# Transformative Innovations, Cities of Tomorrow - **Source:** Ministry of National Development - **Published:** 2019-07-23T01:30:00.000Z - **Author:** Ministry of National Development - **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/transformative-innovations-cities-of-tomorrow - **Topics:** New Launches, Government & Policy, Investment & Capital Markets ## Featured rationale The investment signals sustained support for built-environment innovation and could accelerate adoption of technologies that improve construction productivity, resilience and building sustainability. ## AI summary Close to $70 million will be invested over two years under the Cities of Tomorrow programme for construction, infrastructure, urban-space and sustainability research. ## Original article The Urban Sustainability R&D Congress, organised by the Ministry of National Development (MND) with 16 other government agencies, will be held on 23 - 24 July 2019 at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. Guest of Honour for the Opening Ceremony Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance announced several key initiatives in support of R&D efforts at the Congress today. The initiatives include: Updates on the Cities of Tomorrow R&D Programme Close to $70 million[1] of investments in R&D will be made under the Cities of Tomorrow R&D Programme (CoT) over the next two years. CoT was launched in 2017 to build a highly liveable, sustainable and resilient city of the future through integrated development of R&D in four key verticals, namely, a) Advanced Construction, b) Resilient Infrastructure, c) New Spaces, and d) Greater Sustainability, and two key horizontals, namely a) Urban Environment Analytics and b) Complexity Science for Urban Solutions. More details on the Cities of Tomorrow R&D Programme are provided in Annex A. Close to $70 million[1] of investments in R&D will be made under the Cities of Tomorrow R&D Programme (CoT) over the next two years. CoT was launched in 2017 to build a highly liveable, sustainable and resilient city of the future through integrated development of R&D in four key verticals, namely, a) Advanced Construction, b) Resilient Infrastructure, c) New Spaces, and d) Greater Sustainability, and two key horizontals, namely a) Urban Environment Analytics and b) Complexity Science for Urban Solutions. More details on the Cities of Tomorrow R&D Programme are provided in Annex A. Set-up of the Built Environment Technology Alliance (BCA and NRF) The Built Environment Technology Alliance (BETA) is a collaborative initiative to encourage and support the development and adoption of technology solutions to boost the capability of firms in the Built Environment (BE) sector. BETA will catalyse research and innovation (R&I) efforts in the Built Environment (BE) industry, acting as the focal point for like-minded industry stakeholders to collaborate to drive R&I, tap the knowledge of domain experts, and translate knowledge to economic value. Refer to Annex B for more details. The Built Environment Technology Alliance (BETA) is a collaborative initiative to encourage and support the development and adoption of technology solutions to boost the capability of firms in the Built Environment (BE) sector. BETA will catalyse research and innovation (R&I) efforts in the Built Environment (BE) industry, acting as the focal point for like-minded industry stakeholders to collaborate to drive R&I, tap the knowledge of domain experts, and translate knowledge to economic value. Refer to Annex B for more details. HDB Memorandum of Understanding with Evonik A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Housing & Development Board (HDB) and