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COMPANIES & CAMPAIGNS

“Digital transformation is poised to bring about a gamut “We are confident this
of opportunities and challenges, making companies new CoE will contribute to
more susceptible to digital threats and cyber loopholes, the vibrancy of the Test-
while revolutionizing the way businesses and organiza- ing, Inspection and Certifi-
tions work and preparing them for the next phase of in- cation (TIC) sector in Sin-
dustrial growth”, explains Dr. Andreas Hauser, Head of gapore, which is integral
TÜV SÜD’s Digital Service Centre for Excellence in Sin- to Singapore’s innovation
gapore. “The key objective of our CoE involves the inte- eco-system.”
gration of TÜV SÜD’s competency in functional safety “Adopting an operations-
and industrial cyber security. By immersing ourselves based approach, pilot pro-
into a spectrum of digital projects, we will develop be- jects at the Digital Service
spoke services to enhance digital transformation.” CoE will give us the op-
portunity to engage with
The Digital Service CoE of TÜV SÜD is aligned with industry experts in the test- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel
Singapore’s Smart Nation vision – to integrate technolo- ing and developing of inno- Stepken
gy into the management of infrastructure and industries, vative, needs-focused ser-
with the aim to improve the lives of citizens, drive labor vices – allowing us to deploy our expertise to other
productivity and achieve greater operational- markets in the Asia Pacific region and beyond”, said Dr.
efficiencies. Companies looking to capitalize on these Hauser. The first example of one such project involves
emerging technological trends can work with TÜV SÜD solutions catered for smart homes, with TÜV SÜD test-
through its Digital Service CoE in Singapore, to co- ing functional safety, cyber security, as well as the reli-
innovate verification, and potentially certification, meth- ability and interoperability of components and installa-
ods for new solutions to ensure they are suitable for tions within the household.
large scale deployment and commercialization.
The Digital Service CoE in Singapore is a key initiative
“We are pleased that TÜV SÜD’s new Digital Service of TÜV SÜD’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2016 –
CoE will contribute to Singapore’s vision to be a Smart and is the first operations-focused CoE for Digital Ser-
Nation. As Singapore pushes for our urban infrastruc- vice. With their dedicated Digital Service team provid-
ture and industries to become smarter and more re- ing cutting-edge expertise in addressing safety, func-
source-efficient, we look forward to TÜV SÜD develop- tionality, reliability, interoperability, security (office and
ing new methods of verifying and certifying advanced industrial), and analytics (monitoring and big data),
technologies related to Internet of Things and smart companies can realize the potential of today’s digital
systems”, said Managing Director, Economic Develop- transformation initiatives while remaining safe, secure,
ment Board, Mr Yeoh Keat Chuan. and competitive.◊

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