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Singapore to tap new technologies for 'smart' living

Lee U-Wen

Lee U-Wen

Published Wed, May 21, 2014 · 10:00 PM
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[SINGAPORE] Life in Singapore down the road, when it is fully fledged as a "smart nation", will entail the use of new technologies such as driverless vehicles and fibre networks.

The people will also tap the potential of infocomm and the media, and live in "smart towns" that cater to the needs of an ageing population.

These were the snapshots presented yesterday in an addenda to President Tony Tan Keng Yam's address in Parliament last week.

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