Evonik (SEA) Pte. Ltd. (Evonik) was signed to explore solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change and enhance concrete manufacturing processes for productivity and sustainability. [Refer to HDB’s press release for more details.] A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Housing & Development Board (HDB) and Evonik (SEA) Pte. Ltd. (Evonik) was signed to explore solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change and enhance concrete manufacturing processes for productivity and sustainability. [Refer to HDB’s press release for more details.] HDB Research Collaboration Agreement with V-Key A Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) between HDB and V-Key Pte Ltd under HDB’s Cool Ideas Enterprise programme was signed to look into developing an open and secure ecosystem in HDB’s smart-enabled flats that enables the use of a variety of smart appliances across brands. [Refer to HDB’s press release for more details.] Some 1000 participants from government agencies, research institutes and private companies are expected to attend the two-day Congress. Minister for National Development’s R&D Awards 2019 Minister Lawrence Wong also presented the Minister for National Development’s R&D Awards to five outstanding projects that have contributed towards MND’s vision of making Singapore “An Endearing Home, A Distinctive Global City”. The winners of the Minister for National Development’s R&D Awards are: a) Distinguished Awards • Smart Hub by HDB • Project Wolbachia – Singapore by NEA b) Merit Awards • Self-Regulating Integrated Electricity-Cooling Networks (IE-CN) by EMA • Integrated Environmental Modeller (IEM) by A*STAR • Biophilic Town Framework by HDB in collaboration with NUS, NParks & URA More details on the Minister for National Development’s R&D Awards and winning projects are provided in Annex C. For more information on the Urban Sustainability R&D Congress, please visit https://www.mnd.gov.sg/urbansustainability/. [1] This is part of the $150 million investment announced in 2017. ## Chinese translation > Translation model: grok_cli ### 变革性创新，明日之城 由社会发展部（MND）联合其他16个政府机构主办的城市可持续发展研发大会，将于2019年7月23日至24日在新加坡新达城会议展览中心举行。开幕典礼主宾、国家发展部部长兼财政部第二部长黄循财先生今日在大会上宣布了若干支持研发工作的关键举措。相关举措包括： “明日之城”研发计划最新进展 未来两年，将在“明日之城”研发计划（CoT）下投入近7000万新元[1]的研发资金。CoT于2017年推出，旨在通过四个关键纵向领域——a）先进建造、b）韧性基础设施、c）新空间、d）更高可持续性——以及两个关键横向领域——a）城市环境分析与b）城市解决方案复杂性科学——的综合研发发展，建设宜居、可持续且具韧性的未来城市。有关“明日之城”研发计划的更多详情见附件A。 未来两年，将在“明日之城”研发计划（CoT）下投入近7000万新元[1]的研发资金。CoT于2017年推出，旨在通过四个关键纵向领域——a）先进建造、b）韧性基础设施、c）新空间、d）更高可持续性——以及两个关键横向领域——a）城市环境分析与b）城市解决方案复杂性科学——的综合研发发展，建设宜居、可持续且具韧性的未来城市。有关“明日之城”研发计划的更多详情见附件A。 设立建成环境技术联盟（建屋发展局与国家研究基金会） 建成环境技术联盟（BETA）是一项协作倡议，旨在鼓励并支持技术解决方案的开发与采用，以提升建成环境（BE）领域企业的能力。BETA将催化建成环境（BE）行业的研究与创新（R&I）工作，成为志同道合的行业利益相关方协作推动研究与创新、借助领域专家知识并将知识转化为经济价值的焦点平台。更多详情见附件B。 建成环境技术联盟（BETA）是一项协作倡议，旨在鼓励并支持技术解决方案的开发与采用，以提升建成环境（BE）领域企业的能力。BETA将催化建成环境（BE）行业的研究与创新（R&I）工作，成为志同道合的行业利益相关方协作推动研究与创新、借助领域专家知识并将知识转化为经济价值的焦点平台。更多详情见附件B。 建屋发展局与赢创签署谅解备忘录 建屋发展局（HDB）与赢创（东南亚）私人有限公司（Evonik）签署谅解备忘录（MOU），以探索缓解气候变化影响的解决方案，并提升混凝土生产流程的生产力与可持续性。[更多详情请参阅建屋发展局新闻稿。] 建屋发展局（HDB）与赢创（东南亚）私人有限公司（Evonik）签署谅解备忘录（MOU），以探索缓解气候变化影响的解决方案，并提升混凝土生产流程的生产力与可持续性。[更多详情请参阅建屋发展局新闻稿。] 建屋发展局与V-Key签署研究合作协议 建屋发展局与V-Key私人有限公司在建屋发展局“酷点子企业”计划下签署研究合作协议（RCA），以研究在建屋发展局智慧赋能组屋单位中开发开放且安全的生态系统，使不同品牌的各类智能电器均可使用。[更多详情请参阅建屋发展局新闻稿。] 预计约1000名来自政府机构、研究机构与私营企业的代表将参加为期两天的大会。 2019年国家发展部部长研发奖 国家发展部部长黄循财也向五个杰出项目颁发了国家发展部部长研发奖，这些项目为国家发展部实现“温馨家园、卓越全球城市”愿景作出了贡献。获奖项目为： a）杰出奖 • 建屋发展局的Smart Hub • 国家环境局的沃尔巴克氏体项目——新加坡 b）优胜奖 • 能源市场管理局的自调节综合电力—冷却网络（IE-CN） • 科技研究局的综合环境建模器（IEM） • 建屋发展局与新加坡国立大学、国家公园局及市区重建局合作的亲生物城镇框架 有关国家发展部部长研发奖及获奖项目的更多详情见附件C。有关城市可持续发展研发大会的更多信息，请访问 https://www.mnd.gov.sg/urbansustainability/。 [1] 此为2017年宣布的1.5亿新元投资的一部分。