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| Source: IoT Asia. Dr Balakrishnan delivering the opening keynote. |
IoT Asia 2016, the region’s leading platform in the Internet of Things (IoT), has returned with its third and largest edition from 30 to 31 March 2016 in Singapore. Themed Closing the gap: From vision to reality, this edition aims to reveal new insights on emerging trends, new key technologies and directions for IoT's proliferation in the region. It will also stimulate in-depth discussions to drive business collaborations in the region and undertake the real nuts and bolts of IoT implementation.
Jointly organised by the Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA) and SingEx Exhibitions (SingEx), the event was officially opened by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-Charge of the country’s Smart Nation Initiative.
Aloysius Arlando, Chief Executive Officer of SingEx Holdings, emphasised the significance of the event to the region. “We are entering an era dominated by smart and connected devices, and IoT is fast becoming a reality in our everyday lives. Not only is this causing a paradigm shift in how we go about our daily activities, it’s also changing and challenging traditional business models. IoT Asia 2016 provides a rich and diverse knowledge-sharing platform for industry players and stakeholders – from the private and public sectors – to share their challenges and solutions. It continues to be the principal event for governments, businesses and communities in the IoT ecosystem to convene and discuss real outcomes, and enhance the design of effective business solutions that could impact the wider communities across the region.”
Oliver Tian, President, Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA), remarked, "This event has become a vital platform for the industry’s best minds to congregate, deepen conversations and advance ideas on the Internet of Things. Many key industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, education and retail – all critical pillars in Asia Pacific’s economies – will be transformed by the IoT. By delving deeper into real-life solutions for real-life challenges, we can see how the IoT will change the way we live and work for the better. We will need to future-proof our competencies, re-engineer our service models and drive standards towards becoming a smart city. Only then can our living standards be supplemented by converging technologies to reap the true benefits that the IoT brings.”
The one-stop trade event features a 4,000 sq m exhibition, double the size of 2015’s event. It features six complementary thematic zones – Smart Cities, IoT Data Analytics, Industrial IoT (IIoT), Design Applications, Wearables and Enablers – showcasing the innovative, new and emerging technologies, as well as four Group Pavilions.
A new element in the exhibition is a dedicated dialogue arena called TechSpace, which offers attendees the opportunity to learn first-hand about the latest IoT trends and innovations in Asia from various industry insiders and exhibitors.
Attendees can expect a wide range of IoT solutions and live product demonstrations from over 90 sponsors and exhibitors including platform solutions, cloud services, application development, data analytics, and data science, to address the latest industry needs.
Inspiration and innovation for all industries
The two-day conference component of IoT Asia 2016 will feature over 100 international speakers and industry experts from 16 countries who will take the stage and share insights across five tracks focused on smart cities, IoT data analytics, design applications, wearables and IIoT. The conference aims to deliver a critical analysis of the industry, and explore solutions to overcome the challenges and complex issues surrounding IoT for a diverse range of stakeholders – from the public and private sectors to end-users.
Another key conference highlight is the Smart City Forum which will take place on the second day of the conference. Moderated by Rob van Kranenburg, Founder of The Internet of Things Council, The Netherlands, the session will highlight various smart city initiatives from different countries and their respective key takeaways.
In his keynote, Dr Balakrishnan invites anyone with ideas to pitch them to the government and possibly see them turned into reality. "We're not just focused on productivity, we're focused on innovation," he said, alluding to the recent Budget 2016 announcement which emphasised innovation as critical to Singapore's success.
Dr Balakrishnan said that even as jobs are displaced in the ICT sector, demand is still high, with an urgent need for people with certain ICT skills – the programmers, designers, and integrators, and not just by technology vendors, but also elsewhere such as in financial institutions. "We want a strong base of ICT-skilled talent," he said.
He listed various initiatives to start the next generation on skills acquisition, and also mentioned the recently-launched Smart Nation Fellowship Programme, designed by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to foster a network of top data science and technology talents for Singapore.
"You are invited to hack our government - not in the security sense - but to make us better," he said. "Give us three months, six months of your life and do something interesting, have the pleasure of seeing it operate in real life."
The initiative invites volunteers to contribute to Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative. Singaporeans working overseas for technology companies are eligible, as are others working in the private sector or academia in Singapore. Successful Fellowship applicants, or Fellows, will be appointed for stints of three to six months, and will work alongside software engineers, data scientists and product developers from the IDA’s Government Digital Services (GDS) team, as well as users and developers from different government agencies. They will design, build and deploy data science or technology solutions to real world problems.
The GDS team works closely with multiple government agencies responsible for areas such as transport, housing, security, healthcare and the environment to leverage data-driven insights to help create experimental applications such as Beeline, a mobile app that meets commuter demand for express private bus routes through crowdsourcing; MyResponder (PDF), a mobile app that mobilises the community to respond to cardiac arrest cases within their immediate vicinity, and OneService, a platform that enables citizens to send their feedback on municipal issues they encounter. To enable the Fellows to commence work immediately, projects will be scoped out before they begin their stint in Singapore.
