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Leveraging Singapore's Experience for Digital Development

Singapore offers valuable lessons of experience to developing countries in their efforts to leverage digital technologies for development.

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Leveraging Singapore's Experience for Digital Development

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  1. Leveraging Singapore’s Expertise for Digital Development February 2, 2017

  2. IFC’s TMT Hub in Singapore Largest TMT Hub outside of DC covering Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa • IFC has partnered with clients having regional HQs in Singapore (e.g. Digicel, Telenor and several Tower companies) and financed operations in emerging markets: Digicel in PNG, GrameenPhone in Bangladesh • Co-investor in Global Infrastructure Fund • Introduced GIC to IHS the #1 tower operator in Africa (operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Rwanda and Zambia), where GIC invested along with IFC • In discussion with GIC on other investment opportunities

  3. IFC: Venture Capital TechEmerge: Matching global innovators with customers, partners and investors in areas of health, analytics, smart cities, etc Temasek: co-invest directly (Netshoes), with venture debt arm Innoven and with early stage VC Vertex Ventures Startup Catalyst: Supporting early stage ecosystem by investing in Accelerators (Jungle SeedPlus) GIC: co-invest funds and direct tech investments (Netshoes) Investments: IFC invests in VC funds (Jungle Ventures) and directly into companies in Internet (Reddoorz), Healthcare, Edutech, Fintech and Cleantech sectors Infocomm: co-invest with IFC in VC funds like Jungle Ventures Spring: co-investments with IFC through Jungle Ventures & Jungle SeedPlus Tech eco-system support: IFC to support tech ecosystems initiatives with EDBI, IE, NRF, SGInnovate and others

  4. Engagement on ICTs Academic Institutions IE Singapore Companies Government Consultancy firms Interaction Event IE Business Opportunities Forum, IE-CSA Executive Conversations Other individual/group engagements Number of engagements individually and in events Partnerships Internships, hiring of consultants, dialogue on partnership opportunities (Health Informatics), research Understanding Singapore Number of interactions with various government agencies Brainstorming Accenture and IBM on Agile contracting, KDI

  5. ICT Sector Unit: Partnership Opportunities $300 million Bangladesh Integrated eGovernment Project. ‘Leveraging ICT Project’ has linkages with Singapore’s eGov Leadership Centre $39 million additional financing will focus on cybersecurity, data analytics and whole of government approaches. Philippines Digital Government Project: support for National Government Portal, E-Freedom of Information, and other G2C Services Tonga eGov Support Project: Masterplan, Horizontals, Registries, Priority Applications for G2C Services $100 million Digital Myanmar

  6. DATA ANALYTICS • Labor Market Analytics for Digital Skills • Health Analytics Bangladesh ICT Project $300 million project focusing on horizontal enablers for digital government. • STRATEGIC FUTURES • Horizon scan of emerging technologies and business models • Incorporate into action plan

  7. Stewards • Luis Moreno, President of the IADB • Doris Leuthard, President of Switzerland • Network Output • Source Book • National Digital Policy Canvas • Multimedia Index • Shaping global thought leadership • Singapore case study on “Developing a Smart Society and Public Services” Transnational Network on National Digital Policy

  8. Partnering with Singapore Engagement Model

  9. Pipeline Projects: $40.6 billion LAC 56 projects $2.9 billion AFR 160 projects $11.2 billion ECA 61 projects $5.6 billion SAR 85 projects $10.4 billion LAC ECA MENA AFR SAR EAP MENA 17 projects $2.1 billion EAP 75 projects $8.3 billion

  10. Singapore’s Areas of Expertise (Examples) • Strategic Futures • Data Analytics • Open Data • Smart Nation Platform • Cyber Security • Agile Solutions • Fintech Strategy/Policy • Smart City Solutions • Virtual Singapore • Digital Skills • National Trade Platform

  11. Procurement Framework STEP C STEP D STEP B STEP A G2G agreement between Client and Government of Singapore Benchmark to demonstrate Fit for Purpose, and Value for Money Program implementation and scale up models Engage with Clients A B C D Single Source Procurement of Expertise A formal benchmarking of expertise can provide the justification for single source procurement of government expertise. In the case of operational projects, this can be followed by a G2G Agreement between the client and the government of Singapore (represented by Singapore Cooperation Enterprise).

  12. Partnership Develop product offer within pathfinder projects Capture Singapore’s expertise Develop G2G template Scale up through SCDs and showcase projects

  13. Strategic Inputs 2. Country Partnership Framework 1. Systematic Country Diagnostic 4. Project Components 3. Projects SCD CPF T Proj. Comp. It would be of immense value to complement a “Strategic Futures” approach as part of the SCDs with an assessment of digital enablers of growth and competitiveness.

  14. Working Together Prioritization of Focus Areas Prioritization of geographies Research assistance Brainstorming on strategy/products/processes Other ideas? What more can we do together?

  15. Thank You

  16. Annex Singapore’s Cutting Edge Expertise: Examples

  17. Expertise Area 1 Strategic Futures • Centre for Strategic Futures • Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Tool • Capability in each part of government

  18. Data Analytics • GovTech Data Analytics Team • AStar’s Business Analytics Translation Centre • Unique public private partnership model Expertise Area 2

  19. Expertise Area 3 Open Data • Data.gov.sg • 900 data sets from 70 government agencies

  20. Smart Nation Platform • Will enable everyone and everything, everywhere, to be connected all the time • Common technical architecture • Data sharing gateway, video and data analytics capabilities Expertise Area 4

  21. Expertise Area 5 Cyber Security • Cyber Security Agency • Cyber capabilities with each regulator e.g. MAS

  22. Agile Solutions • GovTech HIVE • Agile Procurement Expertise Area 6

  23. Expertise Area 7 Fintech Strategy • Regulatory Sandbox • Blockchain infrastructure • Secure ecosystem

  24. Smart City Solutions • Smart sensors: water, energy, environment • Elderly monitoring system • nuTonomy autonomous cars • Government-mandated satellite-navigation system in vehicles by 2020 Expertise Area 8

  25. Expertise Area 9 Virtual Singapore • $73 million 3D planning tool to simulate present and future scenarios • Singapore’s National Research Foundation with French Dassault Systèmes

  26. Digital Skills • Playmaker@Preschool • Code@SG • Labs on Wheels • Infocomm Clubs • SkillsFuture Expertise Area 10

  27. Expertise Area 11 National Trade Platform • Government services e.g. trader registration, declarations, permits, licenses, customs, inventory • Business services e.g. value added services, developers sandbox, trade documents digitization

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