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80 of the world’s top 100 technology companies have presences in Singapore, and they account for approximately 6.5 percent of the country’s GDP.

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For global innovators, all roads lead to Singapore

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Singapore's R&D and innovation skillset is attracting the world's top technology and biomed companies. Find out how Artificial intelligence (AI) startup DataRobot has its eye on the future of innovation taking shape in the city-state.

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Grab going into healthcare

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Grab is truly pushing forward towards its ambition to be a superapp, with its spate of new feature announcements such as grocery delivery services and news feed feature.

The local ride-hailing firm announced yesterday that it is partnering Chinese healthcare services platform, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (Ping An Good Doctor) to offer online healthcare services in Southeast Asia.

Ping An is one of China's largest online healthcare player and is a recent investor in Grab - it participated in its US$2 billion funding round led by Toyota that was announced in early August.

With over 200 million users, Ping An Good Doctor delivers healthcare solutions via its online platform using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to increase efficiency of online medical consultations.

Ping An hopes to replicate their successful model in China and "export [their] mature technologies and services".

Together with Grab's geographic footprint and broad regional reach, this partnership will help address the healthcare needs in the region by providing a one-stop medical health service platform.

According to Grab, the SEA region faces critical healthcare challenges, such as lacking medical infrastructure in some countries, and a rural-urban divide when it comes to the accessibility of doctors.

Efficient and timely healthcare solutions delivered digitally have the potential to transform the industry and medical outcomes.

To Be Launched In Q1 2019

The joint venture will provide an array of integrated medical services such as AI-assisted online medical consultations, medicine delivery, and appointment bookings through an online platform.

In a media statement, the two firms said that they will work with governments, hospitals, doctors, and other key stakeholders and seek partnerships to ensure local market needs are met.

This new service will be launched in selected SEA countries in the first-quarter of 2019, and users can tentatively pay for these services only via Grab's own digital wallet, GrabPay.

Grab will have a 30 per cent stake in the joint venture, with Ping An Good Doctor holding the rest.

The two companies will put up an initial investment of US$20 million, although they may provide additional funding of up to US$120 million, according to a Ping An Good Doctor filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange.

"We are thrilled to partner Ping An Good Doctor (PAGD) for Grab's first venture into online healthcare. Grab was founded on the principle of bringing accessible and affordable services to the masses in Southeast Asia, be it in transport, payments, food delivery or groceries. We believe everyone should have access to high-quality and affordable healthcare," said Anthony Tan, Group CEO and co-founder of Grab.

"Together with PAGD, we will deliver affordable healthcare through technology. This has the potential to make a huge impact in the lives of our families and communities we serve across SEA."
Featured Image Credit: Grab

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Grab Partners Ping An Good Doctor To Offer Online Healthcare Services In SEA

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Grab is truly pushing forward towards its ambition to be a superapp, with its spate of new feature announcements such as grocery delivery services and news feed feature. The local ride-hailing firm announced yesterday that it is partnering Chinese healthcare services platform, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (Ping An Good Doctor) to offer online healthcare services in Southeast Asia.

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Tech roadmap

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Government leads digital disruption in Singapore

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Private sectors across the globe are driving digital innovation, but in Singapore, it's the government that is leading the way. If the world's governments went digital using today's technology, the value of that digitisation would be worth more than US$1 trillion annually, according to McKinsey & Company.

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Why Dyson chose SG

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Singapore's world-class talent powers Dyson's global ambitions

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British technology firm Dyson makes almost all its digital motors in Singapore and is expanding its presence in the city-state. Mr Scott Maguire, its VP - Engineering and Operations, R&D, explains why the firm remains bullish about Singapore after more than a decade in the country.

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Rapid urbanisation, ageing populations, as well as inadequate housing and infrastructure are some of the key factors driving Asian governments to create Smart Cities, notes Mr Gerald Wang, IDC Asia Pacific’s Head of public sector.

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Asian cities are leading the charge into the digital age

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Asia's growing technology leadership is taking the world by storm, with many of the region's leading cities establishing dominant positions in digital innovation. Find out how Singapore and other Asian metropolises are creating innovative smart solutions for their citizens.

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The innovation incubator programme will nurture a new generation of data scientists for Singapore and the region through a tie-up with Alibaba Cloud Academy.

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Alibaba Cloud has entered into a partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) in an effort to accelerate Singapore's smart nation initiative through the launch of an innovation incubator programme.

The innovation incubator programme will nurture a new generation of data scientists for Singapore and the region through a tie-up with Alibaba Cloud Academy.

Local start-ups will also have the opportunity to present their ideas to venture capitalists around the world.

"We are very excited to partner with NUS, Singapore's leading academic institution in science and technology to help nurture the next generation of data scientists," said Raymond Ma, head of ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) at Alibaba Cloud.

"The partnership reinforces Alibaba Cloud's ambition of building a sustainable ecosystem where young science talents can learn, develop and flourish."

The agreement will enable business analytics students at NUS to secure internships at Alibaba Cloud in an effort to develop local talent around key strategic domains such as big data, cloud computing, business analytics and artificial intelligence under the guidance of experienced mentors.

"NUS is fully committed to developing local talents in the areas of big data and AI to advance Singapore's Smart Nation initiative," said Associate Professor James Pang, co-director of NUS Business Analytics Centre.

"Our partnership with Alibaba Cloud expands students' horizons by giving them the opportunity to learn under mentors from Alibaba Cloud, and gain access to cutting-edge technological developments. In this way, NUS students could pursue their interests beyond their curriculum.

"We are also very excited to conduct joint research with Alibaba Cloud to push the frontiers of data science."

Furthermore, an education certification programme will be offered to students from the universities Master of Science in Business Analytics programme developing their on-the-job capability in such areas as big data, cloud computing, business analytics and artificial intelligence.

The programme is offered by the NUS Business Analytics Centre, which is supported by the NUS Business School and NUS School of Computing.

Researchers from NUS Business Analytics Centre will also work with Alibaba Cloud to identify potential research projects for collaboration.

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Alibaba Cloud develops Singapore talent with innovation incubator launch

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Alibaba Cloud has entered into a partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) in an effort to accelerate Singapore's smart nation initiative through the launch of an innovation incubator programme. The innovation incubator programme will nurture a new generation of data scientists for Singapore and the region through a tie-up with Alibaba Cloud Academy.