Posts Tagged ‘innovation’
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
The annual Dell Technologies Forum was held in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands – targeted at technology enthusiasts and business leaders looking to drive innovation and growth.
Dell’s flagship conference in Singapore covered emerging trends, cutting-edge technology and featured speakers from government and the industries. Here’s Grainger Wallis delivering the keynote.
Andy Sim (Vice President and Managing Director, Singapore, Dell Technologies) delivered the welcome speech while Pang Yee Beng (SVP, South Asia and MD, Malaysia, Dell Technologies) presented Dell’s thought leadership study on the Innovation Index.
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Monday, November 7th, 2022
DPM Heng Swee Keat reiterated the importance of innovation to help the nation overcome the “Iron Triangle” of healthcare – cost, accessibility and quality. He was addressing the attendees of CHI Innovate 2022 via a recorded speech to open the annual flagship conference for the Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI).
Heng Swee Keat is the Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies.
Noting that innovation is key to overcoming the “iron triangle” of cost, accessibility and quality of healthcare, DPM Heng said that just as important as research and innovation is the translation of innovation into impact – which corresponded with the theme for this year’s CHI Innovate: “The Road from Innovation to Impact”.
DPM shared three ways of achieving greater impact in healthcare innovation.
- Innovation at the systems level
- Innovation in the use of technology
- Fostering an innovative workplace culture
Check out the details of DPM Heng’s speech from the script below.
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Tags:CHI, conferences, DPM, events, healthcare, healthtech, innovation, MedTech, Singapore, speech, TTSH
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Friday, November 4th, 2022
The Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI), part of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, today held its annual flagship event – CHI Innovate 2022 – with the theme “The Road from Innovation to Impact”.
The CHI Innovate 2022 will discuss how healthcare innovations can be up-sized, re-focused and made more engaging, to deliver better value and impact to the people served.
More than 500 healthcare professionals participated in this year’s CHI Innovate, an annual thought leadership forum by local and overseas healthcare leaders on creating the future of healthcare together.
Urgency for Innovation
Healthcare systems worldwide will continue to face challenges presented by an ageing population, the prevalence of chronic diseases and a tight workforce.
Stressing the need to balance the “Iron Triangle” of healthcare framed by cost, accessibility and quality, the Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat, underlined the urgency for healthcare institutions to embrace innovation together to tackle the challenges.
The Guest of Honour for the event is Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies.
Keynote Speaker is Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications & Information and Ministry of Health.
Pursuing Excellence- National HIP
This year, there were nearly 100 submissions for the National Healthcare Innovation and Productivity (HIP) Medals, an award sponsored by the Ng Teng Fong Healthcare Innovation Programme and supported by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Eight winning projects are recognised for their excellence in Care Redesign, Automation, IT and Robotics Innovation, Workforce Transformation, and Adoption.
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Tags:CHI, conferences, events, healthcare, healthtech, innovation, MedTech, Singapore, TTSH
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Saturday, September 10th, 2022
Hyundai Motor Group today celebrated the finale of its first open innovation competition for Singaporean youth at the School of Science and Technology (SST).
S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations (third from left), Hong Bum Jung, Chief Executive Officer of HMGICS (second from right) with members of the 1st Place Winning Team.
The competition theme presented business cases and design ideas for Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV).
“HMGICS is pleased to hold our first open innovation competition for Singaporean youth. HMGICS will continue to explore smart future mobility innovations by growing together with Singapore. This open innovation competition program for Singapore youth showcases our strong commitment to realize this vision. We also believe the work experience with SST will continue to help future growth of Singaporean youth in science & engineering for the sustainable future innovation in Singapore”, said Hong Bum Jung, Chief Executive Officer of HMGICS.
Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS), with the aim of better engaging Singaporean youth in the Group’s future mobility innovation, held the competition beginning this May.
The participating schools were River Valley High school, United World College, and the School of Science and Technology.
A total of 17 teams participated in the competition.
The Guest of Honor, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, S Iswaran presented the awards to the winning teams.
