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Singapore to splurge $2.82 billion on tech infrastructure, IT security in 2016

Project tenders will be rolled out throughout the year.

The Singapore government will be calling for a projected $2.82 billion of ICT tenders across FY16, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) revealed.

These ICT tenders will comprise mainly infrastructure and ICT security bulk contracts due to some multi-year contracts ending in FY16, as well as contracts relating to agency-specific systems.

One key focus for government procurement this year will be to enhance ICT infrastructure. For instance, Wi-Fi coverage will be extended to more areas within public schools, while data centre virtualisation will be increased to allow the government to modernise its hosting of ICT applications.

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A bulk tender for IT security services will also be called in this fiscal year. Such projects which are larger in scope, will be rolled out over a few years.

In FY15, SMEs accounted for more than half of the total contracted value of ICT tenders.



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