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smart city technology.With the likes of Japan, South Korea and China all nearby, and also hoping to strike ahead in futuristic technology,
the challenge of staying out in front is greater than ever
So how does a country the size of the Isle of Man ensure its work is recognised"There was a determination to transform what we do with
rather unique position in being both a city, and a country in its own right, meaning the challenges faced by Cheow Hoe and his team are even
technology into everyday life meaning that his projects are often well-supported by the Singaporean government and see encouraging
pick-up.This is particularly crucial when it comes to smart cities, as the Lion City looks to stride ahead in its bid to be an example to
introduced and a wide number of smart services aimed at improving the lives of Singaporean citizens, quite literally over the course of
their entire lives.The Singapore Government is soon set to operationalise the Moments of Life concept through an app, which aims to take the
contact the government concerns major life events, such as registering a birth, getting a marriage certificate, or notifying a death.The
again taking the stress out of vital processes such as applying for a restaurant licence.Cheow Hoe notes that this whole approach is part of
Set up 15 years ago, the platform automatically registers citizens for all government digital services, and today, allows them to pre-fill
however - but also saving them
so far over 14,000 citizens have signed up to the service - which has been responsible for saving an incredible four lives since its
today Cheow Hoe notes that there are hundreds of thousands of sensors around Singapore, gathering data from traffic congestion to utility
readings.As mentioned, the city itself is essentially the country of Singapore, meaning that there are few headaches relating to geography
challenges in Singapore, as the densely populated landscape of the 278 square mile nation means that it is easy to mount new hardware to
The nation is also in the process of upgrading to 5G, however given its existing capacity, this is not as pressing a concern - despite
the rest of the world, and Singapore has in fact hosted the Digital Government Exchange event for some time, inviting figures from world
governments to see the work it is doing and share knowledge on how to overcome the big global challenges."Every country does something good,
it's important we learn from them too," Cheow Hoe says, adding that cross-nation partnerships will become increasingly important as the
