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IDA accreditation gives Singapore startups a boost
It levels playing field, and helps to build solid local customer base and expansion abroad
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Aug 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
IF Accreditation@IDA could be represented by a hashtag (or two), #SupportLocal or #BuySingapore would be it.
The scheme - launched by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) in July 2014 to accredit and help promising homegrown tech companies clinch more government work - has since created S$20 million in government project opportunities for eight such companies. All of them say the accreditation has boosted their credibility, confidence and access to not just the public sector, but large corporations as well.
