NEW YORK: Singapore is prioritising open data, care for the elderly and improving transportation in its Smart Nation plan to use technology to improve services, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
Singapore has an open data portal data.gov.sg with over 11,000 datasets.
Another priority for the SmartNation plan is to “integrate sensors, apps, remote monitoring to help our seniors age in place”. Already one in every nine is age 65 and above, and by 2030, one person in five will be 65 and above. “Technology can help them live independently in their own communities with their own support networks”, the Prime Minister said.
The government has already tested this, installing sensors in public housing flats to alert families of elderly people if their relatives are injured.
A third focus is to use data and technology to improve commuters’ experience.