The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) are jointly issuing this Call-for-Collaboration ("CFC") to invite companies to submit proposals ("Proposals") on the development, deployment and adoption of applications that make use of government data.

This CFC will be a multi-agency collaboration with the Department of Statistics (DOS), Energy Market Authority (EMA), Health Promotion Board (HPB), Land Transport Authority (LTA), National Environment Agency (NEA), National Library Board (NLB), National Parks Board (NPARKS) and the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).

Objectives

To harness the value of government data to:

• Empower the general public with information and the ability for informed decision-making
• Enable business enterprises to improve productivity, enhance planning and create new value.

This CFC invites organisations (ICT companies, end-user business enterprises, trade associations, Institutes of Higher Learning, non-profit organisations and more) to propose solutions using government data in the following areas:

• Applications that can be used by the people and/or private sectors
• Data Services to create derived datasets, and for sharing via suitable platforms

Proposals submitted for this CFC must make use of at least one government dataset from any of the following focus areas: Business Planning, Conservation and Environment, Contextual Content, Connecting People; Optimised Mobility and Healthy Lifestyle (see Annex B ) .

The Government data sources include the data.gov.sg ( http://www.data.gov.sg ) and OneMap ( http://onemap.sg ) portals.

CFC Public Briefing and Networking Session

The Harnessing Data for Value Creation CFC Public Briefing and Networking Session was held on 13th Jun 2012. The briefing was attended by more than 100 participants from over 50 organisations. The presentation slides and list of attendees can be downloaded below:

• Harnessing Data for Value Creation CFC Briefing Slides
• Harnessing Data for Value Creation CFC Contact List

Presentations by organisations/companies:

• Temasek Polytechnic
• Avanade Asia
• CMIE Singapore Pte Ltd
• Lightbridge Analytics
• Thesys South East Asia
• Smart Communities
• Strategic Data Governance
• Elixir Technology Pte Ltd

Timeline of Events

Date	Event
31 May 20	Issuance of CFC
13 Jun 2012	CFC Briefing and Networking Session
23 to 27 Jul 2012	Pre-Submission Presentation by Participants
31 Aug 2012	Deadline for Proposal Submission
Dec 2012	Announcement of Award

Proposal Submission

Two (2) hardcopies and one (1) softcopy (in a CD-ROM or thumb drive) of the Proposal should reach IDA no later than 31 August 2012 at 1700hrs. All Proposals must be clearly marked as "Harnessing Data for Value Creation CFC", and addressed to:

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
10 Pasir Panjang Road #10-01
Mapletree Business City
Singapore 117438

CFC Public Document and Proposal Submission Forms

S/N	Description
1	Harnessing Data for Value Creation CFC - Public Document
2	Annex A: Important Notices
3	Annex B: Description and Problem Statements for Focus Areas
4	Annex C: Examples of Geospatial Business Application
5	Proposal Submission Form
6	Proposal Submission Form Appendix A - Project Costs

For requests and clarifications, please contact:

Liyana Md. Fauzi, IDA
DID: +65 6211 0834
Fax: +65 6659 2517
Email: [email protected]

Frederick Tham, IDA
DID: +65 6211 1133
Fax: +65 6211 2205
Email: [email protected]