Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) said Monday (10 January) they have launched a new digital aviation corporate laboratory, which will co-create innovative technologies and solutions that would accelerate the digital experience for passengers. The SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory was officially launched by Heng Swee Keat, deputy prime minister, coordinating minister for Economic Policies and chairman of the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF). Situated at the Innovation 4.0 Building at NUS Kent Ridge campus, the S$45 million research facility is jointly set up by SIA and NUS and supported by the NRF. This is the seventh corporate laboratory to be established at the University, which is also the 19th in Singapore.
The Corporate Laboratory is the result of a robust partnership between NUS and SIA. The Airline launched its Digital Innovation Blueprint in 2018 to establish itself as a…