David Ho

Big Data and research in Singapore

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2. Careers@Singapore (Living & Working in Singapore) Presentation by: David Ho Area Director, Europe Contact Singapore
3. Contact Singapore  Engage overseas Singaporeans and global talent to work, invest and live in Singapore  Actively links Singapore-based employers with professionals to support the growth of key industries  Work with investors to realise their business and investment interests in Singapore  An alliance of the Singapore Economic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower
4. Contact Singapore’s global network North America Australia Europe Greater China  New York San Francisco Boston London Frankfurt Shanghai Beijing •Sydney India •Mumbai •Chennai Singapore EDB Offices Americas: Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Sao Paulo Europe: Frankfurt, London, Milan, Paris, Stockholm Asia: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Jakarta, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul South Korea Seoul Covering Southeast Asia and Taiwan
5. Thank you Contact Singapore provides this presentation (including oral statements) gratuitously for information only and not for any other purpose. Contact Singapore does not warrant the accuracy, completeness nor suitability for purpose of any information in this presentation. Contact Singapore excludes all liability including but not limited to inaccuracies, incompleteness or lack of suitability for purpose of any information in the presentation. The Singapore Economy
6. A Bird’s Eye View of Singapore • Area = ~712 sq km 26 miles (42 km) 14miles (23 km) N
7. Land Area : 714 sq km (276 sq miles) Population : 5.31 million (28% non-residents) Languages : English Chinese Malay Tamil Main Working : English Language Government : Parliamentary Republic Time : GMT/UTC+8 County Code : +65 Source: Statistics Singapore, 2012 Singapore at a glance
8. Overview of Singapore economy 2011 GDP growth: 4.9% 2012 GDP growth forecast: 1% to 3% Source: Annual Economic Survey 2011 US$1.00 = S$1.2579 (2011 av.) (p) = preliminary Source: EDB RSU Census & Surveys, February 2012 2011 (p) Total output in Manufacturing Sector: S$285 billion (US$227 billion) General Manufacturing Industries 8% 2011GDP: S$327 billion (US$260 billion)
9. International recognition  1st in the World for Ease of Doing Business Doing Business Report, World Bank, 2013  Most Competitive Country in Asia and No. 2 Worldwide Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, World Economic Forum  Best Labour Force in the World BERI 2013-1 Labour Force Evaluation Measure Report  World Leader in Foreign Trade Doing Business 2013 Report, World Bank  1st in Asia and 2nd in the World for having the Best Protection of Intellectual Property Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, World Economic Forum  Best City in Asia to live in Quality of Living Survey, Mercer, 2012 China Australia India Japan Myanmar Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Philippines Vietnam ★Singapore South Korea
10. Key industries  9 out of 10 of the world’s top IC design companies established operations in Singapore Electronics Biomedical Sciences Oil & Gas  One of the world’s top 3 export refining centres and the world’s third largest oil trading hub  70% of world’s jack-up oil rigs and FPSOs made in Singapore  Regional HQ for many Oil & Gas companies  Jurong Island: integrated world class energy and chemical hub  Home to 100 leading global petroleum, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals companies  1 out of 10 electronics chip in the world is made in Singapore  Top private R&D expenditure among all engineering industries, including 9 of the world’s top 10 fabless semiconductors companies  More than 50 commercial-scale manufacturing facilities in Singapore operated by leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies  Close to 7,000 researchers in more than 50 biomedical sciences companies, Singapore’s universities, and 30 public- sector institutes  As part of the Land Transport Masterplan 2013, Singapore will double its rail network to 360km by adding two new rail lines and extending three existing lines by 2030  Big players such as Bombardier Transportation, Invensys Rail and Siemens Rail Systems have based their operations – from sales and distribution, R&D, high value- added manufacturing to establishing their regional headquarters – in Singapore Rail
11. Key industries Healthcare Accountancy Services Research & Academia Financial Services  Singapore aspires to be a leading global accountancy hub for the Asia Pacific region by 2020  Global trends of stringent financial reporting growing, growing tax complexity and risk management  Demand for niche specialisations topped with industry knowledge e.g. internal audit with in-house banking experience or tax specialist in Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (US), forensic audit  Singapore tops the world per capita in investment on science and technology, with a budget of SGD 16.1 billion earmarked for research investment from 2011 to 2015  A*STAR: 13 Biomedical Sciences research institutes and consortia, and 8 Physical Sciences and Engineering research institutes  National Research Foundation: 10 CREATE research centres in collaboration with elite international universities, and 5 Research Centres of Excellence (RCEs)  Singapore is home to over 700 financial institutions  Asset size of more than US$1 trillion for the Asian Dollar Market  Premier asset management location in Asia with AUM of around S$1.4 trillion  Regional gateway for RMB with ICBC Singapore branch appointed as the RMB clearing bank in Singapore on 8 Feb 2013  Deep and liquid capital markets  Singapore is the leading healthcare provider in Asia, with over 3,000 healthcare establishments comprising public and private hospitals, specialty centres, polyclinics and General Practitioner (GP) clinics  About 40,000 practicing registered healthcare professionals  The public healthcare system is looking to recruit 32,000 healthcare workers by 2030
12. Singapore as a Global Data Management Hub with Pioneering Data Analytics Capabilities The vision Grow a pool of 2,500 data analytics professionals
13. Diversified economy Deep talent pool of pan-Asian expertise and industry knowledge World-class IT infrastructure and stability Robust and strong global connectivity Ideal living laboratory to test-bed new technological innovation Singapore’s edge
14. Urban Services • Smart grid optimisation Real-time route optimisation • Smart buildings Financial • Risk modeling & simulation ( • Fraud detection Consumer/Retail • Marketing analytics •Product development and strategy Security • Modeling of cyber attack profiles • Analysis of sensor data to determine threats in public infrastructure Healthcare •Chronic disease mgmt • Healthcare economics • Clinical research Supply Chain/ Logistics • Fleet optimisation • Network design & optimisation • Multi-modal city logistics Manufacturing • Predictive maintenance Focus Areas 14 Fastest Moving Areas
15. SAP Research & Living Lab Cloud Analytics Platform R&D Centre for Innovation for High Performance Analytics Nielsen Innovation Centre Deloitte Analytics Institute IBM Supply Chain Analytics CoC Analytics Innovation Centre Visa-A*STAR R&D Collaboration Joint R&D Collaboration Category Marketing Team Analytics Platform & Tools End User Firms Analytics Service Providers Ecosystem so far... 15 Security Response Centre
16.  Accenture Analytics Innovation Centre (AAIC)  First in the region  Develop innovative approaches for the use of analytics in services related to smart grids, transportation and public safety Notable examples Manik Bhandari (Director of AAIC) and Terence Lee (Overseas Singaporean Data Analyst)
17.  Symantec Security Response Centre  Identify and analyze emerging internet security threats  Deliver protection observed in cyber attacks  Comprised of security engineers, threat analysts and researchers Notable examples
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20. Thank you Contact Singapore provides this presentation (including oral statements) gratuitously for information only and not for any other purpose. Contact Singapore does not warrant the accuracy, completeness nor suitability for purpose of any information in this presentation. Contact Singapore excludes all liability including but not limited to inaccuracies, incompleteness or lack of suitability for purpose of any information in the presentation.