Robert Kim is the director of consumer infocomm at Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority, where he plays industry development role in the areas of start-ups/entrepreneurship, online gaming and digital media. He will be interviewed by VentureBeat founder and editor-in-chief Matt Marshall.
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All right, that is it in terms of the Panel about why you should do your startup in Singapore.
Look out for us tomorrow!
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Robert: In terms of inspiration, the local home grown gaming companies have expanded to countries as far flown as Taiwan, Vietnam, getting in the millions in terms of the registered users.
So we really want this to inspire more entrepreneurs to come onboard.
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Matt: Can you talk in details about the subsidies that you enjoy in terms of hiring technical talent?
Joerg: The fundings have allowed us to quickly to build up the teams.
Paul: There has been a lot of support from IDA to help us with even the cross-border issues when we hire our talents from other countries.
The Government has also been hard at work wooing those talents in places such as MIT and this has given me a sense of assurance about the Government’s commitment to grow a conducive environment for startups.
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