all digital services available to citizens - only without the passport. According to Taavi Kotka, the Estonian who designed the system as the country's CIO, "The beauty of the whole program is that it costs zero to us. It's the same processes and the same Functions as 6stonians use."' In Singapore, the government is pushing the smart-city agenda to new levels by harnessing all public d_ata.to creat'e a "Virtual Singapore;" a genuine "Smart Nation." This on line platform will map out the performance of the city-state in real time. It will be possible to look at how diseases might spread in an epidemic, or how traffic will react to roadworks. In a similar Fashion, the UAE is enjoying explosive digital growth. Again, the government is at the heart of it. In the · emirate of Dubai, a state body called Smart Dubai is executing a plan to transform services and society, just as the Estonians have. The national government's UAE Vision 2021 is a national innovation strategy targeting core sectors. These are 3D printing, nanotechnology, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, software and smart cities. The UAE also illustrates the power of digital technologies to make life better. According to the World Happiness Report', the country ranks 21st out of 155 countries - ahead of France, Spain and Singapore - making it the happiest Arab nation. This sort of metric is taken seriously: in February the UAE hosted the World Happiness meeting, part of the World Government Summit. Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/lwww.mastercard.us/en-us/govemme"nts/insights-research/digital'=evolution-index/elite.html 215 11/17/2017 Naturally, the goal For the digital elite nation_s is more than achieving a certain level of digital success. It's about keeping the momentum going. A lesson highlighted throughout the DEi report is just how difficult this is. "The top five scoring countries in the DEi 17 ~ Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Finland - are all Stall Out countries, reflecting the challenges of sustaining Fast upward momentum," says Dr Bhaskar Chakravorti, senior associate dean of International Business and Finance at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. "Investing in innovation capacities and attracting talent are crucial to jumpstarting momentum." One nation that offers tantalizing· clues as to how permanent change can be achieved is Israel. Michael Dell, Founder of Dell Technologies, marvels at the achievements: "Israel's performance has inspired the entire world ... Technology here improves by a_bout ten times every Five years."' The Israeli Formula is to be strong across all aspects of digital innovation. Israel spends more on research and development a_s a percentage of GDP than any other nation, at ~.25 percent compared to 1.95 percent in the EU and 2.79 percent in the US.5 l~rael has a culture of innovation, with infrastructure to match. The universities are powerhouses of researc·h, a·nd armed with technology transfer units to take concepts from the lab to the boardroom. The start-up scene, nicknamed Silicon Wadi, is arguably the second most productive in the world, although some way behind Silicon Valley. A thread running through all the DEi elite is an openness to global trade. The UK is the example par excellence. London is known for the "Wimbledon Effect," in which the city plays host to an international cast of stars, rather than re1ying on homegrown talent. The idea was coined by the Japanese, marveling at the success of the City of London's Finan sector. Now London is home to Europe's tech stars. The fusion of tech and Finance - Fintech - produces creative ne . business models in Finance and is the hottest area right now. It makes sense, as the existing banks are on hand to · 1· offer expertise and ba-eking _to_ Fin_ tech start-ups. In the Fi-rst qua rte_ r of 2017, peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle won _- ;, : : £82 million From investors, and challenger ban_k Monzo and FX start-up Currencycloud both got more than £20 milli • Since the Brexit referendum, the London tech sector has passed £1 billion in investment, making it the tech . capital of Europe. · Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/IWWW.mastercard.us/en-us/governmSnts/insights-research/digital'=avolution...Jndex/elite.htnil 