Singapore wants enterprising talents to build Smart Nation

Singapore

SINGAPORE, in taking a global, holistic tack in pursuit of its Smart Nation ambition, on Monday rolled out the welcome mat to those with enterprising talents - Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans alike.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who last November gave the nation a decade to evolve into a Smart Nation, was making his pitch to some 200 founders, investors and corporate bigwigs from the US, Europe and Asia at the launch of the 2015 Founders Forum (FF) Smart Nation Singapore.

A spirit of enterprise would be needed for the Smart Nation drive to succeed, he said: "We are taking a holistic, national view ... mustering the full resources of our institutions, people and companies to focus decisively on big, comple…