Asia Suits Up for Future Economy Through Internet of Things Revolution

Asia
Suits Up for Future Economy

Through Internet of Things Revolution

Singapore’s first-ever “internet-ready human” live chip-implant
performance sets stage for new era of disruptive technology 

SINGAPORE – 28 March 2017 – IoT Asia is the region’s leading and award-winning trade platform
for Asia in addressing challenges and identifying real opportunities within the
regional Internet of Things (IoT) landscape. The 2017 edition of IoT Asia will
be officially opened by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for
Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-Charge of the country’s Smart Nation
initiative, on 29
March 2017.

The pace of planned IoT
development and adoption continues unabated as Asia-Pacific companies are
expected to pump in US$58 billion of research and development (R&D) and
spending by the year 2020[1] into a myriad of solutions across
various industries to realise the full potential of IoT. At the same time,
Asian governments have embarked on digital and IoT-related transformation
roadmaps for their respective economies to be future-ready such as Singapore’s
Committee on the Future Economy (CFE), ASEAN’s ICT Masterplan (AIM) 2020, Malaysia’s
National IoT Strategic Roadmap and China’s 10-year “Made in China 2025” IoT
roadmap. As a result, IoT Asia has become the pre-eminent platform for
governments, businesses and entrepreneurs to exchange views, glean fresh
insights, and learn from leading and start-up players on how best to make IoT
pragmatic and profitable.

IoT Asia 2017 will welcome
more than 4,500 thought leaders, industry experts, decision-makers, leading
technology companies and small media enterprises (SMEs) from over 40 countries
from the EU, US, China, India, and ASEAN over the two-day event.

IoT ASIA – A CHOICE PLATFORM
FOR THE IoT ECOSYSTEM

From established technology
leaders such as Accenture, Amazon
Web Services, Asavie, Avnet, Bosch Software Innovations, Crown Coffee, Dell
EMC, Fujitsu Asia, The Open Connectivity Foundation, Sigfox and TZ Limited to
emerging players in the start-up space, the
participant mix in this year’s event
is a reflection of the diverse
and inclusive nature of today’s IoT ecosystem.  

This year’s event theme, Making
$ense in Our Connected World, aims
to address the practical aspect of IoT principally in how businesses,
governments and communities can reap the benefits of IoT  and how to
unlock new business opportunities, as well as monetise IoT applications
notwithstanding  the current cautious business outlook. The IoT Asia 2017
conference will see three distinct tracks on technology, solutions and
organisations featuring more than 90 leading industry experts from 11 countries such as Wouter Van Wersch (President
and Chief Executive Officer, General Electric ASEAN), Rob van Kranenburg
(Founder, The IoT Council, Belgium) and Charles Reed Anderson, (Conference
Chair of IoT Asia 2017 and Founder of Charles Reed Anderson & Associates).

On the exhibition front, a
wide-ranging suite of technologies and solutions will be featured via two new
zones (Cybersecurity and Robotics), along with Smart Cities, Wearables,
Industrial IoT (IIoT), Design Applications, Enablers, and IoT Data Analytics.
There will also be a dedicated Start-Up Exchange area, Institution Zone, and a
PechaKucha session for visitors to learn more about the IoT ecosystem. Visitors
to the tradeshow can interact with more than 100 exhibitors from 16 countries,
with this year spanning a bigger 5,000sqm exhibition. The exhibition will
spotlight three country pavilions: Singapore, France and the UK.

Back for the second
consecutive year, TechSpace at IoT Asia will be hosting seminars driven by
communities such as DevSecOps and IoTSG throughout the two-day event. Visitors
can expect to hear from and engage in discourse with technology experts and
enthusiasts.

THE HUMAN IoT – LIVE CHIP
IMPLANT DEMONSTRATION

The closing keynote on 30 March will feature Hannes Sjoblad, Chief Disruption
Officer of Epicentre
Stockholm and world-renowned
biohacker activist, who will perform the first-ever “live implant party” in
Singapore. A specially-trained body piercing artist will assist in inserting a
Near Field Communications (NFC) chip into a volunteer, creating a live
“internet-ready human being”.

Highlighting the crucial
role that IoT Asia plays in future economies, Mr
Aloysius Arlando, Chief Executive Officer of SingEx Holdings, said, “IoT
Asia serves to bring researchers, innovators and practitioners together to
collaborate on making IoT pervasive and pragmatic for businesses, societies and
economies. SingEx is honoured to be a broker of networks for this cutting-edge
and transformative movement. In our recently conducted survey, almost 90% of
companies highlighted positive IoT intervention or investment by their local
governments, and almost all companies plan to increase their spending and
involvement in IoT. This overwhelmingly underscores that corporations,
governments and markets, are bracing themselves for the digital revolution.”

Mr Oliver Tian, President,
Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA) said, “With SG$2.4 billion already allocated for the
digitalisation drive in Singapore, there is huge potential for organisations to
transform and future-proof their businesses in times of changing market demands
through seizing opportunities offered by technology. As Singapore journeys
towards becoming a Digital Harbour, IoT application is a critical catalyst for
businesses to boost the nation’s competitiveness. It is now an opportune time
for industry players, both private and public, to come together to accelerate
IoT adoption and tap on the economic opportunities offered by the digital
economy amidst today’s ever-changing climate.

Jointly organised by SIAA
and SingEx Exhibitions, IoT Asia 2017 will be held from 29 – 30 March
2017 at the
Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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 [1] Frost & Sullivan ‘Analysis of the Asia-Pacific Internet of Things Market’ report