The multi-agency Interactive Digital Media Research and Development (IDM R&D) Programme Office hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has put in place the foundation pieces to build an ecosystem in the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) sector by strengthening the interlocking efforts of four key groups of stakeholders over the past year – individuals, industry, schools and research institutions.

In 2007, the IDM R&D Programme Office funded 94 projects started by the four groups. Collectively, they are expected to deliver some 100 new innovative patents and products and will help nurture about 900 researchers and engineers. These research projects focus on three broad areas: Animation, Games & Effects; Intermediary services which refers to technical capabilities in the organisation, distribution and security of digital media; and On-the-Move Technologies which identify new ways of reaching and interacting with mobile-connected people who are always on the move.

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