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Singapore aims to be a high-tech society

15 January 11

Singapore aims to be a high-tech, high performance society. In a recent visty venture capital firm Sequoia Capital's to Singapore, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien said Singapore and the firm shared a common purpose of creating value by identifying and seizing opportunities. Singapore that has attracted high tech companies like Facebook and Groupon here. It is seen as a "bright spark in a world recovering from turbulence and recession", with China and India acting as tw...

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3D animation puts Singapore on world map

27 December 10

A Singapore small production company is creating attention in the world with its animation project "Dream Defenders", a show targeted at six to nine year olds. Featuring cool gadgets, scary villains, "Dream Defenders" is made in both stereoscopic 3D, which requires special viewing glasses, and flat animation, which is what is seen on screens. The production firm, Tiny Island has been working on this project for a year. Production of the 26—episode series started in June, ...

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Super Incubator for Technology Startups

15 December 10

The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is launching ‘Superincubator,’ a 16,000 sqm physical space for startups, incubators and service providers. This is another effort of Singapore to grow its startup scene. As part of a broader initiative by MDA known as the Mediapolis Phase Zero, it aims to accelerate the development of next-generation consumer applications. The super incubator aims to provide incubation space for startups at affordable rates as well a...

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Call for Collaboration For The Deployment of Interoperable Mobile Near Field Communication (NFC) Infrastructure and Payment Services

18 November 10

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore ("IDA") is issuing a Call-for-Collaboration ("CFC") to invite proposals from consortiums for the Deployment of Interoperable Mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) Infrastructure and Payment Services via a Trusted-Third-Party (TTP). Consortium may comprise a combination of companies including, but not limited to, a TTP Operator, Banks, Payment Service Providers, Mobile Network Operators, Secure Element issuers. Objectives ...

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2nd Open Call for Cloud Computing Proposals

15 November 10

As part of the Infocomm Development Authority's efforts to promote the adoption of Cloud Computing, it is calling for interested parties to submit their proposals for innovative cloud based projects. This call is launched on 8 November 2010. The objectives of this call are: a. To support innovative projects that will help achieve the following outcomes: Enable infocomm infrastructure development for iN2015 vertical clusters (such as digital media, life sciences, manufac...

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World Bank: Singapore the best country to run a business

5 November 10

According to the latest 2011 World Bank report, Singapore remains the best country to run a business. The report rates 183 countries on the ease in which they allow firms to operate. The other seven factors evaluated are - taxation, trading across borders, registering property, dealing with construction permits, closing a business, enforcing contracts and protecting investors. Hong Kong emerged in the second place, with New Zealand third, followed by UK and US in the fort...

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Techcrunch: How Singapore Could Become the Most Important City in the Emerging World

3 November 10

Abstracted from Sarah Lacy's post in Techcrunch: Web companies, luxury brands and KFC aren’t the only ones who benefit from the rising Asian middle class. As more people climb out of poverty, they demand basic healthcare products we take for granted in the West. The continent is also a huge growth area for pharmaceutical multinationals and for them, Singapore is a great hub of talent and government support for clinical trials. Read more...

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Techcrunch: Sarah Lacy on her trip to Singapore

30 October 10

Extracts of Sarah Lacy's posts: Singapore is such an incredibility easy place to come into. Everyone speaks English. It is a futuristic city. It's a no brainer place if you are a western company. Singapore is a competitive place to start a pan-Asian company. After years of investing hundreds of millions directly in entrepreneurs, Singapore is now taking a lead from how Israel created its venture capital ecosystem. It partners with venture firms, allowing them to make the be...

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Latest Startup Positions Available

20 October 10

Latest positions available: Altruik - XSLT Developers AllProperty Media - 1) Web Mobile Developer, 2) Technical Lead Appbackr Inc - Architect/Lead Developer Intalio - Senior Software Engineer Olive Media - 1) VP, Engineering, 2) Engineering Lead, Hardware, 3) VP, Business Development Social Gaming Network - Game development engineering lead ViVOtech - Software Engineer Check out details at www.iipl.com.sg/jobboard ....

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“China, India and the Next Frontier of Tech Innovation” – 29 Oct 2010

20 October 10

Tech entrepreneurship is spreading throughout Asia’s innovation hotspots. The region’s advanced mobile communications and Internet markets, wealth of talented and motivated entrepreneurs and solid government support for advanced technologies all make Asia a world leader in disruptive breakthroughs. The trend has spanned now to biotech and cleantech as well. Venture capital investment has arrived in a big way too, and is helping Asian startups get to the next level a...

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