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Singapore: An Intelligent Nation, A Global City, powered by Infocomm


In May 2005, a high-level steering committee convened to spearhead the development of Singapore's 10-year masterplan; to grow the infocomm sector and to use infocomm technologies to enhance the competitiveness of key economic sectors and build a well-connected society. iN2015 is a living blueprint, jointly developed with the people and the private sectors, to navigate Singapore's exhilarating transition into a global city that is internationally recognised.

iN2015 will fuel creativity and enable innovation among businesses and individuals by providing an infocomm platform that supports enterprise and talent. It will connect businesses, individuals and communities, giving them the ability to harness resources and capabilities across geographies. iN2015 will be the conduit to enable access to the world's resources and for Singapore to export her ideas, products and services to the global marketplace.

Singapore's Strategy with iN2015

To establish an ultra-high speed, pervasive, intelligent and trusted infocomm infrastructure
To develop a globally competitive infocomm industry
To develop an infocomm-savvy workforce and globally competitive infocomm manpower
To spearhead the transformation of key economic sectors, government and society through more sophisticated and innovative use of infocomm

Desired Outcomes

Enriched lives through infocomm
Enhanced economic competitiveness and innovation through infocomm
Increased growth and competitiveness of the infocomm industry



FAST FACTS

Infocomm industry revenue has grown by 38 per cent since 2006 to reach S$62.74 billion in 2009.

In 2009, about 83 per cent of households in Singapore had access to at least one computer at home, up from the 74 per cent in 2005

The infocomm employment has grown by 21,100 since 2006 to reach 140,800 in 2009.

The World Economic ranked Singapore second in its Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010.

Infocomm export revenue has been growing steadily, rising to S$40.44 billion in 2009, an increase of 39.5 per cent from 2006's S$29.98 billion

In 2009, Mobile phone penetration in Singapore is at 137.5 per cent, or more than 6.8 million mobile subscriptions.