Singapore Management University is establishing a research lab for
developing cloud-based IT solutions for cities across the globe, and
especially in Asia.
In a first in the Asia-Pacific region, SMU has inked a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Consultancy Services for
“integrating cloud technology with the relevant business know-how to create
urban management IT solutions,” said Steven Miller, Dean, School of
Information Systems (SIS), SMU.
Inaugurating the initiative, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Finance and Manpower Tharman Shanmugaratnam commended both TCS andSMU and
hoped that initiatives like these will take Singapore’s though leadership
forward. He said though “Singapore is in a leading position in the region in
providing an efficient, convenient and satisfied quality of life to its people,
it is a never-ending journey and that it strives to develop and adopt best
governance practices.”
He said Singapore strives to share its knowledge of developing better
cities with its Asian counterparts and noted that this initiative had come at
the right time when a “remarkable transformation” is happening across Asia,
particularly in China and India.
The project seeks to create “iCities” which are “integrated,
interactive, inclusive, insightful and imaginative” cities. Girija Pande,
chairman of TCS Asia Pacific, said: “Tomorrow’s cities will be
specifically designed and built with a sophisticated IT backbone to
enable integrated urban management, improved quality of life for citizens and
inclusive economic, social and sustainable growth.
“The TCS-SMU iCity lab is particularly relevant for fast
growing economies like China, India and others in the region. Globally over US$100
billion is expected to be invested in the intelligent city segment over the
next 10 years.”
He also mentioned about India’s plans to develop at least 10 such
cities on the Delhi-Mumbai corridor. The initiative will also work out
prototypes of new cloud-based IT service delivery solutions for
delivering city services for health care, education, utilities, transport, and
public safety and security, among others.
The lab, to be located at the University’s SIS, will see TCS invest SGD 6
million over a period of three years.
The investment, in part, will also give scholarships to SMU students.
Miller said the University was flexible in its allocation of funds for
scholarships and it will decide the amount and courses as it
deems suitable.
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