References

External readings, resources, or project references of interests.

2023

LKYSPP Executive Education: Futures for Public Policy wrap up
Kajima the GEAR - LinkedIn, Highlights, IDD, Mobile App
NEC LinkedIn: NUS School of Computing - Generative AI Bootcamp, NLS 10th Anniversary, NEC Visionary Week, Kajima - The GEAR Launch, Visit by Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, NEC ASEAN Business Development Bootcamp and Workshop
SMU Academy & TechFin: Advanced Certificate in Web 3.0 - Metaverse, DAO, Web 3.0, dApps, and DeFi
Bank of Singapore LinkedIn: CWSS & Bank of Singapore Design Workshop - Video
Product Tonic Lab Unconference 2023: Journey in Co-Designing an Open Space for Good
Level C: Masterclass #1 Liquid Death Edition with wrap up posts by Level C, Dorothy, Angela, Zachy, Nicole, Elise, Teila, Kevin and Andy
Project Launch: Kajima launches The GEAR, Press Release 1 and Press Release 2
Delivered Project IMMERSE and BIZMATCH Trusted Metaverse - Patent Filed

2022

Included in NEC DX Innovator 100, part of NEC Innovation Day Briefing highlight
NEC LinkedIn: Participate in inaugural NEC ASEAN Business Development and Strategy, NLS Workshop “See The Future, See Your Surroundings” and NEC 123^rd Birthday Video
NEC YouTube: NEC Way Day, DX 100 Innovators
Delivered Project KIZUNA and MIRU

2021

Product Tonic Lab : Opening Retreat, Meetup #7
Featured Project during Agile Japan 2021 - Slides
Lead IPSOS “Integrated MaaS” Market Research Project
Launched NEC Virtual Open House Platform; Delivered Project HINDSIGHT

2020

Participated in NHB Open Innovation Challenge which was eventually awarded to Trakomatic
Filed “Method and Apparatus for adaptively optimising a limited resource”
Delivered NEOCENTER 3D

2019

Featured Project in NEC News Release: Ministry of Movement and NEC to collaborate on future of urban mobility
Submitted ATRANS Paper
Delivered Project ALLY - YouTube

2018

Filed “An Apparatus and A Method for Adaptively Managing Event Data in A Control Room”
Delivered Traffic Monitoring Command Center and Commuter Information System Project

2017

Straits Times: Singapore taps NEC’s facial recognition technology to fight crime highlights Smart Command Centre
NEC ACE launch is mentioned by Straits Times: NEC opens first ‘living lab’ in Singapore; to hire 50 more researchers, engineers and HWZone: NEC opens first Advanced Centre for Experimentation (ACE) in Singapore

SIA Appchallenge

NUS Enterprise: Flying high with the winners of the SIA App Challenge 2017!
Event Announcement: Singapore Airlines Is Back Again With Their App Challenge, And It’s Now Open To All

War on Diabetes Designathon

Galen Growth Asia: War on Diabetes – How HealthTech can Help Win the Battle mentioned War on Diabetes Designathon
Harish Venkatesan shared his experience participating in War on Diabetes Hackathon 2017
Event campaign by UPSingapore: Think You Know Your Behaviour? Think Again.

MOE Learning Buildathon

GovTech: A Buildathon for the Future of Education
GovTech: The Reimagination of Education Competition
Reactor.sg post on MOE Learning Buildathon

MIT Hacking Medicine Robotics

e27: Botler is a Singaporean smart autonoumous wheelchair, which just won an MIT hacking competition
Access Health: Autonomous Smart Mobility Platform Clinches Top Prize at MIT Hacking Medicine Robotics Singapore 2017
EmTech Asia: Video: EmTech Asia 2017 - MIT Hacking Medicine Robotics Singapore 2017 Panel Discussion
OpenGovAsia: Addressing eldercare challenges at MIT Hacking Medicine Robotics Singapore 2017
Segway Robotics: Loomo at hackathon in singapore event recap
GovTech: Healthy Robotics
SMART: MIT Hacking Medicine Robotics - first hackathon in Asia focused on social use of robotics for eldercare
VRZone: Singaporean Team Botler Wins Hackathon Making Wheelchairs Autonomous
CNA: Personal robotics the next technological revolution: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan event kickoff
Robotics Business Review: Loomo Robot is Singapore’s New Elderly Care Nurse
Event Campaign by Engadget: MIT and Segway’s robo-hackathon focuses on eldercare
Event Announcement: Hacking Medicine Hacks Robotics in Singapore!

