Recently, the cooperation projects of two incubating enterprises in the Block71 Chongqing–International Technology Industry Center of the NUSRI-CQ were successfully selected in the list of projects supported by Sino-Singapore ICM Joint Innovation Development Fund (JIDF) 2021. According to the official announcement of Chongqing Big Data Application Development Administration on Sept. 30, there were 6 projects supported by the government in 2021, covering smart medical care, education and tourism.

Relying on the support given by BLOCK71 Chongqing to incubating enterprises in local markets, the cooperation projects between Iris (Chongqing) Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. and ACKTEC Technology PTE LTD with Chongqing enterprises/institutions were successfully selected. These two projects will be used as pilot demonstration projects in the information and communication field of China-Singapore Connectivity Demonstration Project, and will be supported by the project funds from China-Singapore bilateral governments.
 
Introduction of short-listed incubating enterprises
As a practitioner of digital economy in the medical field, Iris (Chongqing) Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. is committed to improving the accessibility of medical and health services in China. Its artificial intelligence medical service system realizes moving forward disease prevention and control gateway with AI technology. With core technology and product SELENA+ is jointly developed by the Singapore Eye Research Institute, which ranks first in Asia and second in the world, and the National University of Singapore, this system can efficiently identify medical image data and accurately detect a series of diseases.
ACKTEC Technology Pte. Ltd is a fast-growing global educational technology company in Singapore, which is committed to the innovation in the field of immersion learning. Its core technology and product core are the R&D and promotion of the online Learning Management System/LMS platform integrating "learning-practice-examination-management-transportation". Users can digitize their learning or training content through LMS platform to obtain scenario-based interactive courses, virtual drills supporting mobile devices, and online live courses by international teachers.
 
What is JIDF?
JIDF stands for the Sino-Singapore ICM (Information and Communication Media)Joint Innovation Development Fund. As a major innovation measure taken by Chongqing and Singapore in the field of information and communication, JIDF is the first joint government support fund launched by the two sides in China, aiming to promote enterprises in China (Chongqing) and Singapore to strengthen cooperation and exchanges, explore new modes of cooperation, and build an innovative cooperation ecosystem between Chinese and Singapore enterprises.