Solutions
Technologies
IOT Orchestration (IOIOT)
IoT devices are able to collect data and transmit data over network/internet without the need for human intervention. This results in automation and facilitates real-time decision making. Most legacy systems lack such capabilities though. They are either running standalone or within limited intranets. While it seems straightforward to purchase new equipment that are IoT enabled, it can be expensive or even impossible, especially when the equipment are capital intensive and have long lifespan. IOI is developing a IoT OrchesTration platform, IOIOT, that is able to connect a network of IoT devices quickly and painlessly. