G-Cloud, Big Data, Analytics, Information Security, and a more pervasive use of sensors to position Singapore as a ‘smart city’ - these were the key areas of focus for ICT spending over the course of the next financial year, announced at an industry briefing organised by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) this morning.
Government ICT spending is set to remain unchanged for the year ahead at S$1.2 billion (US$947 million), but the Deputy Chief Executive of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, James Kang, heralded a major shift in the way the government will procure ICT. Full story
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