Singapore as an advanced infocomm nation

Abstract

Singapore is a small city-nation in the South-East Asia, but it has realized one of the most advanced e-society powered by Infocomm Technology in the world and has been developing a most attractive global city. This article shows Singapore’s superiority by world rankings and some applications cleverly using Infocomm Technology, introduces policies and activities by Singapore government for developing an advanced e-Society, and discusses the characteristics of their activities. It features the Government’s informatization policies and activities that have driven the country to where it stands now, focusing on targets and achievements under the Intelligent Nation (iN2015) Masterplan as well as the iGov2015 Masterplan.