By Lester Wong
More than 4,000 fledgling small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have tapped the Start Digital scheme to digitalise their businesses since the programme was launched in January.
An initiative of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore, Start Digital allows new SMEs to take up two digital solutions that run for at least 18 months, with the Government bearing the costs for a minimum of six months.
Speaking to the media at the Ministry of Communications and Information's workplan seminar yesterday, Communications and Information Minister S. Iswaran said SMEs are at the heart of Singapore's economy, comprising 99 per cent of all enterprises and two-thirds of the workforce.
Aiding their digitalisation efforts is thus a major component of Singapore's vision for inclusive digital transformation.
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