With four evaluation criteria (Social Impact, Creativity of Solution, Technical Accomplishment, Business Development), SST Team 2 won 1st place and was awarded vouchers and the work opportunity at HMGICS.
As part of the 3-month long competition, participating students received mentorships and lectures on the mobility industry, engineering design, and business.
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Tags:competitions, education, Hyundai, innovation, motoring, news, Singapore
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Sunday, March 19th, 2017
StarHub supports Singapore’s Smart Nation vision with the new 58,000 sq ft Hubtricity (创星之城) in within STT MediaHub in one-north. It went fully operational in December 2016.
“With Hubtricity, StarHub is investing in capabilities that will enable it to innovate and develop new digital products, services and solutions with partners across industries. Hubtricity will add to Singapore’s position as the Digital Capital of Asia and will create exciting jobs in Singapore in areas such as cyber security and social media analytics,” said Kiren Kumar, assistant managing director at EDB. Photo credit: Cassie Fong, StarHub.
The new facility acts as a foundation to accelerate service innovation and co-creation with partners and customers.
In so doing, StarHub hopes to transform Singapore into a vibrant and connected Smart Nation, enhancing people’s everyday lives, strengthening enterprise capabilities and deepening Singapore’s international connectivity.
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
Thomson Reuters continues expansion of its global labs network by opening its sixth in Singapore. Its first lab in Asia, the Singapore Data and Innovation Lab will serve customers across the Asia Pacific.
Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer at Monetary Authority Singapore (MAS) officiating the opening of the new Thomson Reuters Lab in Singapore. In addition, Kiren Kumar, Assistant Managing Director, Infocomms and Media, Singapore Economic Development Board commented, “We welcome Thomson Reuters into our fast-growing digital innovation ecosystem, and are glad that the Singapore Data and Innovation Lab is collaborating with various partners to create new products for the region and beyond. We are also pleased that the Lab presents exciting career opportunities in data science, software development and user experience design.”
The Thomson Reuters Lab in Singapore will collaborate with the government, customers, tech startups and universities to build partnerships and create innovative products and solutions for professional markets throughout the Asia Pacific region.
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Tags:EDB, Fintech, innovation, labs, MAS, Office, Reuters, Singapore, t4tEvents, Thomson Reuters
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016
Epson showcased its latest smart solutions to show how its new innovations can power the future of businesses.
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“ESTC returns this year to simplify and make intelligent business solutions more accessible to every business,” said Tan May Lin, Epson Singapore’s General Manager (Sales, Marketing & Customer Service Division), at ESTC 2016.
The global technology leader in printing, visual communications and digital imaging demonstrated integrated solutions that addressed the varied needs that businesses had in their work processes.
ESTC 2016 is the second edition of Epson’s bi-yearly convention to engage corporate partners and customers to raise awareness on its range of business products and solutions.
A large format printer for the marketing department, showcased at ESTC 2016 in the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at the Marina Bay in Singapore.
Epson showcased new business products ranging from office scanners to its new ultra-short throw interactive projector, mobile point of sales systems and wearable technology such as the Moverio BT-300 smart glasses and BT-2000 smart headset at the convention.
The convention was held today at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre and attended by 153 guests including business partners, end users, media and distributors.
Integrating intelligent solutions for business success
Epson’s showcase offered insights as well as real-life demonstrations on how companies can develop a holistic strategy when investing in technology.
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Tags:Business IT, conventions, customer service, Epson, ESTC 2016, exhibitions, finance, inkjet, innovation, logistics, Marina Bay Sands, marketing, Moverio, printers, projectors, scanners, seminars, technology, training
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
Second Minister for Defence Ong Ye Kung commemorates 35 years of innovation at the MINDEF PRIDE Day and officiates opening of SGDefence Exhibition at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Speaking at the awards presentation ceremony, Second Minister for Defence Ong Ye Kung noted that this year marked the 35th anniversary of the PRIDE movement and commended the progress of the PRIDE movement over the years. Ong highlighted the importance of ensuring that MINDEF and SAF personnel continue to find ways to improve and innovate at their daily work. Click on infographic for a complete and enlarged view.
