Singapore as an innovative city in East Asia : an explorative study of the perspectives of innovative industries

The city-state of Singapore has achieved rapid economic development in the past by its positioning as an efficient business hub in Asia. To remain competitive in the global knowledge economy, however, Singapore needs to move beyond efficiency by developing a strong"innovative"edge as well. This paper examines the challenges that Singapore faces in seeking to do so through an explorative survey of 40 firms from three innovative sectors: high-tech manufacturing industries, knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS), and creative content industries. Overall, while the survey confirms Singapore's continuing competitive strength in efficiency infrastructure, it also finds a favorable perception of Singapore as an innovative city. Indeed, many of the industry actors indicated that an efficient business infrastructure is a prerequisite for locating their innovative activities in Singapore, suggesting that the relationship between innovation and efficiency is complementary, rather than substitutional. While the study found that intellectual property and its protection are widely recognized by actors in all three sectors, interesting differences exist. In particular, intellectual property protection appears to be of greater concern to the high-tech research and development-intensive manufacturing sector and the creative contents sector than to the KIBS sector. Another interesting difference is that while competition in high-tech innovation tends to be global, competition in creative content tends to have a stronger local or regional dimension. Public policy in East Asia has traditionally emphasized the development of technological innovation capabilities in the manufacturing sector. In light of the findings, public policymakers may need to be more sensitive to the nuanced differences in policies needed to promote the new creative content industries and the associated supporting KIBS.ICT Policy and Strategies,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Economic Theory&Research,Health Economics&Finance,Environmental Economics&Policies

Making the Case for Leveraging the Patient-Centered E-Health (PCEH) Context to Expand Information Systems Theory

Patient-centered e-health (PCEH) represents a fascinating area of digitized stakeholder interactions characterized by complex information flows, shared decision making, co-created value, and mutual interest in improving health outcomes. Such a context lies in contrast to often contentious firm-consumer relationships characterized by self-interest, surplus maximization (from both producer and consumer sides), and consumer segmentation. This article suggests that PCEH is an ideal context in which to study the emerging class of information systems that include consumers as empowered influencers, stakeholders, and decision makers, rather than only “purchasers” on the other side of the exchange relationship or “mandated” users in the enterprise context. The PCEH context is proposed as an enormous research opportunity that may significantly contribute to expanding information systems research and theory

SMALL STATES IN SPACE: CRAFTING A STRATEGY FOR SINGAPORE

Many nascent space powers have initiated strategic assessments and announced policy objectives to integrate space activities to serve their national interests. This thesis seeks to study: How should Singapore, a small state with limited capacities (e.g., geographical size, population, and resources), develop near-term policy objectives that best draw on its competitive advantages? This provides clarity to Singapore’s progress as an emerging spacefaring nation, in response to emerging global trends in space and in leveraging space in meeting its national interests. To draw meaningful comparisons and lessons, this thesis examines the key policies, strategies, and programs as well as the objectives and priorities driving the sectoral developments of two trailblazing small states (the United Arab Emirates and Luxembourg). This thesis presents policy recommendations for Singapore to best capitalize on its competitive strengths as it progresses as an emerging spacefaring nation. Recommendations include institutionalizing national authority and space act, increased participation in bilateral and multilateral space cooperation and diplomacy, dedicating budget to the application of space security, and nurturing space ecosystem and talent pipeline.Military Expert 5, Republic of Singapore Air ForceApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited

Public-Private Partnerships In E-Government: Insights From Singapore Cases

There is a growing interest in public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a model for e-government service development and delivery. Although various underlying benefits of such arrangement have been enumerated, there exist challenges and issues in PPPs manifest in a number of unsuccessful cases. The success of PPPs in e-government depends on a number of factors that need to be considered from the first stage of evaluating the PPP to the last stage of development and roll-out. However, there is a dearth of PPP studies in the e-government literature that identified the success factors behind these efforts. Hence, this research attempts to address the existing gap by investigating what factors contribute to a successful e-government PPP. The paper starts out by introducing the relevant concepts and literature and then providing a review of e-government PPPs in Singapore, which has been a leader in e-government. We identify success factors based on existing studies and information of 5 cases of e-government PPPs. In future, we plan to collect data from new cases to further develop and validate these factors and identify their inter-relationships. This study is expected to contribute to research and practice by identifying success factors in different stages of e-government PPP

Leveraging Information Technology to Support Agents of World Benefit

There is much debate about social responsibility in the context of business and industry but not much in the context of information technology. We address this void by examining developments and innovations at the interface between information technologies and positive social change. In particular, the paper explores the role of information technology in three critical domains: connectivity, education, and economic development. The underlying premise of the authors is that information and communication technologies can serve agents of social innovation in underserved communities and that their consideration is vital to the success of many efforts that pursue global and sustainable change. We also submit that such issues ought to be integrated more centrally into the practice and scholarly mission of the IS discipline

Design as a driver of innovation in the East Midlands

This study reports on research and consultation with local stakeholders to discuss the role of design as part of the innovation agenda in the East Midlands. A key finding of this research iss that the East Midlands has a very strong design industry and that businesses in the region use design to a much greater extent than in most other regions

Antecedents and Catalysts for Developing a Healthcare Analytic Capability

Analytics is the most advanced component of business intelligence. An analytic capability enables fact-based decisions using quantitative models. These models draw on statistical and quantitative analysis of large data repositories. An analytic capability is especially critical in healthcare because lives are at stake and there is intense pressure to reduce costs and improve efficiency. This study proposes antecedents and catalysts for developing an analytic capability based on an in-depth study of the cardiac surgical programs of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VHA has developed an analytic capability for patient treatment and administrative decision-making. The models rely on the input of clinical data from multiple facilities. However, a diversity of standards, infrastructure, staff and patient mix result in misunderstood data definitions, errors in data entry, incomplete data sets, and conflicts between multiple systems. Consequently, data aggregation and data interoperability at both the systemic and semantic levels are challenging. Catalysts for developing an analytic capability, derived from the VHA case study, include a community of practice and patient case reassessment practices. Antecedents of an analytic capability include robust data aggregation and cleaning practices and establishment of data standards followed by judicious tailoring of analytic outputs to decision making needs

Dynamics of Innovation in eBanking

Technology has introduced new ways of delivering banking to the customer, such as ATMs and Internet Banking. Hence, banks have found themselves at the forefront of technology adoption for the past three decades. Banks began to look at e-banking as a means to replace some of their traditional branch functions. e-banking products/services like ATM and electronic funds transfer were a source of differentiation for banks that utilized them. This research paper uses the Revised Technology Adoption Life Cycle model to develop a framework for technology evolution in e-banking