Orient Magazine Issue 78 - August 2020 | Page 30

FEATURE:

Understanding Singapore’s technology aspirations

Cybersecurity

Singapore's focus for cybersecurity advancement is to increase the resilience of its infrastructure to cyber-attacks. The region's first cybersecurity start-up hub, ICE71, aims to strengthen Singapore's ecosystem and mitigate risk through the attraction and training of new talent, providing market access, and connection opportunities with partners. The Cyber Security Agency focuses both on the national security element as well as training and public awareness campaigns, as society continues to move increasingly digital. To broaden the local skillset, SkillsFuture training, postgrad scholarships and talent programmes are available.

Immersive media

Referring to technology such as virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality, immersive media in Singapore is typically used in industry for training simulations, education, design and media. The immersive media sector is anticipated to play an important role in Singapore’s future digital economy, contributing over US$209bn by 2022(4). Enterprise Singapore are working with small businesses through the SME Centres to develop scalable solutions and demonstrating widespread applications of the technology. While the pandemic has put on hold some elements such as the physical scans of spaces, there is increasing interest in the sector(5).

Internet of Things

IoT combines information technology, telecommunications, big data and data analytics to create value across all sectors and elements of modern society. The network of items and devices which are embedded with software and sensors is rapidly expanding, with a resulting expansive gathering of datasets. The IMDA focuses on reducing the costs of sensors and lengthening their life cycle, developing partnerships and working closely with those in the cybersecurity sector to protect the data streams generated by IoT devices.

Source: www.imda.gov.sg/infocomm-media-landscape/SGDigital/Digital-Economy-Framework-for-Action

The immersive

media sector is anticipated to play an important role in Singapore’s future digital economy, contributing over US$209bn by 2022.