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Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat officially launched the new SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory on 10 January 2022.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) launched a new digital aviation corporate laboratory on 10 January 2022. The corporate lab which will co-create innovative technologies and solutions that would accelerate the digital transformation of Singapore’s aviation sector, and help redefine the air travel experience for passengers.
The SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory was officially launched by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies and Chairman of the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF).
Situated at the Innovation 4.0 Building at NUS Kent Ridge campus, the S$45 million research facility is jointly set up by SIA and NUS and supported by the NRF. This is the seventh corporate laboratory to be established at the University, which is also the 19th in Singapore.
The Corporate Laboratory is the result of a robust partnership between NUS and SIA. The Airline launched its Digital Innovation Blueprint in 2018 to establish itself as a digital aviation and travel experience leader. This was followed by the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between NUS and SIA, with the University as the Airline’s knowledge partner.
You may like to read more about the official launch here: https://news.nus.edu.sg/new-sia-nus-corporate-laboratory-to-spur-digital-innovation-in-singapores-aviation-sector/
SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory is a part of NUS’s Institute of Operation Research and Analytics.