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Source:
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Singapore iN2015 Masterplan Offers a Digital
Future for Everyone |
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Singapore today (20 Jun 2006) launched a new
ten-year infocomm masterplan that will propel the nation into 2015 and
beyond, with a line-up of activities and goals that spell benefits for
the people, businesses and the global community. |
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The vision is to turn the country into an
Intelligent Nation and Global City, Powered by infocomm. |
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The masterplan recommends the way forward
for Singapore, into a future where infocomm will bring a sea change and
become intrinsic in the way people live, learn, work and play. |
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Minister for Information, Communications and
the Arts Dr Lee Boon Yang unveiled the plan this morning at the start of
the week-long Infocomm and Media Business Exchange (imbX). |
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Dr Lee said: "Innovation, integration and
internationalisation will be the basis of our masterplan. The capacity
to innovate and create new business models, solutions and services will
enable Singapore to be more competitive in a globalised environment.
Equally important is the ability to integrate resources and capabilities
for economic progress and digital opportunities for all Singaporeans." |
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The iN2015 masterplan is developed in the
past year with inputs from the People, Private and Public sectors. |
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A steering committee chaired by IDA
with representatives from the infocomm industry, sectors like
education, healthcare, manufacturing & logistics, finance, tourism
& retail and digital media, as well as the government, guided the
development. (Please see Annex for composition of the iN2015
steering committee.) |
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The masterplan sets bold targets for
2015: |
- Singapore to be No. 1 in the world
in harnessing infocomm to add value to the economy and society
- Achieve a two-fold increase in
value-added1 of the infocomm industry to S$26 billion
- See a three-fold increase in
infocomm export revenue to S$60 billion
- Create 80,000 additional jobs2
- Have at least 90 per cent of homes
using broadband
- Ensure 100 per cent computer
ownership for all homes with school-going children
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"The iN2015 Masterplan is not only about
economic competitiveness. We will also be exploring ways to ensure
that the elderly, less-privileged and people with disability can
also enjoy connected and enriched lives for self-improvement and
life-long learning. This is to bridge the digital divide and create
opportunities for all," said Dr Lee. |
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To achieve the targets, the masterplan
outlined four key strategies: |
- To spearhead the transformation of
key economic sectors, government and society through more
sophisticated and innovative use of infocomm
- To establish an ultra-high speed,
pervasive, intelligent and trusted infocomm infrastructure
- To develop a globally competitive
infocomm industry
- To develop an infocomm-savvy
workforce and globally competitive infocomm manpower
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In harnessing infocomm technologies for
the key economic sectors, some key recommendations include the use
of personalised services to enhance healthcare, education, tourism
and e-government; seamless delivery of financial services and
supply-chain management. |
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The Next Generation National Infocomm
Infrastructure will be put in place by 2012, capable of delivering
broadband speeds up to 1 Gbps, and offer pervasive connectivity
around the country. |
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The infrastructure will also be IPv6
compliant and will enable an exciting host of new broadband-enabled
services and applications, such as immersive learning experiences,
telemedicine, high definition TV, immersive video conferencing and
grid computing. (Please see Annex for updates on Next Generation
National Infocomm Infrastructure). |
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To develop a globally competitive
infocomm industry, initiatives are being worked out to strengthen
the domain and technology capabilities within the industry. Local
infocomm enterprises will be nurtured for expansion and growth
beyond the domestic markets, and infocomm solutions developed for
export. |
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To support the growth of the economy and
the infocomm industry, the infocomm competencies of the general
workforce will be raised. |
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Techno-strategists who have both the
technical and business expertise will also be groomed to achieve
business and organisational goals through the strategic and
innovative use of infocomm. |
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To build a pipeline of infocomm
professionals, there will be initiatives to attract the best from
schools to take up infocomm as a career. |
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"The government together with the
industry will pursue many of the recommendations from the iN2015
Steering Committee for Singapore's vision to be an intelligent
nation and global city by 2015," said Mr Chan Yeng Kit, Chief
Executive Officer of IDA Singapore. |
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"IDA sees the iN2015 masterplan as a
living plan that will evolve as we look into its implementation and
respond to socio-economic and technology changes over the next 10
years," he added. |
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For more information on the iN2015
programmes and initiatives, please refer to attached Factsheets, and
visit us at www.in2015.sg. |
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ISSUED BY CORPORATE & MARKETING
COMMUNICATION DIVISION INFOCOMM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE |
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More..... (Factsheets) |
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1
Value added of the infocomm industry refers to the contribution of
the industry to the gross domestic product (GDP). Value add
comprises the compensation of employees, operating surplus, the
consumption of fixed capital and the excess of indirect taxes over
subsidies (Definition from the Singapore Department of Statistics).
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Of the 80,000 new jobs, 55,000 jobs are expected to be infocomm jobs
in both infocomm and user sectors. The remaining 25,000 jobs are
supporting jobs in infocomm industry. |
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Source:
www.ida.gov.sg News Release 20
Jun 2006 |
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