3/S 11/17/2017 Elite Received 8y NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/,28/2017 0,3;01 ·45 PM "Openness to talent; access to r1nance; advanced infrastructure; and a government with ambition to harness digital for social change - these are the elements that pave the way to excellence in tech" The jewel in the UK's crown is arguably DeepMind, creator of the artificial intelligence engine AlphaGo, which learned to play the Chinese board game Go better than any human. DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis is emblematic of the city: he has a Greek Cypriot father and Chinese Singaporean mother, and grew up in North London. He insists DeepMind plays games under the Union Jack flag. Having now retired AlphaGo, DeepMind has turned its resources to teaching computers relational reasoning - the cognitive capability that enables humans to understand the relationships between different concepts and objects. The benefits of harnessing human creativity in the digital realm are huge, New Zealand has worked hard to foster an entrepreneurial culture, It's got a thriving movie post-production industry (accelerated by the Lord of the Rings trilogy) and has spawned companies such as accounting software giant Xero. But the New Zealand government says the contribution of digital to the economy could be tripled if more firms were digitally engaged. At First glance, it would be easy to overlook New Ze_aland if evaluating global importance through the traditional lens of "trade route" mapping. Yet in a digital world the winning currency is the ability to play globally, a mantel the nation has clearly embraced. Countries need to look closely at how the DEi elite performers got where they are. The basic ingredients are clear: openness to talent; access to Finance; advanced infrastructure; and a government with the ambition to harness digital innovation for social change. These are the elements that pave the way to excellence in tech - now and in the future. 1 Hammersley, Ben. Concerned about BreXit? Why not become an e-resident of Estonia. Wired. March 27th 2017 2 Orton-Jones, Charles. Estonia - Saving UK businesses from Brexit doom. Raconteur. November 15th 2016 3 Sustainable Development Solutions Network. World Happiness Report 2017. March 20th 2017 " Levy, Guy. 'Israel is the center of the digital future' Ynetnews.com. 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Mastercard is an E"qual Opportunity Employer ':•·_ ._- ' I Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:Jlwww.mastercard.us/en-us/govemments/in·sights-re·search/digita~VOIUtioh-index/elite.html _ 4/5 1111712017 Elite Received By NSD/FARA.Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Received Bv NSD/FARARe1:dstration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.masterc.9,rd.u_s/en-us/gove_rnma'nts/insights-researchfdigitar:evolution-index/elite.html 515 11/17/2017 Foster_+ Partners opens "one of our greenest Apple s,eacesn in Sina_apore Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/21:1/2017 0J:01 :45 PM dezeen Q. - II ',,i-- 1"":--"-"4""··· '""/~,½-,--,.,--·-f,¼· , .... ,_. :_ ·""'- " -,, L .. ""'...... ,. '\, Foster+ Partners opens "one of our greenest Apple spaces yet" in Singapore 000 00 Amy Frearson I 30 May 2017 12comments Foster+ Partners has built yet another tree-filled Apple Store, but this one also features hand-carved stone staircases. Singapore's official ranking as the greenest city in Asia informed the design of Apple Orchard Road, the first Apple flagship in the city. Like Foster+ Partners' other recent Apple Stores, particularly the ones in London and Dubai, the building's most prominent feature is its trees. There are eight mature trees at the entrance and a further 12 ficus trees inside. The building also integrates an array of sustainable technologies - meaning all of its energy comes from renewable sources. Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:f/www.dezeen.com/2017/05/30/foste~artners-Opens-apple-st0r81:orch8rd-road-singapo~reen-tre:es/ 1/10 11117/2017 Foster+ Partners opens ·one of our greenest Ap_ple ~aces· in Sini.a·pore Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit l t /2ll/2017 Qj :01 :45 PM O@O 00 "This is one of our greenest Apple spaces yet," said architect Stefan Behling, who is head of studio at Foster+ Partners. "It breaks down the boundaries between the inside and outside, with the greenery cascading through the store from the mezzanine to the ground tloor and out onto Orchard Road, creating the most welcoming civic gesture." Related story Foster+ Partners completes Dubai Apple Store with carbon-fibre "solar wings" In line with the now-familiar Apple Store aesthetic, the store features a minimal glass facade measuring 36.5 metres wide. This is sheltered beneath a slender cantilevered canopy, offering protection from Singapore's notorious tropical showers. The eight mature trees stand in front of this facade, framing a public square at the entrance. The aim was to create a green orchard that pays tribute to the fruit and nutmeg trees that once occupied the area. it~fi-1-2&izo-i-'fo3 :o-i-As-Ptv,.___t ~ _ __,I rchard-road-sirigapore-gree·n~tree_s/ 2/10 11/17/2017 _ Foster+ Partners opens none of our greenest A~le spaces" in Sin9..apore _ Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit l I/2ts/2017 03:01 :45 PM ..:>-:- : \:\\~ "<:\_--,~. .. '"· ·,, ·. ·-' ·. ~--. ., '•- '',',., ,, ·,~, /\(' . '',', ,.. i ,.. l. I. : ~;;... ::::~~,_~:~ ~.,::,. . :~ ""'< :=:.-.. , .1:k~~~~~2= ··· · · · · Receiver! Bv NSD/FARA Re2:istrationUnit 1 l/28/2Ul'r03-:i}l:4'5.::PM-"""-....._ https:/lwww.dezeen.com/2017/05/30/foste~partners"pens-apple-store5orchard-road-singapore-green-trees/ 3/10 11117/2017 . Foster + Partners opens "One of our greenest Apple s_.eaces" in Sina_apofe Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/215/2017 0J:01 :45 PM carved spiral staircases. The architects describe these as "warm and beautifully sculpted bookends" that offer "an homage to craftsmanship and materiality". The ficus trees are located on both levels, planted in the same donut-shaped pots seen in previous stores, but the majority can be found up on the mezzanine. Called the Genius Grove, rather than the Genius Bar, this space is the largest of its kind in any Apple Store worldwide. It is slightly set back from the facade behind a simple glass balustrade, creating a double-height atrium below. The store's other features include Apple's widest video screen in the world, housed in a space called The Forum. The aim is for this to become a meeting place for the city's creative cominunity. Norman Foster's firm has established itself as the architect of choice for technology giant Apple. Although the company wasn't involved in Apple's original store designs, it came up with the range of new interior features that were first showcased at the Apple Union Square store in San Francisco. It is also behind the design of Apple Park, the brand's new ring-shaped headquarters in Cupertino, California. Receiver! Bv NSD/F ARA ReQistration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45-PM https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/30/ioste~partne~pe_ns-apple-sto~rchard-road-singapore-,green-trees/ 4/10 11/17/2017 Foster+ Partners opens "one of our greenest A~le spaces• in Sing_apore Received By NSD/FARARegistration Unit 1 J/2is/2017 03:01:45. PM Related story Apple unveils tree-filled Regent Street store by Foster+ Partners Photography is by Nigel Young/Foster+ Partners. 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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils new visuals for "stacked vases" hotel tower Received Bv NSD/FARA Re. nit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM https":/lwww,dezeen.com/2017/05/30/foster-:'pa"rtherS-Opens:.apple-store~JfJ~J~apore-green-trees/ · 8/10 11/17/2017 Foster+ Partners opens "one of our greenest Apple s_paces" in SinQ_apore Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/211/2017 0J:01 :45 PM Vertical transportation concept allows city dwellers to cycle up skyscrapers a Neri & Hu.'s Suzhou Chapel combines textured brick base with ethereal white cube Comments Visit our comments page I Read our comments policy 12 Comments Dezeen 0 Login v 0 Recommend 24 ~ Share Sort by Newest • 0 Join the discussion ... ce=::::,; LOG INWITH OR SIGN UP WITH DISQUS <1) Received Bv NS~ Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM https:/lwww. dezeen .com/201 7/05/30/foster-'partners-openS-appte-storeSOrcharcl-rOad-sing·apore-green-trees/ 9110 11/17/2017 . . Foster+ Partners open~ •one of. our green~st Apple ~aces" in Sin9.apore Received By NSD/FARA Registration Utnt 11/21:1/20.17 0J:01 :45 PM v , Kep1y , :::mare > Platonics • 6 months ago First the trees. Foster was one of the first open-plan landscaped architects going back to the late 6o's. Don't worry about the welfare of indoor plants in his hands. The sculpted stone staircase handgrab detail/s is more of my concern. Slick and clean when just finished. BUT like St Peter's toes, the hands touching the stone will mark and darken the surfaces over time. ifit's OK, well and good. Otherwise when people don't want to touch the 'dirty' surface , it will create a staircase safety problem. 