Singapore encourages Asean countries to leverage digital connectivity with western China


Chongqing's manufacturing industry has the basic conditions and industrial advantages to develop the Industrial Internet and provide diversified application scenarios. - China Daily

SINGAPORE (Xinhua): The China-Singapore (Chongqing) International Dedicated Connectivity (IDC) launched in 2019 has enabled companies in Asean to better provide digital services for Western China via the connection through Singapore and vice versa, a Singapore official said here Monday (Aug 23).

Lew Chuen Hong, Chief Executive of Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority, made the remarks while delivering a speech at the Singapore venue of the International Dedicated Connectivity (IDC) Forum, which is part of the Smart China Expo 2021 held in Chongqing in western China.

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