Singtel has announced the winners of its Singtel Group Future Makers (SGFM) awards. These include SoundEye, Virtual Psychologist, GEPP, Tictag, myEco and Aqilliz.
This year’s winning solutions were inspired by stories from elderly suffering from falls and busy working adults racking up steep electricity bills, to people losing time trapped in traffic jams. They won for maximising the potential of 5G and other advanced technologies to develop solutions that can be scaled regionally for greater impact. All six winners will receive support from the Group in the form of mentorship, access to a customer base of over 770 million mobile users as well as grants of up to $40,000 to undertake business development regionally.
Started in 2016, Singtel Group Future Makers is Singtel’s regional technology accelerator programme, aimed at encouraging technology innovation to address community and social needs. Through the programme, start-ups supported by Singtel and its regional associates are provided with mentorship and coaching sessions with subject matter experts to help them with their business value propositions. Winners of SGFM will work with the regional associates to bring their solutions to new markets. Over the past eight years, SGFM has attracted over 3,000 applicants from Singtel, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Optus, in Australia and Singtel’s regional associates including AIS in Thailand, Telkomsel in Indonesia, Airtel in India and Globe in Philippines across six countries.
Andrew Buay, Vice President of Group Sustainability, Singtel
We started SGFM, one of the earliest technology accelerator programmes in the region, to encourage the use of technology to make a positive impact in society be it to conserve the environment, enhance economic equity or address other social and healthcare issues. This year’s SGFM winners have shown how technology such as 5G, AI and IoT can be used to develop meaningful solutions that address many pressing social issues from ageing to urban traffic congestion. We’re excited to support them with our network, expertise and resources so they can grow beyond their home markets and bring their innovations to the people who need them. In keeping with our Group Purpose to Empower Every Generation, we will continue to drive such initiatives to enable start-ups in the region to help those in need.
