As we all know, Singapore is one of the important financial, service and shipping centers in Asia and the fourth largest international financial center after new york, London and Hongkong. Take the financial industry as an example. As of June 20 14, there are more than 600 financial institutions in Singapore, including commercial banks 124, insurance companies 155, fund companies 165438, securities companies 96 and futures companies 50. Singapore has become one of the important international financial centers along with new york, London and Hongkong.
According to the data provided by Statistics Singapore, in 20 13 years, the added value of Singapore's financial industry accounted for 12.2% of the gross national product (including 46.7% of the added value of the banking industry), and the global wealth managed by Singapore reached $ 2. 1 trillion, ranking the top three in the world, second only to new york and Switzerland.
In addition, Singapore has a good industrial base, and its Jurong Industrial Zone is one of the earliest development zones in Asia.
According to the data of Statistics Singapore, in 20 13 years, Singapore's economic growth rate reached 4. 1%, the unemployment rate was only 1.8%, and the per capita national income exceeded 55,000 US dollars, ranking among the top eight in the world.
Adequate talent pool and specialized management institutions
Singapore is the most developed country in Southeast Asia in science and education, and its economic competitiveness ranks first in the world for four consecutive years. However, Singapore is not satisfied with the status quo, but focuses on cultivating students' "innovative consciousness" and developing information technology education.
According to Wu Feng, deputy director of the Strategic Planning Research Office of the Information Research Department of the National Information Center, who visited Singapore, in order to build Singapore into a developed economy, a smart country and a global city in Asia, the Singapore government plans to recruit overseas talents in innovative technologies and high-tech fields while stepping up industrial technology upgrading, and form a first-class scientific and technological team composed of domestic and foreign elites. In addition, the Singapore government also encourages enterprises to enter the field of science and technology and innovation, and develop Singapore into an information technology center in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to the data provided by Singapore Information and Communication Development Bureau and Singapore Institute of Technology Education, there are146,700 information technology talents in Singapore, which have remained basically stable in the past few years.
In Wu Feng's view, the role of Singapore Information and Communication Development Board (IDA) in building a smart city and a smart country in Singapore should not be underestimated.
According to the relevant officials of Singapore Information and Communication Development Bureau, IDA, as the chief information officer of the government, is not only responsible for the overall planning of government information and communication, but also undertakes the important mission of information and communication project management and the implementation of various systems, formulates IT standards, policies, guidelines and implementation processes for the government, and conducts security management of important information and communication infrastructure.
"IDA is the chief planner and chief engineer of various information and communication development blueprints in the process of building a' smart country' in Singapore." Relevant officials of the Singapore Information and Communication Development Board told this reporter.
A sound legal system
According to an official of the Singapore Information and Communication Development Bureau, Singapore has always attached importance to strengthening informatization construction to promote the improvement of national information quality and the elimination of the digital divide. Starting from 1997, Singapore launched "Singapore No.1" to encourage citizens and the government to surf the Internet, aiming at 90% of households having cable modems and ADSL broadband networks. From 1998 to 2003, the proportion of computers owned by families increased from 49.3% to 68.6%, and the number of Internet hosts reached 485,000. The internet host penetration rate reached 1 1.6% (only 0.6% in the United States), and the netizen penetration rate exceeded 50%, with every 100 people. Singapore's main telephone lines and mobile phones per 100 population, personal computers per 100 population and Internet users per 100 population are not only the highest in Southeast Asia, but also among the best in the world, making it one of the countries in the world that use the most advanced technology to access the Internet.
While attaching importance to information construction, the Singapore government also attaches great importance to the construction of laws and regulations, and has successively promulgated the Computer Abuse Law and the Electronic Transactions Law and related guidelines.
The Computer Abuse Law was promulgated in 1993 and revised in 1998. It is reported that the purpose of this law is to deal with the increasingly serious computer crime and its serious consequences and impose heavier punishment on it. The second is to supplement it to meet the needs of e-commerce development.
According to this law, the government has formulated the Information Security Guide and the Electronic Authentication Security Guide. The Electronic Transactions Law provides a legal framework for electronic transactions, which will be recognized by all countries and effectively solve electronic disputes.
The goal of building a smart country
According to our reporter's verification, Singapore's "Smart Country 2025" plan was first formally put forward by Singapore's Minister of Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim in June 20 14. According to Yaacob Ibrahim, in order to build Singapore into a "smart country", the Singapore government will build a "smart country platform", and build an infrastructure and operating system covering the whole island's data collection, connection and analysis, so as to predict citizens' needs according to the obtained data and provide better public services. Predict traffic jams in advance according to traffic conditions, observe the cleanliness of the environment with electric eyes, and provide short-distance transportation services with unmanned vehicles.
In this regard, relevant officials of the Singapore Information and Communication Development Bureau said that on the basis of the previous 10 year plan, Singapore put forward the future-oriented "Smart Country 2025" plan, focusing on information integration and implementation on this basis, making government policies more forward-looking. In addition to collecting information through technology, it is more important to use this information to better serve the people.
An official of Singapore Information and Communication Development Authority told the reporter: "The core of the concept of a smart country can be summarized by three Cs: connection, collection and comprehension. The first stage of the smart village platform is centered on' connection' and' acquisition' and is scheduled to be completed in 20 15. The goal of' connection' is to provide a safe, high-speed, economical and extensible national communication infrastructure, while' collection' refers to obtaining more ideal real-time data through sensor networks all over the country, and anonymously protecting, managing and sharing important sensor data. The meaning of' understanding' is to establish an effective sharing mechanism for the public through collected data, especially real-time data, and to better predict people's needs and provide better services by analyzing data users. "