W hen essential questions about the future arise it makes sense to join forces Last November Singapore Tourism Board STB and Deutsche Messe Hanover signed a letter of intent For an initial period of three years the Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific trade show and conference will be held in Singapore making its debut from 16 to 18 Octo ber In addition to the STB other public institutions of the city state will be sup porting the project They in clude the Singapore Eco nomic Development Board and the Agency for Science Technology and Research Deutsche Messe s partner is Singex Exhibitions and Sin gapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre oper ated by Singex will serve as the venue Advanced manufacturing is identified as a key driver of future economic growth for major economies including Singa pore said Aloysius Arlan do CEO of Singex Holdings Industrial Transforma tion Asia Pacific supports the effort says Arlando It showcases how ad vanced manufacturing transforms production and logistics www singex com 150 ex hibitors and 5 000 visitors are expected to at tend the kick off event They include well known companies such as Epson or Beck hoff China Germany Japan Canada and Korea will all have national pavilions The fo cal themes will be additive manufacturing industrial automation digital factory and smart logistics www industrial transforma tion com STB reports that production in Southeast Asia posts an average annual growth of 5 5 per cent In Singapore the manufacturing sector accounts for around 20 per cent of GDP www visitsingapore com mice While the new manufacturing show is a premiere another event is long established Soon Medical Fair Asia will be opening its doors at Marina Bay Sands again for its twelfth edition from 29 to 31 August Its fo cus is on highlighting new approaches that have the potential to revolutionise the med ical world The digital age of medicine is upon us confirms Gernot Ringling The healthcare landscape is changing exponen tially says the managing director of Messe Düsseldorf Asia the organiser of Medical Fair Innovative healthcare technology an aging population and increasing chronic dis eases have huge growth potential and make new models of healthcare delivery in evitable Gernot Ringling forecasts expects around 1 000 exhibitors from 50 countries for the coming edition This would be a record for the trade fair launched in 1997 The South east Asian healthcare market is one of the fastest growing worldwide And Singapore is expected to inject more resources into this sector for demographic reasons alone The Future for Health Pavilion will be at the forefront of Medical Fair Asia It will explore the effects of digital transformation with fo cal themes such as mobile communication Internet of Things and big data www med icalfair asia com Medical Manufacturing Asia is co located with the event and dedi cated to med tech and medical manufactur ing processes PB 81TradeFairs Internation al 2 2018 INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE Effects of digital transformation Be it manufacturing or health care intelligent applications are setting the pace for entire industries as two trade fairs from the Smart Nation on the equator go to show Medical Fair Asia Der südostasiatische Gesundheitsmarkt gilt als einer der dynamischsten Märkte weltweit Medical Fair Asia The South East Asian healthcare market is one of the most dynamic world wide Ph ot o M es se D üs se ld or f A si a

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