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TÜV SÜD Digital Service Centre of Excellence

aims to develop services and solutions for the

adoption of smart technologies

2016 marks the 150th anniversary of TÜV SÜD, a com- market segments, such as smart infrastructure and In-
pany that aim to support customers with a comprehen- dustry 4.0.
sive suite of services worldwide to increase efficiency,
reduce costs and manage risk. “The future of the global economy is digital”, said Prof.
Dr.-Ing. Axel Stepken, Chairman of the Board of Man-
Today, the global testing, inspection, certification and agement of TÜV SÜD AG, at the opening of TÜV SÜD’s
training provider inaugurated its new Digital Service Cen- new Digital Service Centre of Excellence in Singapore,
tre of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore at a joint inaugura- emphasizing at the same time that digital transformation
tion ceremony with the Singapore Economic Develop- will present enterprises with huge challenges.
ment Board, making it the first operational center of its
kind to be established outside of TÜV SÜD’s global In the light of the rise of Industry 4.0 and the prolifera-
headquarters in Germany and reinforcing its pivotal role tion of the Internet of Things (IoT) within the industrial
as a future-oriented company shaping industry “next space, digitization is bringing about advances in con-
practice”. temporary automation, data exchange and manufactur-
ing technologies. By developing new services and solu-
With an investment of over $40 million within the next tions, TÜV SÜD helps companies to use the opportuni-
three years and an expected strength of over 50 people, ties of digitization and minimize the risks involved in
this CoE will specialize in providing solutions for new increased connectivity. The new Singapore-based Cen-
technologies, involving predictive data analytics, industri- tre of Excellence will act as a trailblazer in the interna-
al cyber security and functional safety for evolving smart tional service provider’s global digitization strategy.

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