SEE: Singtel Group member firm launches Shenzhen innovation center for Greater China expansion
“DBS is uniquely positioned to avail our deep digital and financial capabilities as well as regional insights to support companies on both sides of the border to grow their business as trade activity between Singapore and Shenzhen ramps up,” says Jimmy Ng, Group Chief Information Officer and Head of Group Technology & Operation at DBS. He sees SIC as an opportunity to augment technological resources and grow supply chains in the wake of Covid-19. NCS also seeks to use SIC as a platform to develop talent through job attachments and rotations. NCS will provide talent exchange opportunities for employees to work at the centre to cross-pollinate ideas and hone their cross-cultural skills by working abroad. Singapore and Shenzhen students will also be offered internships under the Singapore-China Youth Interns Exchange Scheme. CEO Ng remarks, “The establishment of SIC also provides a growth platform for Singaporeans to gain wider exposure to the innovation landscape in China, providing opportunities for ICT students and professionals to collaborate on innovative projects in Shenzhen.” SIC represents part of NCS’s wider regional ambitions under its NEXT Innovation Triangle. Under this initiative, clients can tap on the firm’s innovation capabilities in Singapore, Melbourne and Shenzhen to access “best-of-breed technologies, digital capabilities and deep-tech talent” across the region. “Building on our strength as Singapore’s leading ICT services provider, NCS has set our sights beyond Singapore and we aspire to be the digital catalyst of governments and enterprises across Asia Pacific,” Ng resolves.