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Singapore TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION SCHEME

SINGAPORE — Local technology start-ups have long prayed for more angelic assistance at the most critical stage of their incubation. Now, a national scheme to address this lack has drawn the keen participation of veteran incubators and angel investors from the likes of MySpace.com founder Brad Greenspan and Silicon Valley’s Plug & Play. (Click on …

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Smoother rides on Singapore roads

Commuters and motorists in Singapore can now better plan their trips, thanks to a unique collaboration between Google and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) which makes maps, directions and route planning for various forms of land transport modes available for free on Google Maps. These transport modes include buses, trains, cars and even walking. http://www.ida.gov.sg/insg/post/Smoother-rides-on-Singapore-roads.aspx

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Seminar – Inventions – Purpose, Measures and Sources for Ideas

Please note that Eng Choon Hway Kuan Youth Committee and Education Committee is organising a Seminar – Inventions – Purpose, Measures and Sources for Ideas on Saturday 19 December 2009 at 1500 hrs. Venue: Eng Choon Huay Guan, 105 Amoy Street, Singapore 069925 Please refer map at http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_34941/travel_site_3658/ Speaker: Mr Solvere Lim Swee Keng SM(MIT) MBA(Law). You …

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Singapore National Day 2009

SIDA wish Singapore a very Happy and Inventive 44th Birthday ! To watch Singapore National Day Parade live on the web, you can goto http://ndp2009.mediacorptv.sg/

WIPO sets up first Asian arbitration centre in Singapore

SINGAPORE: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has established an arbitration and mediation centre in Singapore. The centre is the first of its kind outside of Europe and aims to provide low cost dispute resolution services on intellectual property. Come January 2010, WIPO’s arbitration and mediation centre will open here at Maxwell Chambers. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/445231/1/.html

Proposed changes to Singapore Patent System

The proposed changes to the patent system are now open for public consultation. IPOS is inviting the public to comments and offer suggestions on the proposed changes. The closing date for submission is 14 August 2009. The aim of this exercise is to obtain comments and suggestions on the following aspects of Singapore’s patent system: …

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i-CREATe 2009

3rd International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology 22 – 26 April, 2009 Singapore Management University, School of Accountancy Singapore “Accessible Tourism” (Click here for more detail)

Singapore Paper Plane Challenge

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Who say Singapore has no idea for invention ?

Here’s an interesting article that I found in “My Paper” today (5 Jan 2009, My Paper, Page A16). Someone wrote in to suggest an idea to make use of HDB lift to generate electricity. See article below…

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