The city will install 1,000 above-ground sensors in part of the city to pilot a range of new applications, including traffic sensors, anti-smoking monitors, autonomous cars and smart street lighting.
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It's been a big week for the Singapore government which unveiled its big plan to become "the world's first smart nation", tapping strongly on data sensors and analytics to enable intelligent urban living. However, unanswered questions about the management of such data, which cuts across government agencies and private entities, could prevent Singapore from realizing its smart nation dream.
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A mass security incident on such a scale must raise the question: Is it time to speed up the introduction of additional security checks for a national system that has more than 3.3 million registered users and supports 57 million e-government transactions?
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The visits, which are in line with the Sultanate's efforts to develop its e-government services, coincide with the Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX), Asia's largest infocomm and media event.
According to a senior official at the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), one of the delegations represents Oman's Information Technology Authority (ITA) while the other one comprises representatives of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
“What makes a good city is not just about having a good vision, public participation, technical competencies, or even the adoption of smart technologies. These are all important, but they are second order requirements that can only be built on a foundation of good governance,” Ho told the conference of global city leaders and officials.
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