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National Innovation Challenges (NIC)
The National Innovation Challenges (NIC) are back with a brand-new set of challenges that seek to develop nationwide solutions in e-commerce, environmental services, built environment and aviation. With up to S$2,000,000 in co-funding support for eligible enterprises, the NIC seeks to fast-track solutions from prototype, deployment to adoption.
With over 200 proposals submitted in our inaugural launch, the National Innovation Challenges (NIC) are back with a brand-new set of challenge statements that seek to develop nationwide solutions across different industries.
Bring your innovative solutions to life with leading industry players such as Singpost, Ninja Van, SATS, Capitaland and NTUC Club.
Now live, the NIC includes challenges from the E-Commerce Supply Chain Challenge (ESCC), Environmental Services IoT Challenge, and IMDA Open Innovation Challenges.
FIND OUT MORE:
https://www.openinnovationnetwork.sg/national-innovation-challenges
Energy Open Innovation Challenge 2020
Inviting startups and SMEs from across the globe - the Energy Open Innovation Challenge, organised by Enterprise Singapore in association with energy company partners, government agencies, and innovators, is now open for applications with up to S$1 million of grant funding support for product development and 4 x S$25,000 in Startup SG grant prizes to be won!
Participate today with your pitch deck!
Challenge Owner(s) / Problem Owner(s) – Corporates who are providing the problem statements: Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell
Challenge Dates (Open and closing dates):
Opening on 02/09/2020, closing on 06/11/2020
The National Innovation Challenges are NOW LIVE
The National Innovation Challenges (NIC) harness Singapore’s innovation capabilities to help businesses adapt to the New Normal.
Enterprise Singapore, the Infocomm Media Development Authority and the National Research Foundation have set aside S$40 million to launch a new series of National Innovation Challenges (NIC).
As Covid-19 continues to disrupt the economy, enterprises must adapt and respond rapidly to the evolving needs of the marketplace.
The NIC will accelerate the development and deployment of industry-led innovative solutions to help companies address immediate needs for safe reopening, as well as mid- and long-term sector challenges, to ultimately emerge stronger in the post-COVID world.
If you have got an innovative idea and are looking to make a difference, we invite you to access our challenge statements and send in a proposal via the links below.
FIND OUT MORE:
https://www.openinnovationnetwork.sg/national-innovation-challenges/
Panasonic R&D Center Singapore (PRDCSG) is a core tech development hub primed to transform technologies into real applications for global advancement and new possibilities.
Apply here: panasonic-dtic.com
Challenge Statement 1: Neighbourhood Communities
- How can we enhance trust and reliance within the neighbourhood communities so as to promote a culture of giving and support, especially for the vulnerable families, by the community for the community?
Challenge Statement 2: Migrant Workers Access
- How might we reduce the barrier for migrant workers to gain access to healthcare services, food, shelter, information, and rights independently so that they are aware of the help available and can ask and receive help?
Challenge Statement 3: Food Rescue
- How might we leverage digital solutions to create a food rescue or repurpose ecosystem, made up of the food industry, charities, and supporting industry to minimise food wastage in Singapore?
Challenge Statement 4: Supply Chain Resources
- How might we transform the supply chain into more adaptive, sustainable business models that also meet the demands of societal needs in deeper public-private partnerships?
Challenge Statement 5: Workforce Optimisation
- How can we leverage digital and other complementary technologies to optimise our workforce and business operations across different locations and countries to support segregation, testing and isolation requirements, ensuring workforce safety while minimising businesses disruption and cost?
Challenge Statement 6: Community Engagement
- How might we bring all stakeholders onto a single platform to offer sponsored resources and incentivise their communities for a better match of skills-based volunteering, so as to ensure accountability of sponsored recourse and deliver socially responsible activities together?
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) leads Singapore's digital transformation with Infocomm media. An initiative of IMDA, the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) is a virtual crowd-sourcing platform that bridges real business challenges and opportunities for enterprises to tech firms.
- Predicting virus outbreak with machine learning
- Analysing and predicting pollution levels
Category 2: Learning and Development
- Providing opportunities for foresign domestic workers to develop their tech skills via mobile phones ' VR systems
- Managing inventory based on Machine Learning
- Automating waste separation with visual recognition
- Improving woman's physical security thorough IOT solutions
- Preventing the trade of endangered species through online monitoring
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Managing over 700,000 HDB residential units, 9,000 retail and shop units, 6,500 market and food centre stalls, and 400,000 vehicle parking lots, EM Services has established a strong track record in the management of townships and properties across Singapore.
Driven to deliver real impact, ENGIE Factory build, scale and invest in startups and individual founders who share the mission to accelerate the transition to zero carbon. Through ENGIE’s global presence in over 70 countries, we can provide a unique competitive advantage to the startups we build and partner with.
Haier Group is a global leading provider of better-life solutions. In the era of the Internet and the Internet of Things, Haier transformed from a traditional manufacturing enterprise into a co-creating and win-win IoT community-driven ecosystem, launching the first IoT ecosystem brand in the world.
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is Singapore's public housing authority. We plan and develop Singapore's housing estates; building homes and transforming towns to create a quality living environment for all. We provide various commercial, recreational, and social amenities in our towns for our residents’ convenience.
JTC Corporation (JTC) is the lead agency in Singapore to spearhead the planning, promotion and development of a dynamic industrial landscape. Since its inception in 1968, JTC has played a major role in Singapore's economic development journey by developing land and space to support the transformation of industries and create quality jobs.
National Environment Agency (NEA) is the leading public organisation responsible for ensuring a clean and green environment, and the sustainable development of Singapore. Its key roles are to protect Singapore's resources from pollution, maintain a high level of public health and provide timely meteorological information.
Sembcorp Industries is a leading energy, marine and urban development group, operating across multiple markets worldwide. With a strong track record in developing and developed markets, we provide solutions across the energy and utilities value chain, with a focus on the Gas & Power, Renewables & Environment, and Merchant & Retail sectors.
YCH is Singapore’s largest home-grown supply chain solutions company and leading regional supply chain management partner to many of the world’s leading brands across Asia Pacific.
The Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) is a contemporary platform built upon strong public-private partnerships to translate research to industry applications. It is led by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), in partnership with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
