BUDDING software developers in Singapore have been offered a Microsoft software carrot worth tens of thousands of dollars – in return for a token US$100 subscription fee which they do not even have to pay upfront. This initiative, dubbed BizSpark, was launched in Singapore last Thursday by the software giant with 11 local partners, and [...]
Singapore, 31 October 2008 – Singapore’s Interactive Digital Media (IDM) industry receives a boost with the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) – and its vast network of industry members – partnering the multi-agency IDM Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO) hosted by the Media Development Authority on a mentorship programme to cultivate and develop IDM [...]
In this month’s issue, $12m Awarded to Co-Space™ Projects A Closer Look at the Co-Space™ Projects IDMPO Entrepreneurs Nominated for BusinessWeek’s Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs IDMPO Companies’ Found Success through Facebook
Govt is ‘fully committed’ to investment as it is a key driver of economy for the future, says PM FUNDING from the Government for scientific research and development, which helped push it to a record 2.6 per cent of gross domestic product last year, will not be cut in the current economic downturn, Prime Minister [...]
In this month’s issue, Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society The Move to Fusionopolis $18m boost for IDM projects International Experts Impressed with IDM Efforts KooBits and PGK Media Wins the InfoComm Singapore Awards 2008 Developments of GAMBIT
i.JAMMING Networking Session IDMPO’s bimonthly networking session is here again. The event provides a conducive environment to meet and explore collaboration opportunities in the IDM sector. We are expecting over 400 participants, ranging from industry practitioners, researchers to startups. In this session, we will be announcing Stream Global as our new incubator, and new partnerships [...]
The interactive technology behind Razor TV is being developed through a grant from the Interactive Digital Media Office (IDMPO), which is hosted by MDA. IDMPO supports Singapore companies in developing novel media services. ‘The five-year Niche TV Licence will facilitate SPH’s entry into the local IPTV market with its innovative service, establishing it as the [...]
sLOCAL Interactive Digital Media (IDM) start-ups and companies will be getting a boost in their pockets from the Singapore government, thanks to the i.MATCH initiative, which is aimed at bridging funding gaps in the local IDM sector. RAdm (NS) Lui Tuck Yew, Senior Minister of State for Education and Information, Communications and the Arts, announced [...]
Electronic art used to be a fringe genre a decade ago, but with the way technology has become ubiquitous in our lives today, interactive and digital media (IDM) is fast moving into the forefront of the local art scene. A sure sign that electronic art has reached the mainstream is the International Symposium on Electronic [...]
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