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[Singapore] Local Telco StarHub To Launch Crowdfunding Platform Crowdtivate

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“Crowdfunding is an extremely popular way for the global community to connect with artists and entrepreneurs, and for them to participate in bringing great ideas to life. Many of the most successful companies today have roots in the crowdfunding community.

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[Singapore][Event] Inaugural PlugFest International Programming Competition Launches

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Organized by the Google Developer Group (GDG) Singapore and IEEE Computer Society Singapore , the competition is divided into two categories: PlugFest IHL for undergraduate students studying at any Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) and PlugFest Open for individuals from postgraduates to workings professionals.

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[Singapore] [Competition] SLA OneMap Challenge

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It wasn’t quite so long ago at GovCamp Singapore that citizens were arguing for more openness of public data. “Geospatial information is fast becoming indispensable in our daily life, at work or at play,” says Ng Siau Yong, Director of GeoSpatial Division, Singapore Land Authority.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

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But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. Singapore Innovation. Just a bit of background – the high-tech start-up scene in Singapore is said to be growing healthily in recent years. Plans for more Singapore-based technology incubators.

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[Review] Startup Communities

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“We need to be like Silicon Valley,” we hear many a startup community organizer around the world intone. And Feld should know – he’s been an integral part of the startup community in Boulder, Colorado, and has seen the entrepreneurial scene there (and in other parts of the United States) flourish and grow.

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[Interview] Imaginary Friends Studios (Is More Real Than You Think)

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You’re unlikely to have heard of Singapore-based creative agency Imaginary Friends Studios – unless you’re in the fields of film, games or animation. Kai Lim: I am also known by my handle UkiTakuMuki within the online art community. I’ve been drawing for the past 25 years and 20 years of that in digital medium.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards

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Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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