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To support industry transformation, Singapore plans to build deep enterprise capabilities, deep worker capabilities and encourage strong partnerships, within the country and across the world. In his Budget 2019 speech, Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat shared new ways that Singapore would help the more than 200,000 enterprises in the country thrive, beginning with helping startups scale. Deep enterprise capabilities Startups received a boost two years back with Startup SG to provide holistic support for startups and entrepreneurs, from co-investments and proof-of-concept grants, to mentorship and physical space. "Our startup ecosystem is flourishing," Heng said. "There are now over 220 venture capital deals per year in Singapore, worth close to US$4.2 billion 1 . This is a significant rise from the 80 deals worth US$136 million in 2012. "Today, more than 150 global venture capital funds, incubators, and accelerators are based in Singapore, suppor...

Source: Plantronics. The Polycom Studio in action beneath the screen. Plantronics , an audio pioneer and unified communications technology company, has announced its first entry into the huddle room video market with its new plug-and-play video bar, Polycom Studio. Available as a portable USB device, the video bar immerses small meeting groups in an upgraded collaboration experience with Polycom’s HD audio and video quality, and is compatible with PCs or Macs for video collaboration on popular video-as-a-service (VaaS) platforms. According to Plantronics, today’s open office spaces have resulted in an explosion of smaller meeting spaces, or “huddle rooms,” where groups of two to six can escape the noise to collaborate, often with coworkers in other locations. But of an estimated 32 million huddle rooms globally, only 2% of those spaces include equipment for videoconferencing*, which is becoming increasingly important for the mobile workforce. In the Asia Pacific region, a rece...

Source: Singtel. Singtel engineers in Singapore use a OPPO 5G test device during a 5G AR video call with an Optus counterpart in Sydney, Australia.  Singtel , Optus and Ericsson have shown the shape of things to come after completing a successful end-to-end 5G video call with augmented reality (AR) between Singapore and Australia. The call was made with OPPO 5G test devices on 3GPP-compliant 5G networks in both countries. Singtel and Optus engineers demonstrated the use of AR on a real-time 5G video call using Ericsson’s networks, making instant on-screen annotations to exchange views on their respective live 5G sites. AR provides users with a more inclusive form of communication, opening up new possibilities for enterprises, ranging from mobile collaboration between experts in different locations, on-the-job training to remote assistance. Allen Lew, CEO, Optus said, “Once again Optus has proven our 5G agility, working collaboratively with our colleagues in Singapore to ...