SINGAPORE - Companies are the most important driving force behind innovation, and China is taking steps to encourage firms to invest in research and development, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday (March 11).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Licence fee waivers to be extended to aid tourism sector
Hotel operators, travel agents and tour guides will not need to pay for renewal this year
The Shangri-La Hotel Singapore s reception counters, fitted with plastic shields to minimise contact between people, in June last year. Hotel operators typically pay between $300 and $500 to renew their licences yearly, depending on the number of rooms.ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY ALVIN TAN
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SINGAPORE - A pilot integrated aged care facility with video-based technology to monitor elderly residents in a non-invasive manner has opened in Kebun Baru.
The Integrated Dementia Assisted Living (Ideal) facility, which began operations on Monday (March 1) in a Housing Board unit, caters to vulnerable elderly who live alone in the constituency. It currently provides free daytime care to this group.
The facility has two cameras and a sound sensor that monitor the elderly, while using privacy-masking solutions to ensure their personal privacy is respected.
The system also comes with artificial intelligence (AI) and sound analytics software capable of detecting falls and distress.