Singapore and China have teamed up on the development of smart cities opening up new opportunities for local enterprises.
Singapore and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a new smart city twinning initiative that also opens several opportunities for communications industries to collaborate in various sectors including intelligent transport, smart education and smart environment management.
Covering mutual sharing of ideas and solutions, the MOU was signed between the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee (SIPAC).
The agreement also covers creating a pool of expertise by organising joint smart city forums, business-matching events and networking sessions for professionals in the information communications industry.
"Information technology is the backbone of any smart city, and the amount of data being created every day continues to explode. As a result, it becomes even more critical that we focus on innovations in how we capture, move and interpret that data in ways that allow us to improve the lives of our citizens," said Steve Leonard, executive deputy chairman of IDA.
Enterprises in both countries will follow an open and innovative procurement model enabling them to demonstrate their capabilities in smart city technology. In addition, governments of both nations will test out these innovative solutions before deploying them in other cities or districts.
The pilot and trial of the smart and sustainable solutions will be held at the Sino-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), known as one of the pioneers in smart city building.
Singapore and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a new smart city twinning initiative that also opens several opportunities for communications industries to collaborate in various sectors including intelligent transport, smart education and smart environment management.
Covering mutual sharing of ideas and solutions, the MOU was signed between the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee (SIPAC).
The agreement also covers creating a pool of expertise by organising joint smart city forums, business-matching events and networking sessions for professionals in the information communications industry.
"Information technology is the backbone of any smart city, and the amount of data being created every day continues to explode. As a result, it becomes even more critical that we focus on innovations in how we capture, move and interpret that data in ways that allow us to improve the lives of our citizens," said Steve Leonard, executive deputy chairman of IDA.
Enterprises in both countries will follow an open and innovative procurement model enabling them to demonstrate their capabilities in smart city technology. In addition, governments of both nations will test out these innovative solutions before deploying them in other cities or districts.
The pilot and trial of the smart and sustainable solutions will be held at the Sino-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), known as one of the pioneers in smart city building.
