• Submission Closing Date: 08 Nov 2013

Objectives

The Sectoral Productivity Call-for-Collaboration (CFC) is a multi-agency effort led by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to step up the collective adoption and innovative use of infocomm technology (ICT) by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), within their respective sectors. Supporting the National Productivity agenda, the CFC aims to raise the productivity of the identified sectors and enable them to transform and level up.

This CFC seeks to invite proposals that are able to deliver sector-wide impact through aggregating demand, integrating supply chains or strengthening cross-sector collaborations amongst enterprises with the use of ICT.

Multi-Agency Partnership

Together with SPRING Singapore (SPRING), Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), and Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), a total of $42 million has been provisioned to support proposals selected through this CFC.

The CFC is also supported by the Council for Private Education (CPE), Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), National Environment Agency (NEA), and National Parks Board (NParks).

The CFC has also received support from many trade associations including Association of Catering Professionals Singapore (ACAPS), Association of Singapore Attractions (ASA), Federation of Merchants Association Singapore (FMAS), Institute of Chinese Medical Studies (ICMS), Landscape Industry Association Singapore (LIAS), National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS),  Singapore Association For Private Education (SAPE), Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC), Singapore Dental Association (SDA), Singapore Jewellers Association (SJA),  Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS).

Potential Business Sectors

The industry is welcome to propose ICT solution for any business sector in response to this CFC, as long as the proposals are able to deliver the significant sector-wide impact required by the CFC.

Potential target sectors include but are not limited to the following: Attractions, Chemical, Cleaning, Dental, Early Childhood, Food & Beverage, Hotel, Jewellers, Landscaping, Precision Engineering, Private Education, Retail, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Travel and Waste Management Industry.

Selection Criteria

Projects must demonstrate the capability to address key gaps within the named sector; increase SME productivity by at least 20% in their core business processes; and lead to pervasive adoption over the next 3 years. They must also have a minimum of at least 10 SMEs who have indicated interest in the project.

Public Briefing and Networking Event

Public Briefing:

ICT vendors, trade associations and agencies were invited to attend the "Sectoral Productivity CFC" Public Briefing on Thursday, 22 Aug 2013. There were about 400 attendees at the briefing; which was followed by a robust question and answer session. The presentation slides can be downloaded here .

Networking & ICT Showcase:

The Networking & ICT Showcase was held at the ITE College Central on 18 September with over 200 vendors showcasing their products and solutions. It was also well attended by the various Sector Champions (including government agencies and trade associations) and representative User Enterprises in their sectors.

There were also talks presented by industry leaders to help vendors understand the key requirements of the various business sectors and the infocomm technology needed to achieve sector-wide productivity gains in these sectors. Refer to the table below for the slides.

Raising Quality of Pre-schools (by ECDA)

Raising Quality of Private Schools (by SAPE)

Better Control of Landscaping Workforce and Jobs Island-wide (by LIAS)

Uplifting the Productivity of Traditional Chinese Medicine Sector (by ICMS) – in Mandarin

Improving Energy Efficiency for SMEs (by SPRING)

Improving F&B Sector Productivity Through Integrated Self-Service Solutions (by SPRING)

Increasing Visitorship to Attractions (by ASA)

Upgrading Productivity for the Waste Management Sector (by NEA)

Improving Productivity for the Cleaning Industry (by NEA)

Streamlining Operation Processes in Catering Management (by ACAPS)

Online Networking Directory

The Online Networking Directory constitutes a listing of ICT vendors who are interested to form consortiums in response to the CFC. The listing serves to facilitate further networking among User Enterprises looking for ICT solutions and ICT vendors looking for partnerships. If you are an ICT vendor and wish to be listed on this directory, please click here . The Online Networking Directory can be downloaded here .

Proposal Submission

We are glad to inform you that the Sectoral Productivity CFC proposal submission deadline had been extended. The official closure of the Sectoral Productivity CFC will now be on Friday, 8 November 2013, at 6.00pm .

Two (2) hardcopies and one (1) softcopy (in a CD-ROM) of the Proposal should reach IDA by the new closing date. All Proposals must be clearly marked, and addressed to:

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

Proposals may also be submitted in person at the IDA reception desk on the 10th floor of Mapletree Business City.

IDA reserves the right not to accept late submissions.

CFC Public Document and Proposal Submission Forms

S/N	Description
1	Sectoral Productivity CFC - Public Document
2	Annex A : Important Notices
3	Annex B : Examples of Sectoral Productivity Solutions
4	Proposal Submission Form
5	Addendum

For requests and clarifications, please contact:

Sectoral Productivity CFC Team
DID: +65 6211 1592
Fax: +65 6211 2535
Email: [email protected]

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