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Implementing ITU-T International Standards to Shape Smart Sustainable Cities –
The Case of Singapore

Other initiatives for consideration include:

Industry transformation maps
Under a S$4.5B Industry Transformation Programme, Industry Transformation Maps will be
developed for 23 industries in Singapore that cover 80 per cent of Singapore’s GDP. These
transformation maps will set out a suite of initiatives to raise productivity, develop skills, drive
innovation (including digital innovation) and promote internationalization, so as to catalyse
transformation in each industry.
SME Go Digital programme

The SMEs Go Digital programme was announced in Singapore’s Budget in 2017 to help Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) deploy digital technology to boost their productivity and, at the
same time, build digital capabilities in, for example, cybersecurity and data analytics that will
enable them to thrive in the digital economy. The programme, which is administered by IMDA,
will provide SMEs with access to pre-approved digital technology solutions, specialised advice
on advanced digital needs such as in data analytics, and cybersecurity and Industry Digital Plans
that will guide SMEs on the use of digital technology at each stage of their growth.
National Trade Platform

The National Trade Platform is being built. It will be a trade and logistics IT ecosystem connecting
businesses, community systems and platforms, and government systems. This will replace
Singapore’s existing TradeNet as the National Single Window for permit declaration and
TradeXchange as the platform connecting the trade and logistics community. It is designed as
an open innovation platform into which businesses and service providers can tap to develop
new applications to support evolving business needs.

3.4. Equity and social inclusion dimension

The fourth dimension of ITU SSC KPIs explores the impact of the use of ICTs in improving equity,
governance, information flow and public participation. ICTs can provide the basis for engaging
with citizens on a larger scale and at the same time providing those citizens with much more
information on government services and performance.
In order to provide more open data and build citizen engagement, Singapore has developed an
extensive ICT system, which can capture and integrate data for use by government, businesses
and private citizens. Sensors and cameras across the city-state build on Singapore’s existing
digital system and enable the government to effectively assess traffic flow efficiency and
performance, boost telecommunications signals and identify problems such as potholes and
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bumpy bus rides, as well as lawbreakers.

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Watts & Purnell, 2016.

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