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National Speech Corpus

A screenshot of sound waves to represent the launch of IMDA’s Artificial Intelligence library with voice samples in Singapore

Artificial intelligence library with voice sample in Singapore English to launch in 2018

Straits Times’ coverage on the launch of IMDA’s AI library with voice samples in Singapore.

A globe with small screens surrounding it illustrating IMDA's announcement on initiatives in AI like the National Speech Corpus and others

Singapore embraces AI with open source libraries and talent development

IMDA’s announcement on initiatives in Artificial Intelligence (AI), consisting of the National Speech Corpus V1.0, Intelligent Sensing Toolbox, and the AI Talent Development programme.

NSC is used by AISG in the development of SCDF Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR995) engine

The NSC has been used by AISG to develop the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Automatic Speech Recognition engine (ASR995) to understand locally accented English.

NSC was used by Sentient.io's AI and Data Platform to make building applications easier for developers

The NSC dataset has been used by Sentient.io to train the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) microservices, enabling it to recognise and transcribe Singapore accented speech. This development highlights Singapore's commitment to digitalisation and the use of cutting-edge technologies such as AI to enhance various industries.

Sentient.io's founder, Christopher Yeo, shares how NSC enabled Sentient.io's AI speech microservices to understand Singapore accents

NSC enabled Sentient.io's AI speech microservices to understand Singapore accents and speech more accurately than Siri and Alexa

Sentient.io's founder shares how their natural language processing (NLP) draws on NSC to understand and transcribe Singapore speech more accurately than Siri, Google Home, and Alexa.

A stylised illustration of a brain with various technological designs describing the collaboration between DSL and Sentient.io

DSL's project collaborations with Sentient.io was featured in ST

DSL collaborated with Sentient.io to develop their defining products: chatbots recognising local lingo for banks, and subtitling services for media companies.

A microphone representing the National Speech Corpus V2.0 which added 1,000 hours of Conversational Speech, an update of NSC V1.0

NSC enhanced with 1,000 hours of natural voice recording

Straits Times' report on NSC V2.0 which added 1,000 hours of Conversational Speech, an update of NSC V1.0 which comprised of 2,000 Read Speech.

A group of people attended the INTERSPEECH 2019 to present IMDA DSL's "Building the Singapore English National Speech Corpus" paper

The National Speech Corpus was presented at INTERSPEECH 2019

IMDA DSL’s “Building the Singapore English National Speech Corpus” paper was accepted and presented at the INTERSPEECH 2019 conference held in Austria.

A video thumbnail of the Head of E-Business of OCBC Bank, Mr Pranav Seth, sharing his experience working with IMDA

OCBC’s collaboration with IMDA

Head of E-Business of OCBC Bank, Mr. Pranav Seth shared how OCBC was working with IMDA to provide a uniquely Singaporean voice for their chat-bot, “EMMA”.

Artificial intelligence library with voice sample in Singapore English to launch in 2018

Straits Times’ coverage on the launch of IMDA’s AI library with voice samples in Singapore.

Singapore embraces AI with open source libraries and talent development

IMDA’s announcement on initiatives in Artificial Intelligence (AI), consisting of the National Speech Corpus V1.0, Intelligent Sensing Toolbox, and the AI Talent Development programme.

NSC is used by AISG in the development of SCDF Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR995) engine

The NSC has been used by AISG to develop the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Automatic Speech Recognition engine (ASR995) to understand locally accented English.

NSC was used by Sentient.io's AI and Data Platform to make building applications easier for developers

NSC enabled Sentient.io's AI speech microservices to understand Singapore accents and speech more accurately than Siri and Alexa

Sentient.io's founder shares how their natural language processing (NLP) draws on NSC to understand and transcribe Singapore speech more accurately than Siri, Google Home, and Alexa.

DSL's project collaborations with Sentient.io was featured in ST

DSL collaborated with Sentient.io to develop their defining products: chatbots recognising local lingo for banks, and subtitling services for media companies.

NSC enhanced with 1,000 hours of natural voice recording

Straits Times' report on NSC V2.0 which added 1,000 hours of Conversational Speech, an update of NSC V1.0 which comprised of 2,000 Read Speech.

The National Speech Corpus was presented at INTERSPEECH 2019

IMDA DSL’s “Building the Singapore English National Speech Corpus” paper was accepted and presented at the INTERSPEECH 2019 conference held in Austria.

OCBC’s collaboration with IMDA

Head of E-Business of OCBC Bank, Mr. Pranav Seth shared how OCBC was working with IMDA to provide a uniquely Singaporean voice for their chat-bot, “EMMA”.