2 " v , Reply , Share > NeverKnowinglyUnderdressed-+ Platonics • a month ago Late spot but there is what appears to be a coating where the hands will hit ... they thought this through. " v , Reply • Share > Clunking Fist • 6 months ago "hand-carved stone" how does that gel with "green"? My Crock-of-sh*t meter is buzzing. The carvers could have spent that time sifting rubbish from the local river, showing school children how to grow vegetables, making lunches for the homeless. Now that would be "green". ,,._ v , Reply , Share > Mark Harada • 6 months ago Too bad all the mezzanine plantings are paved over. The root balls have been smothered. Good luck replacing the trees when they start to go. The electrical system for the uplights are also involved in the planting sites. Plus all the subfloor mechanical systems for watering, drainage etc. Typical & common architectural misuse of plants to create what will become a temporary gesture. The donut planters are cute but barely adequate to support the. trees in the longterm. 1 " v , Reply • Share > Martin Lew-+ Mark Harada • 6 months ago There are either cavities below the. paving or permeable paving to provide airflow to the soil. It's fairly common in street trees in most countries around the world. The up lighting would suggest that there is suspended paving above the soil. " v • Reply • Share > ReceiVl"rl Bv-'NSD/F ARk Re1:dstration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/30/fuste~p·artners-opens-apple-store~rch8rd-road-s_ingapore-green-tre~s/ 10/10 11117/2017 How HOPE Technik CEO Peter Ho Built And Grew The ComR,any Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Technology Lifestyle Branded Pages Submit Story Trending CEO SERIES After 1.5 Years Of No Salary, This Local Engineering Firm Has Grown Into A Multimillion~Dollar Group 'I;\.' Zaflrah Salim .,. _.:, 2017-07-1310:31:14 6~ Like 11 Share] 3.1K peOple like this. Sign up to see what your friends like. During last year's National Day Rally, Pri Pssst ... Ministe;~~-Hsien Loong singled ~~tHOPE I Join our mailing list for latest Technik as a prime example of an SME that isj updates and dealsl building new capabilities in an economy defineh------ by disruption . . 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Humble Beginnings IPSSl?t •.• Join our nwiling list for lc1test updates and deals' HOPE Technik's office/ Image Credit: HOPE Techn HOPE Technik was founded back in May 2006 by Ho and three of his National University of Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/ /vulcanpos_t.com/615216/hope-techhrk-rTlultimil!ion-dolla·r-group/ 2/21 11/17/2017 How HOPE TeGhnik CEO Peter Ho Bl.lilt And Grew The Com~any Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Technology Lifestyle Branded Pages Submit Story Trending SAE and they naturally bonded over a common interest in engineering and race cars. So it's of no surprise that when starting up HOPE Technik, they wanted to focus it on motorsports engineering. But as demand for robotics gained traction, the company steered towards that direction instead. "We pumped in a capital of $10,000 - $2,500 each - to start the business. We were all engineers, so we never particularly understood finance or [business] planning," said Ho. "Back then, the market mood was also very dijJerent. Startups weren't a coo/word. Startups meant that you weren't capable enough to find a good job, which is why you are starting something up on your own." These obstacles never really daunted him though - if you don't know things, you simply leatn. The four co-founders picked up business skills and knowledge along the way but admittedly, the learning process wasn't easy and the young firm struggled to find its footing at first. Pssst ... It was a very financially and physically Join our mailing list for latest updates and dealsl exhausting period for them. They racked up credit card debts to pay for equipment, and they couldn't even afford to hire workers. Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/ /vu lean post.com/615216/hope-te_chntk-mu ltimillion-dol lar-group/ 3/21 11/1712017 How HOPE Technik CEO Peter Ho Built And Grew The ComRany Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Technology Lifestyle Branded Pages Submit Story Trending The 'Big Break' When asked what's the turning point for the company, Ho said that "securing the SCDF contract was one of the first big breaks for the company." SCDF had commissioned them the Red Rhino pi:oject in a sub-contract with another company back in 2009, and this helped them "get noticed and opened doors for the company" to sign even more contracts. HOPE Technik has been building the last four generations of Red Rhinos and it recently unveiled a new SCDF compact hyb)'.id vehicle with firefighting and ambulance facilities, which is among the smallest in Asia. Pssst... Join our mailing list for latest updates and dealsi SCDF firefighting vehicle./ Image Credit: HOPE Technik Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/ /vulcanpost.com/615216/hope-technrk-mu lti mill ion-dollar-group! 4/21 11/17/2017 How HOPE Technik CEO Peter Ho Built And Grew The Com~any Received ByNSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01:45 PM Technology Lifestyle Branded Pages Submit Story Trending giant, Airbus Defence and Space. In 2012, it beat notable engineering firms worldwide to clinch a multimillion-dollar deal with Airbus to build a research prototype plane that can take passengers to the edge of space, 100km above Earth. The spaceplane tests were successfully concluded in May 2014. Another noteworthy project is a collaboration with Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific to develop a robot, called SESTO Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV), to automate material retrieval and transportation within Infineon's smart factory in Singapore. AGV built and engineered by SESTO Robotics, HOPE Techni !Pssst ... arm/ Image Credit: HOPE Technik Join our mailing l'st for latest updiltes and deals! This AGV can perform tasks such as pushing around materials and transporting items from one end of the production floor to the other. It · helps to boost productivity, and is safe to use · Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://vulcan post.com/615216/hOpe--techntk-niu ltlmillion-dollar.-g"rOup/ 5/21 11/17/2017 How HOPE Technik CEO Peter Ho Built And Grew The ComiJ:any Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Technology lifestyle Branded Pages Submit Story Trending Q technologically disruptive collaboration at !!tis ~«!~'s Sing_!!pore lnternationa!__C::!!_amber ofCommerce(SICC) Awards. It is the first of,. its kind for assembly manufacturing in Singapore, and it also serves as a key cornerstone towards Singapore's smart factory journey. While Ho acknowledges that these few big projects serve as a gateway to other opportunities, he is not particularly concerned with the sheer size of the contract. What matters more to him is that each project holds a meaning and allows his company to "learn the depth of engineering." Innovation Is In The Company's DNA HOPE Technik has been making national headlines the past few years for being technologically innovative. As the firm gains more recognition, Ho realised that innovation is necessary in running any business. Pssst ... "You have to push the envelope because busin Join our mailing list for latest and technology are changing so rapidly. This updates and dealsl very much the DNA of the company," he said. He also pointed out that most people have a misconception that in order to innovate, one has Received Bv NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https://vulcan postcom/615216/hope-techntk-titultim iltion-dol la"r-grou·p1 6/21 11/1712017 How HOPE Technik CEO Peter Ho Built And Grew The Company Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit l 1/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Technology Lifestyle Branded Pages Submit Story Trending "We do not reinvent the wheel, we adapt and modify proven solutions to give reliable results." • .0::-c ..... -~~... _,...,_ - d i it is a·_-P8sSion:and·a career. no1 a job . n '"'i~,, liL ! 