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TEC at mega exposition |
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| TEC signed an MOU with
SPF. Seen in this picture are (from
left): Mr Bilahari Kausikan, 2 Permanent
Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Co-Chairman of TEC; Mr
Kumar Thiagarajan, TEC proposer and
CEO of CastBridge Pte Ltd; and Mr Khoo
Boon Hui, Commissioner of SPF. |
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More than 10,000 leading
entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists, top and
senior corporate executives and visitors from worldwide
converged at Global Entrepolis @ Singapore 2003 — a
mega event where enterprise, innovation and technology
took centrestage.
This inaugural event, organised by the Economic Development
Board, was held from 28 to 31 October at Suntec International
Convention and Exhibition Centre.
One important highlight was The Enterprise Exchange,
an international exposition and marketplace for innovative
enterprises.
The Enterprise Challenge (TEC) Unit participated by showcasing
10 TEC sponsored innovations by four public organisations
and three private companies.
The exposition was an excellent opportunity to showcase
the TEC scheme to attract more radical innovations that
would create new value for the Singapore Public Service.
It also drew attention to public sector innovations and
provided TEC’s private sector proposers, many of
whom are small start-ups, with a chance to meet new buyers
and potential inventors, as well as to obtain venture
capital to expand their commercialisation plans.
TEC has been a catalyst for developing many ideas from
conceptualisation to implementation through live TEC
trials. Many of the
completed trials are at various stages
of implementation and some are at the brink of commercialisation/internationalisation.
Some of the significant milestones in our innovators’ journey
took centrestage at the grand event. |
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Aromatrix Technologies
Pte Ltd, which developed the TEC-sponsored BioScrubber innovation, signed a licensing agreement with Met-Pro
Corporation from the US. |
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TEC and
the Singapore Police Force (SPF) signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) for the project entitled “Delivering
of Real-time Operational Information
in SPF”. |
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The National Library
Board’s Aspiration Pathfinder project team
delivered a very unique presentation on “Expanding
Your Innovative Capacity” by blending drama
and storytelling with creativity and innovation. |
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Aromatrix organised the
NOSE Challenge competition to find the most sensitive
nose in the hall. The competition was in line with
promotions for the TEC trial-tested
Clinic Nose Olfactometer. |
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Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Entrepreneurship, presented two new TEC awards during
the event.
The TEC Achievement Award was given to the Innovators of the most outstanding
TEC innovations. These innovations have been successfully trial tested and implemented
in the public sector, and are marketed locally and internationally.
The TEC Champion Award went to exemplary public officers who
had championed TEC innovations and consistently demonstrated the qualities of
Tenacity, Enterprise
and Commitment in their innovation journey. The winners were Dr Lynda Wee from
Republic Polytechnic, Mr Gene Tan from the National Library Board, Mr Shaik Mohd
Salim from the Ministry of Manpower, and Mr Lim Seng Kim from the Singapore Police
Force. (Click here for details on their projects.)
The event brought together the world’s best and most enterprising minds.
TEC and its proposers gained many radical ideas, new partnerships and an enriching
learning experience from the event. |
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By Nirmala
Sakthi, TEC
Next: Fostering entrepreneurship
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