The Internationalisation Programme aims to assist Singapore infocomm local enterprises (iLEs) to establish economic links to global markets and to groom iLEs to be well-known players in the global arena. IDA pursues this programme through a combination of strategies:

• Establishing Global Presence
  IDA has established offices in China, India, Qatar, and the US to help our infocomm enterprises penetrate these key overseas markets and exploit potential opportunities.
• Enabling Market Access
  By leveraging on established relationships such as bilateral agreements, MOUs, and strategic alliances that promote investments between Singapore and other countries, IDA aims to open doors into these foreign markets for iLEs.
• Providing Market Information
  IDA provides assistance to iLEs by keeping a watch on ICT developments in emerging markets, identifying market opportunities, and interfacing between governments and industry and IT associations.
• Overseas Branding
  Overseas tradeshows, mission trips, roadshows, seminars, speaking engagements, etc, provide opportunities for Singapore to profile the abilities of its iLEs and to create opportunities for companies to meet with foreign partners and potential customers.

IDA Global Offices

To date, IDA has established offices in China, India, Qatar and the US. These offices help establish our presence in the key overseas markets and aid iLEs to penetrate the markets. Through a combination of market intelligence and leads, identification of potential opportunities for collaboration, and creating access to decision makers, the overseas offices serve a variety of functions that extend the internationalisation efforts of IDA.

• Shanghai Office: China Operations
  
  IDA's Shanghai Office was opened in 2002 in response to the tremendous growth opportunities presented by the Chinese market. It serves as a platform for IDA to facilitate and promote the networking and exchange between the Chinese and Singapore infocomm industry. Specifically, Shanghai Office aims to promote Singapore's infocomm industry by strengthening relationships with relevant government agencies and facilitating business investments between China and Singapore.
  
  

  Address:	1038 Nanjing West Road Westgate Tower 18-01 Shanghai 200041 Tel: +86 21 6217 8822 Fax: +86 21 6218 9720	Centre Directors Mr Chng Ken-Wei Ms Shermaine Chee (North China) For more information, email: [email protected]

• Infocomm Singapore Centre (Shanghai)
  
  The Infocomm Singapore Centre (ISC) was set up in 2004 as a collaboration between IDA and the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) to brand and promote Singapore's infocomm solutions and capabilities. It facilitates partnerships between Singapore and Chinese infocomm companies to jointly develop key market segments and to continue to improve market access of Singapore iLEs. The ISC also provides office facilities, as well as networking activities for partnership facilitation and business referrals.
  
  

  Address:	1038 Nanjing West Road Westgate Tower 18-01 Shanghai 200041 Tel: +86 21 6217 8822 Fax: +86 21 6218 9720

• Bangalore Office: South Asia Operations
  
  India's emergence as an IT hub is well documented, especially in the area of software, and this has resulted in a large share of the world's development work being outsourced to India. The Bangalore office was set up to leverage on India's potential as an emerging ICT market and to help establish a gateway for Singapore companies into the larger South Asian market. India's emerging economy as a whole has also meant an increase in the opportunities for Singapore iLEs. Vice versa, the Bangalore office also acts as a gateway for Indian companies looking to use Singapore as a gateway for Asia.
  
  

  Address:	Bangalore, India Unit 06, UGF, Creator Block International Tech Park Whitefield Road Bangalore 560066 Tel: +91 80 4115 6400 Fax: +91 80 4115 6104	Centre Director Mr Sanjay R M For more information, email: [email protected]

• Qatar Office: Middle East Operations
  
  As the third fastest growing ICT market in the world after China and India, the Middle East will see rapid growth in ICT spending over the next few years. The Qatar Office was therefore set up in 2007, to facilitate Singapore infocomm companies entering the vast Middle East market. By fostering strong working relationships with Government agencies, IT associations and local partners in the region, the office aims to identify potential opportunities for iLEs to participate in the region.
  
  

  Address:	IDA Qatar Office Regus 8th Floor Al Fardan Office Tower Al Funduq Street 61 PO Box 31316 Doha - Qatar	Centre Director Mr Kevin Chan For more information, email: [email protected]

• San Francisco Office: USA Operations
  
  The US Office was opened in April 2001 and it serves as a resource for US companies wishing to explore business and partnership opportunities in Singapore, and to facilitate companies using Singapore as a launch pad to Asia. It provides business development information and facilitates networking and contacts with Singapore companies. Singapore companies who wish to enter the US market can also tap on its network of contacts for strategic alliances and expansion into the market.
  
  

  Address:	IDA San Francisco Office 3 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 260, Redwood City CA 94065, USA Tel: +1 650 593 1716 Fax: +1 650 593 3276	Centre Director Mr Steven Tong For more information, email: [email protected]

• Singapore Office: Southeast Asia Operations
  
  The Southeast Asia region's strong growth potential offers promising business, project and investment opportunities for Singapore infocomm companies. IDA's Southeast Asia operations based out of IDA HQ was started in 2012 to help Singapore infocomm companies penetrate the fast growing ICT market in the region. It fosters strong working relationships with government agencies, IT and trade associations and local partners in the Southeast Asia region with the aim of identifying potential opportunities for our infocomm companies.
  
  

  Address:	IDA Singapore HQ 10 Pasir Panjang Road #10-01 Mapletree Business City Singapore 117438 Tel: +65 6211 0888 Fax: +65 6211 2222	Centre Director Ms Jacqueline Chan For more information, email: [email protected]

IDA International Pte Ltd

IDA International Pte Ltd (IDA International), a wholly owned subsidiary of IDA, was launched in February 2009 in response to increasing requests and interests from foreign governments to implement public service infocomm solutions. IDA International serves as the primary execution arm for public service infocomm partnerships with overseas public sector agencies. In doing so, it aims to create business opportunities for Singapore infocomm companies to export their expertise, products and solutions.

IDA International provides consultancy services in areas including national infocomm masterplanning, development of government CIO organization, ICT industry development, ICT manpower development, Public Service ICT Policy, ICT Governance, Public Service Process Re-engineering and Programme Management.

For more information, please visit www.idainternational.sg .