Steve Leonard
SGInnovate completes investment in deep tech startup NDR Medical Technology
Investment marks an important milestone for Singapore’s medtech startup scene.
SGInnovate unveils ‘Deep Tech Nexus’ strategy
Aims to further strengthen deep tech startup ecosystem in Singapore.
Singapore forms two new IT bodies, IDA and MDA merged
Singapore is creating two new statutory bodies that will oversee IT-related issues in the country, by merging the IDA and MDA.
Singapore moves to solve ICT talent crunch
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and New York-headquartered education startup General Assembly (GA) have announced a partnership to offer what they describe as a “career accelerator” into the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry.
IDA launches S$1.5m pilot to roll out tech toys for preschoolers
Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority announced the launch of its PlayMaker Programme on Sept 23, a pilot which will introduce a suite of technology-enabled toys to preschool centres.
Singapore: From Smart Nation to Code Nation
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and US technology giant Microsoft Corp have embarked on an ambitious plan to transform Singapore into a ‘computational thinking’ nation by teaching coding skills to the masses.
Accelerator avalanche and Singapore’s startup hub issue
Accelerator programmes are mushrooming in the tiny nation of Singapore, which is part of the plan – but there are still challenges in Singapore’s vision to become the startup hub of South-East Asia, writes Gabey Goh.
Week in Review: The vision is just the first step
The Smart Nation idea may have sounded like premium cotton candy at first, but Singapore is approaching it very logically, writes an impressed Gabey Goh.
Singapore’s Smart Nation moves into prototyping phase
Singapore’s Smart Nation mission is pushing ahead, with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) executive deputy chairman Steve Leonard declaring 2015 as “the year of prototyping.”
10 fintech startups selected for Startupbootcamp’s first Singapore programme
Startupbootcamp FinTech has announced that 10 international startups have been selected to join its inaugural Singapore programme.