2016

Delivered Public Safety & Transport Smart Command Center - YouTube
Report by JICA on Collaboration Program with the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese Technology for Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Bus ICT System in Vietnam

Sabre Destination Hack Singapore

Event recap by Sabre: Destination Hack: Singapore – A Recap of our Global Hackathon
Event recap by a participant: How to hack a hackathon, by a 42-years old guy?
Event Announcement by Sabre: Join us for Destination Hack: Singapore

HDB Cool Ideas Hack!

2015

Event recap by UPSingapore: Social Innovators Hack!: Tackling the 3Cs of the Social Sector

Modern Aging 2015

Access Health follow up article: The Future of Elder Care: A Closer Look at the 2015 Modern Aging Singapore Winners
TechinAsia: These 3 teams represent Singapore’s new push for tech-based senior care
CNA: 3 teams receive S$125,000 of seed funding for elderly-friendly inventions
Straits Times: Innovations to help ageing population receive seed funding
Event Announcement: Modern Aging programme launched at InnovFest unBound 2015 to tackle problems faced by Singapore’s ageing community

Hackathon@SG

NEA Clean and Green

NEA Press Release: Co-Creating Solutions For A Sustainable Environment At Clean & Green Hackathon 2015
CNA: Ideas to solve littering at NEA hackathon

Smart Health

Smart Nation

DBS

From Archives: Insights into Singapore’s startup scene: DBS’s CIO Neal Cross
How DBS develops future-ready digital leaders
NUS Computing students win DBS Hackathon 2015 described the Talent Conference experience

Data Discovery Challenge

2014

NEA Clean and Green

NEA Press Release: Hacking for A Cleaner and Greener Community
Event recap by UPSingapore: Clean & Green Hackathon 2014: How to link the environment with new technology

SingTel Accelerator Challenge

Smart Port

MPA News Release: MPA announces winners of first-ever Smart Port Hackathon
Ideas aplenty in port hackathon

Geohackathon

Startupasia 2014

Enabling Community

Chinatown

STB: Chinatown Goes Digital
Straits Times: Ideas to help visitors click with Chinatown
Today: When innovation goes open source
Chinatown visitors to get free Wi-Fi access from March 28
Recap Article by Victor Yue: Chinatown Retro

2013

SCDF Annual Report 2013 - 2014 highlighted ACES project
In 2017, SCDF taps on technology to race against time by CNA and A rare peek behind the scenes at the nerve centre of SCDF operations by Straits Times showcase SCDF Command Centre
MHA COS 2018 describes How the Singapore Civil Defence Force has strengthened its Emergency Medical Service capabilitie

2012

Electronics Review Volume 25 No. 3 December Safe City. Addressing the challenges faced by urban cities mentioned iSAAC project

2010

ST Engineering Defines Future of Defence and Aviation at Singapore Airshow 2010 article mentioned iSAAC project
In 2015, CAG annual report on Business and Operations Review mentioned development on AOCS

2009

SCDF Press Release: ST Electronics Awarded S$34M Contract to Build Command & Control System for the Singapore Civil Defence Force on ACES project

2005 - 2006

Involved in Trade and Logistics projects, which include early stage of TradeXchange

Other projects:

TrustSg : NTC 2001 Press Release, IDA 2002 Press Release, Annual Report

2001

Pan-Asian E-Commerce Alliance Hold Summit in Korea for the First Time mentioned the work on Pan Asian Portal
About Pan Asian E-Commerce Alliance (PAA) formation in 2000: Hong Kong Allies with Singapore and Taiwan to form First Regional e-Commerce Alliance in Asia