1,p;;_ .. . 2: \/ye ·are e:n·girieering'COninlandos .. Sm~_I_I in i ' liu_ nu_mb8r,.stronQ _i_n_fQr~: . L, _ 3 we t>ell•~• in doing lhl~s 'rigtit. nave( take ttie ·easlest.Or'.most common WBy. technik 4, FOCVs _on ~e.~1. ~~i9Y lh«fpr~s: 5 ·ou,~~t.in'teintiofls aftd.k18as ·ar&:p~t into pl't)(juctloo.'·ana lftriere are·prob!ems no blame 'goes 10.arjyone, ·we.wtt1 ·1111 t1x:1t: - 8 There_ must be 8.millirrium nwi,bf.tt'~of r8p0'rts requln,d, but lmportant·work fflust be recorded. 7 We dO_nof1"81riVent tNfwheel,we adapt and modify ·prt,veh ·sol_utloris to give reliabk:i results. 8 We test the project's _operatiOO Md fun·ctioOality at_eadl and alls_tBges · · I 9 We learn from yesterday, liv_e ~ today, t:toP8 fOf tomorrow, Always n&\f8r_s_top qu~Q(linQ 10 We resJ)ect ourselves. Our·coueaQu~f Ollr veridors and our clients_ -~:-~"-~•··~ ~,_,.. HOPE Technik's 10 Rules of Engagement/ Image Credit: Tech in Asia He added that innovation is not something that can be easily taught. "The attributes and attitudes ofpushing the line, those have to be cultured." And when you innovate, failure is inevitable so it's perfectly fine if it doesn't work out the first time round, he advised. Pssst ... Join our mailing list for latest updates and dealsl "There is no hard and fast rule on the number hr---~------ failures. In order to attain excellence, there m1.1St be continuous repeated tries until the success is delivered." Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM https:/lvu lean post com/615216/h ope-techntk-mu lti_mil_l ion.c:jollar-grou p/ 7/21 1111712017 How HOPE Technik CEO Peter Ho Built And Grew The ComRany Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Technology Lifestyle Branded Pages Submit Story Trending HOPE Technlk team/ Image Credit: HOPE Technlk HOPE Technik has grown from a four-man company in 2006, to a multimillion-dollar group with almost 150 employees today. What contributed to this success? ''The people," Ho replied, matter-of-factly. They are the key players in the company as they sha.re the same burden as the founders to keep the company going, said Ho, which is why they are never addressed as "staff' or "colleagues". Pssst ... Join our mailing i!St for latest "They're our teammates because we run side updates ar,d dea!s1 side," he added. So what does HOPE Technik look out for in a teammate? "Passion and commitment". . Received Bv NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:0 I :45 PM https :/ /vulcanpost. com/615216/hope-techntk-mu lti_mi!l_ion-dollar-group/ 8/21 11/1712017 Thales e~nds· in Sin·g~re to become the group's lar~!t hub for re,eair activities·worldwide· LEDB Singapore Received J:Sy NSD11 29 June 2017 c,.,,.....,a.ft.A,...,.,. TAGS Germany Aerospace Engineering 2017 United states Press Release Singapore Singapore Business News Japan French aerospace giant Thales Group launched its newly expanded facility in Singapore, which now consolidates avionics production, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) actf\/lties, sales operations and Ousmess development under one roof, enabling better synergies and process optimisation_ Conceived in late 2015, the e)(panded facility of 10,000 square feet started operations in Janua'ry this year, with its newly revamped compositional layout optimising productivity by 10%. Thales started its commercial avionics operations in Singapore over 40 years ago and now produces key systems for the Airbus A320, AJSO and Boeing 787 fl_eets. Singapore houses one of three avionics repair sites for the Group, with the other two located in France and US. With an estimated repair volume of 40,000 pieces of equipment per year, Singapore is the Group's largest centre for avionics maintenance and repair services worldwide. "The e)(panded Thales facility is a testament to Smgapore's continued strength as an aerospace hub for Asia Pacific and an excellent example of how we can partner OEMs to facilitate their regional expansion. Companies can tap on Singapore's connectivity, pro-business environment and pool of skilled talent, to be closer to their customers and harness the growth of the regional aviation market," said Mr Um Kok Kiang, Assistant Management Director, Economic Development Board. 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