President, Microsoft International Jean-Philippe Courtois has lauded the efforts by Singapore to become the world’s first smart nation.
Writing on the Microsoft blog, he said that on a recent visit of Singapore, he was “impressed by the country’s drive towards becoming the world’s first Smart Nation – a bold vision that is being realised by bringing together government, academics, big businesses, and startups, to solve some of the world’s toughest societal challenges through technologies such as the Cloud, IoT, and analytics.”
Singapore is using the Internet of Things (IoT) to solve one of its biggest problems; traffic management. One of Microsoft’s partners in Singapore had leveraged the power of IoT to provide the elderly with remote monitoring system that connects services such as vital signs monitoring and tele-medicine as part of the development of the Smart Home concept.
With its strong public infrastructure and forward looking government that is keen to build a Smart Nation, Singapore was an ideal test-bed that can bring to life Microsoft’s CityNext initiative – an ambition to help more cities become smarter with the ultimate aim of improving lives, he said.
Jean-Philippe has further written how Singapore should not be an isolated example. “As and when neighbouring countries are ready to implement these technologies, the pilot in Singapore should serve as a point of inspiration. We’re eager to partner with more governments and private enterprises to make IoT part of the people-first approach to urban living around the region and rest of the world.”
Incidentally, Microsoft CityNext is a partner-led initiative that empowers cities to be more sustainable, prosperous, and economically competitive—with a simplified approach.
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