Note how specific Singaporean KPI's are (ensuring local firms are informed and developed to deliver well defined niche services)...
The InnoLeap programme brings together public sector agencies with challenging problem statements and research institutes (RIs), Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), and commercial entities with innovative solutions. The aim is for all parties to build a deeper understanding of hurdles, solutions and cultivate opportunities for collaboration. Commercial entities will also be provided with potential business-to-business opportunities. Till date 23 workshops, sharing sessions and clinics have been organised, involving 94 public agencies and 77 companies, IHLs and RIs.
These efforts also tie in with the strategy to rethink the way Government engages with vendors. Rather than issuing tenders for individual projects, the Singapore Government is looking to work with vendors, along with RIs and IHLs, as co-creation partners. It is moving towards involving them in the entire lifecycle of the project, from pilot to scale.