Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) Partners With Cognizant to Bolster Technology Start-Ups in Singapore
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), a government body focused on developing information technology and telecommunications within Singapore, has partnered with Cognizant to roll out its first-ever accreditation program that will enable technology start-ups, education institutions, and government agencies to turn their technology product ideas into reality.
Cognizant will provide software testing tools, along with accreditation best practices and methodologies, at an accreditation lab set up within IDA Labs, which were opened today and will serve as a place to experiment, collaborate, and build innovative products and solutions that address real world challenges. IDA’s accreditation program will help innovative technology start-ups to build their credentials so that they can be positioned as qualified vendors capable of handling projects by government agencies and large enterprises.
“At IDA, we are constantly looking at different ways to help grow Singapore-based tech companies and talent that are willing to try, unafraid to fail and have the capabilities to build tech products that can benefit everyone,” said Steve Leonard, Executive Deputy Chairman, IDA. “IDA Labs and the Accreditation@IDA programme which runs within aim to do just that. Through Accreditation@IDA, we want to build high-potential tech start-ups, by helping them win real work and grow into successful companies that will leave their marks in the global tech industry.”
“We are pleased to partner with IDA on this strategic accreditation program to encourage transformational entrepreneurship in Singapore,” said Jayajyoti Sengupta, Vice President and Head of ASEAN and Greater China, Cognizant. “Cognizant’s Quality Engineering and Assurance practice is one of the world’s largest with more than 24,000 professionals and industry-acclaimed methodologies, tools and frameworks. We look forward to leveraging our extensive consulting, business and technology expertise to help IDA realize its vision of enabling technology start-ups in Singapore to drive innovation and achieve their full potential.”