Artificial intelligence library with voice sample in Singapore English to launch in 2018

Straits Times’ coverage on the launch of IMDA’s AI library with voice samples in Singapore.

Singapore embraces AI with open source libraries and talent development

IMDA’s announcement on initiatives in Artificial Intelligence (AI), consisting of the National Speech Corpus V1.0, Intelligent Sensing Toolbox, and the AI Talent Development programme.

NSC is used by AISG in the development of SCDF Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR995) engine

The NSC has been used by AISG to develop the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Automatic Speech Recognition engine (ASR995) to understand locally accented English.

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5G

The Singapore Science Park One building, a hub for business partnerships with IMDA's 5G innovation programme

Securing a greener future with 5G-enabled autonomous vehicles

This is the thought behind the 5G trial project with IMDA undertaken by CapitaLand in partnership with NavInfo, which explores the autonomous vehicle space that’s paving the future of mobility.

5G connectivity trials at Tuas Mega Port, Singapore

PSA makes waves in the future of maritime operations

The Port of Singapore Authority has embarked on 5G trials to explore the use of 5G technology to automate parts of its operations to drive future-ready port solutions.

Mobile gaming experience reimagined with 5G-compatible controllers

Levelling up the game play experience with the first 5G mmWave cloud gaming trial in Singapore

Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers, levels up the game play experience with the first 5G mmWave cloud gaming trial in Singapore.

IBM & Samsung’s 5G Industry 4.0 trial for Manufacturing sector

IBM & Samsung launch 5G Industry 4.0 trial in SG to optimise manufacturing with AI, AR, and visual analytics for a smarter, more advanced manufacturing sector.

Changi Airport enhances airport emergency service with 5G

Changi Airport and StarHub enhance AES sea rescue with 5G, improving real-time decision-making, safety, and situational awareness through reliable, wide-area communication.

An AIRBUS drone used for maritime services, with other ships in the background. This technology is part of IMDA's 5G innovation programme.

Airbus and M1 launch first 5G aerial standalone trial in Singapore

To experiment and explore the possibilities that 5G can bring for autonomous vehicles, CapitaLand partnered with NavInfo to conduct 5G cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) trials at Singapore’s largest 5G estate.

Securing a greener future with 5G-enabled autonomous vehicles

This is the thought behind the 5G trial project with IMDA undertaken by CapitaLand in partnership with NavInfo, which explores the autonomous vehicle space that’s paving the future of mobility.

PSA makes waves in the future of maritime operations

The Port of Singapore Authority has embarked on 5G trials to explore the use of 5G technology to automate parts of its operations to drive future-ready port solutions.

Levelling up the game play experience with the first 5G mmWave cloud gaming trial in Singapore

Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers, levels up the game play experience with the first 5G mmWave cloud gaming trial in Singapore.

IBM & Samsung’s 5G Industry 4.0 trial for Manufacturing sector

IBM & Samsung launch 5G Industry 4.0 trial in SG to optimise manufacturing with AI, AR, and visual analytics for a smarter, more advanced manufacturing sector.

Changi Airport enhances airport emergency service with 5G

Changi Airport and StarHub enhance AES sea rescue with 5G, improving real-time decision-making, safety, and situational awareness through reliable, wide-area communication.

Airbus and M1 launch first 5G aerial standalone trial in Singapore

Securing a greener future with 5G-enabled autonomous vehicles

This is the thought behind the 5G trial project with IMDA undertaken by CapitaLand in partnership with NavInfo, which explores the autonomous vehicle space that’s paving the future of mobility.

PSA makes waves in the future of maritime operations

The Port of Singapore Authority has embarked on 5G trials to explore the use of 5G technology to automate parts of its operations to drive future-ready port solutions.

Levelling up the game play experience with the first 5G mmWave cloud gaming trial in Singapore

Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers, levels up the game play experience with the first 5G mmWave cloud gaming trial in Singapore.

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Emerging Tech Success Stories

National Speech Corpus

NSC was used by Sentient.io's AI and Data Platform to make building applications easier for developers

NSC enabled Sentient.io's AI speech microservices to understand Singapore accents and speech more accurately than Siri and Alexa

DSL's project collaborations with Sentient.io was featured in ST

5G

IBM & Samsung’s 5G Industry 4.0 trial for Manufacturing sector

Changi Airport enhances airport emergency service with 5G

Airbus and M1 launch first 5G aerial standalone trial in Singapore

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