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IDA Collaborates with Industry to Accelerate
e-Payment Adoption in Singapore
Singapore, 30 Nov 2009Consumers can enjoy greater convenience of making payments using their CEPAS stored value cards beyond transport, with the number of contactless Point-of-Sales (POS) terminals more than quadrupling from 5,000 to almost 24,000 across various cash-based segments such as food courts, provision shops and convenience stores across Singapore.

Consumers to Benefit from New Guidelines on Telecommunication Services
Singapore, 15 Dec 2009
Come March 2010, Singapore will reap more benefits from competitive telecommunication services as new guidelines for such services kick in. The new guidelines will apply to new or renewed contracts for all fixed-line, mobile and broadband services offered to consumers from 1 March 2010 onwards.

IDA Board Welcomes Seven New Members
Singapore, 1 Dec 2009
Seven new members have been appointed to the Board of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) today. Tapping on their wealth of experience from both public and private sectors, the Board looks forward to their participation in guiding the work of IDA, and helping to chart the continual growth of Singapore's infocomm industry.

IDA and MDA Set Up the NIMS Panel For IPTV Standards Recommendation
Singapore, 8 Feb 2010
As part of Project NIMS, eleven industry representatives have been short-listed as members of the Next Generation Interactive Multimedia, Applications and Services (NIMS) Panel, which will be co-chaired by IDA and MDA. This panel will be responsible for recommending the appropriate IPTV standards that best meet the functional requirements for NIMS Common Featured Set Top Box.

SGNIC to Launch Chinese Domain Names in Singapore
Singapore, 03 Nov 2009
Businesses and consumers can look forward to using Chinese characters in their website address to better reach their customers or friends who prefer Chinese web addresses. The Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), the national registry for domain names, will be accepting initial registrations for Chinese Domain Names from 23 November 2009.

Imagine a Direct Path from Poly to Uni - Apply Now!The Integrated Infocomm Scholarship (IIS) offers bright 'O' level students an exciting path into the world of infocomm from polytechnic through to university. Along the journey, scholars pursuing their infocom studies with IIS will benefit from valuable industry attachments with major corporations locally and overseas.

Take your first step towards an exciting career in infocomm. Drive innovation and enhance the future.

Visit infocommtalent.sg/iis to apply. Application closes on 01 March 2010. For more enquiries, please email: ida_iis@ida.gov.sg.