Our efforts to promote R&D and startup companies in Singapore are making some small waves. This BBC story describes three interesting projects: a gadget that lets your smartphone check your blood, a voice activated lock for smartphones to replace PINs and passwords, and (my favourite) an automatic bread maker called The Rotimatic.
Government is fostering this, e.g. Plug-In@Blk71 (www.blk71.com) brings together entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts to network and take their innovations further. But most importantly we have to stay open and business-friendly, so companies and entrepreneurs from Singapore and the world over can startup and grow here and eventually contribute to Singapore. - LHL