新加坡的行业4.0旅程

第4.0行业通过智能和自主系统优化制造流程，不再是行业流行语，而是许多公司的业务现实。

With Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution, products and services are embedded with software that enables them to respond and interact with other machines. For example, factory lighting is no longer about simple illumination but a digital asset that can be controlled remotely, tracks foot traffic data and may even alert security surveillance systems if there is a threat.

新加坡——亚洲最具竞争力的永川市之一es – has seamlessly embraced Industry 4.0 manufacturing initiatives such as Internet of Things (IOT), robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).

Manufacturing, after all, accounts for a fifth of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). Singapore is also the fourth largest global exporter of high-tech products. In the past decade, manufacturers in Singapore have been facing twin pressures of high cost of labour and increased restrictions on foreign labour. Intelligent automation is thus seen as the panacea to stay competitive with its neighbours that offer lower-cost manufacturing labour.

Starting with the ecosystem

As Industry 4.0 requires a connected, smart and highly efficient supply ecosystem, Singapore is addressing the nation’s readiness at different fronts.

In 2017, Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) launched the新加坡智能行业准备索引（为理解行业4.0提供共同框架，以及评估公司的准备水平。还启动了优先级矩阵，以帮助公司计划并执行其行业4.0转型计划。

In addition, Enterprise Singapore and the Singapore Standards Council have developed the world's first standards mapping tool for the manufacturing industry. This will map relevant national and global standards in areas such as operations, supply, automation and talent readiness vis-à-vis the Smart Industry Readiness index.

EDB has also launched an industry network scheme help companies accelerate the implementation of their own industry transformation programmes by linking technology, financing, talent development and training partners.

人类因素仍然是至关重要的

尽管行业4.0看着智能机器，但仍然需要高技能的人才来运行工厂。

Starting in its schools, Singapore’s education has focused on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. Its students regularly top international league tables for these subjects.

In higher education, academic-practitioner collaboration is encouraged with funding for corporate labs to develop cutting edge solutions for industry problems. Local university, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has partnered with corporates such as Rolls Royce, HP and ST Engineering while the National University of Singapore (NUS) has partnered with Applied Materials and Singtel.

These corporate labs tackle current Industry 4.0 issues such as cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, smart industrial chemical production and computational engineering.

对于那些已经在劳动力的人，政府希望通过几个举措地建立人工智能（AI）的地方技能。

技能文件促进终身学习，并强调培训提供者和雇主之间的伙伴关系。有短暂的培训计划，赚取和学习的行业附件，为忙碌高管的门和在线教程提供学校 - 离开脚。

One of the initiatives, dubbed AI for Everyone, is free for the public. It introduces Singapore to the possibilities of artificial intelligence with topics such as “What is Machine Learning?” and “What is a Data Scientist?” Another initiative, AI for Industry, is targeted towards technically inclined industry professionals and provides certification on basic competencies such as Python programming.

Collaboration critical for success

随着技术成熟度的加速率，建立行业的成本和时间从地上建立4.0能力可能是不可逾越的。来自原始设备制造商的不同行业球员生态系统的合作，集成商和初创企业帮助公司在价值链中实施创新。

2018年10月，新加坡举办了第一个工业转型亚太贸易展。全球全球贸易展的首届亚洲版从55个国家达成了15,000名与会者，并意味着促进对话和知识转移。

The 2018 event also marked a milestone for pharmaceutical companies in Singapore with the signing of a $34 million consortium agreement between the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), local universities and three leading pharmaceutical companies - GlaxoSmithKline, MSD International and Pfizer.

该协议，Pharma创新计划新加坡（PIPS），旨在提高药物制造的吧，导致更可持续的过程和更快地生产活性药物成分 - 允许治疗较快地进入患者。

未来计划

其他新加坡的跨国公司选择了新加坡作为建立业界4.0能力的基础。德国制造商，西门子，在新加坡开设了第一枚媒介枢纽，而美国咨询公司麦肯锡公司建立了一个数字化能力中心 - 一种数字式展示，教学和测试行业4.0解决方案。

JTC Corporation，负责产业基础设施的领先政府机构也在巡视创新区开发校园，以满足更多的制造，研究和能力开发设施。这包括260,000平方英尺的FT机器人制造厂由PBA集团，到2020年完成。

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the ‘Readiness for the Future of Production Report’, Singapore is among the top 25 countries globally to be in the best position to benefit from the changing nature of production¹.

The report assesses how well-positioned global economies are to shape and benefit from changes in production driven by Industry 4.0. Singapore is ranked second for drivers of production and is a leader in global trade and investment due to its open and trade-friendly business environment.

另外，房地产咨询Cushman＆Wakefield，在其制造风险指数中排名新加坡五分。该指数评估全球制造商最适合扩展或重新安置其运营的最合适的地点。

Singapore’s strong ecosystem of industry partners and government support is transforming the nation to be a digital manufacturing hub where new and innovative ideas can be realised from a mere flight of fancy to the factory floor.

This article is produced by Hawksford and does not constitute legal advice. It is intended to provide general information only.

¹ Readiness for the Future of Production Report 2018