"It will be 'all hands on deck' – people, companies and the government, working in a potent, sometimes chaotic (environment). We will create value, solve real world problems. We will build a better home and a better life, and more opportunities for everyone," he said. "What we are working on is an opportunity to participate in a revolution to transform the world, to improve our lives and create new opportunities and ultimately to build a better world."
Interested?
Read the TechTrade Asia blog posts on IoT Asia 2015:
The IoT Asia 2015 exhibition
Conference keynotes at IoT Asia 2015
MediaTek's focus on IoT Asia 2015.
Hashtag: #iotasia, #IoTAsia
Jointly organised by the Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA) and SingEx Exhibitions (SingEx), the event was officially opened by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-Charge of the country’s Smart Nation Initiative.
Aloysius Arlando, Chief Executive Officer of SingEx Holdings, emphasised the significance of the event to the region. “We are entering an era dominated by smart and connected devices, and IoT is fast becoming a reality in our everyday lives. Not only is this causing a paradigm shift in how we go about our daily activities, it’s also changing and challenging traditional business models. IoT Asia 2016 provides a rich and diverse knowledge-sharing platform for industry players and stakeholders – from the private and public sectors – to share their challenges and solutions. It continues to be the principal event for governments, businesses and communities in the IoT ecosystem to convene and discuss real outcomes, and enhance the design of effective business solutions that could impact the wider communities across the region.”
Oliver Tian, President, Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA), remarked, "This event has become a vital platform for the industry’s best minds to congregate, deepen conversations and advance ideas on the Internet of Things. Many key industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, education and retail – all critical pillars in Asia Pacific’s economies – will be transformed by the IoT. By delving deeper into real-life solutions for real-life challenges, we can see how the IoT will change the way we live and work for the better. We will need to future-proof our competencies, re-engineer our service models and drive standards towards becoming a smart city. Only then can our living standards be supplemented by converging technologies to reap the true benefits that the IoT brings.”
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| This year, IoT Asia features six thematic zones. |
A new element in the exhibition is a dedicated dialogue arena called TechSpace, which offers attendees the opportunity to learn first-hand about the latest IoT trends and innovations in Asia from various industry insiders and exhibitors.
Attendees can expect a wide range of IoT solutions and live product demonstrations from over 90 sponsors and exhibitors including platform solutions, cloud services, application development, data analytics, and data science, to address the latest industry needs.
Inspiration and innovation for all industries
The two-day conference component of IoT Asia 2016 will feature over 100 international speakers and industry experts from 16 countries who will take the stage and share insights across five tracks focused on smart cities, IoT data analytics, design applications, wearables and IIoT. The conference aims to deliver a critical analysis of the industry, and explore solutions to overcome the challenges and complex issues surrounding IoT for a diverse range of stakeholders – from the public and private sectors to end-users.
Another key conference highlight is the Smart City Forum which will take place on the second day of the conference. Moderated by Rob van Kranenburg, Founder of The Internet of Things Council, The Netherlands, the session will highlight various smart city initiatives from different countries and their respective key takeaways.
In his keynote, Dr Balakrishnan invites anyone with ideas to pitch them to the government and possibly see them turned into reality. "We're not just focused on productivity, we're focused on innovation," he said, alluding to the recent Budget 2016 announcement which emphasised innovation as critical to Singapore's success.
Dr Balakrishnan said that even as jobs are displaced in the ICT sector, demand is still high, with an urgent need for people with certain ICT skills – the programmers, designers, and integrators, and not just by technology vendors, but also elsewhere such as in financial institutions. "We want a strong base of ICT-skilled talent," he said.
"You are invited to hack our government - not in the security sense - but to make us better," he said. "Give us three months, six months of your life and do something interesting, have the pleasure of seeing it operate in real life."
The GDS team works closely with multiple government agencies responsible for areas such as transport, housing, security, healthcare and the environment to leverage data-driven insights to help create experimental applications such as Beeline, a mobile app that meets commuter demand for express private bus routes through crowdsourcing; MyResponder (PDF), a mobile app that mobilises the community to respond to cardiac arrest cases within their immediate vicinity, and OneService, a platform that enables citizens to send their feedback on municipal issues they encounter. To enable the Fellows to commence work immediately, projects will be scoped out before they begin their stint in Singapore.
"It will be 'all hands on deck' – people, companies and the government, working in a potent, sometimes chaotic (environment). We will create value, solve real world problems. We will build a better home and a better life, and more opportunities for everyone," he said. "What we are working on is an opportunity to participate in a revolution to transform the world, to improve our lives and create new opportunities and ultimately to build a better world."
Interested?
Read the TechTrade Asia blog posts on IoT Asia 2015:
The IoT Asia 2015 exhibition
Conference keynotes at IoT Asia 2015
MediaTek's focus on IoT Asia 2015.
Hashtag: #iotasia, #IoTAsia
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