Second Minister for Defence Ong Ye Kung officiated at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) PRIDE (PRoductivity and Innovation in Daily Efforts) Day 2016 awards presentation ceremony held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre this morning.
SGDefence Exhibition
The public is invited to visit the SGDefence Exhibition, which is held at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre Hall A from 4 to 8 November 2016, 11am to 8pm.
The exhibition features indigenous technology solutions from the DTC, projects of the MINDEF PRIDE Day 2016 and Smart Defence initiatives.
A total of 184 awards were presented to individuals, groups and units from MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in recognition of their outstanding and innovative projects.
Through their innovations and work improvement ideas, savings exceeding $164 million were achieved in the last financial year.
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the PRIDE movement, PRIDE pioneer and then-Permanent Secretary (Defence) Lim Siong Guan also gave a plenary speech on the intent of the PRIDE movement and the crucial role that innovation will play in Singapore’s future.
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Tags:defence, defense, exhibition, innovation, military, MINDEF, PRIDE, SAF, Singapore, technology
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
The Defence Technology Community (DTC) in Singapore turns 50 this year and to celebrate that, DTC will be showcasing its indigenous innovations and solutions in an interactive exhibition – the SGDefence Exhibition.
Subiksha Krishnan checks out the exhibition and reports below.
The SGDefence Exhibition will be held from 4 to 8 November 2016 at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre Hall A. The opening hours are 12.30pm to 8pm on 4 November and 11am to 8pm from 5 to 8 November. It is open to the public and is free.
The SGDefence exhibition features over 60 exhibits across five clusters.
Visitors can see, interact and experience the many technologies developed by the DTC and the ground-up innovation MINDEF PRoductivity and Innovation in Daily Efforts (PRIDE).
Technology in Defence
The five clusters will show how science and technology change the rules of the game and take Singapore’s defence capabilities to a whole new level.
Before entering the exhibition, visitors can complete the Event Passport located at the redemption booth to redeem your exclusive Access Card which can be kept as a memento.
The five clusters
The first cluster, Remembering Our Heritage, shows the nation’s first steps in defence R&D and the importance of building up Singapore’s defence capabilities in the early years of independence.
In Cluster 1, visitors can witness the evolution of DTC over the past five decades and learn about the nation’s humble beginnings and the challenging journey towards achieving what it has today.
The cluster includes a video that tells the story of Singapore’s humble beginnings in defence science and technology and a commemorative wall and video that highlights the DTC’s key milestones and innovations from 1966 to today and the various organisations and their responsibilities under the DTC’s charge.
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Monday, March 21st, 2016
The newly renovated Customer Value Innovation Hub in Fuji Xerox Towers serves as an experiential platform for the latest Fuji Xerox innovations, solutions and services.
This year’s DocuWorld is held at the Customer Value Innovation Hub on Level 1, Fuji Xerox Towers, at 80 Anson Road, Singapore 079907. It takes place from 22 -23 March 2016 from 9am to 6pm.
Listen to insights by industry experts, visit the Innovation Office, catch Fuji Xerox solutions and services demos, collect lucky gifts to fill up your fukubukuro, win attractive prizes hourly from 12 to 4pm daily, and enjoy an exhilarating Taiko Drum performance.
Highlights from Fuji Xerox DocuWorld 2016
- Creating Tomorrow’s Intelligent Systems. Together, Today by Mr. Michael Chong, General Manager, Innovation Office, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Concept Demo: Discussion on how intelligent systems, in this case an intuitive dashboard can help users sense, visualize and respond to large amount of data and help businesses make impactful and timely decisions.
- Technology Demo: Discussion on how selected Fuji Xerox technologies in areas such as video, security and robotics, can help increase business efficiency.
Details of the seminars and demo sessions can be found in the event poster below.
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Tags:demos, events, Fuji Xerox, innovation, printers, seminars, technology
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