Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong: Ageing, mobility, data sharing being three priorities

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday that ageing, mobility and data sharing are three priorities of Singapore's Smart Nation vision.

PM Lee addressed a gathering of global technology leaders at a welcome reception at the Istana for the Founders Forum Smart Nation Singapore.

Lee said that proportion of senior citizens, specifically those of 65 and above, in Singapore is now at one in nine, and expected to hit one in five by 2030.

Technology, such as the integration of sensors and remote monitoring, can help senior citizens live in their own communities with their own support networks, while keeping in touch with their children, grand-children and care-givers.

As Singapore has become one of the most densely populated nations globally, there is a need to find solutions using IT and data to improve commuting experience, said PM Lee.

With the aim of establishing Singapore as a "safe and secure data marketplace", PM Lee said the Singapore government has been making many datasets open and available to the public via data.gov. sg. Lee also noted that cyber security is critical to any Smart Nation vision.

PM Lee added that entrepreneurial culture is also important to make Singapore the world's first Smart Nation as it aspires to be. He said while Singapore can import the latest technology and implement business-friendly schemes, ultimately a culture of " daring to dream, daring to fail and daring to take on the world's biggest challenges" is needed. Endi