Singapore wins Smart City 2018 award

Singapore has been recognised for its Smart Nation project, winning the Smart City 2018 Award at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. Previous winners in the city category have included New York and Dubai.

The jury recognised the Southeast Asian city-state’s plan to become the smartest nation, transforming itself into a global benchmark of smart urban solutions. Nearly US$15 billion is being invested in research and development in the digital economy, digital government, and digital society, over five years until 2020.

“Singapore’s Smart Nation efforts are about the transformation of our country, through technology,” said Janil Puthucheary, Minister-in-charge of GovTech, Singap...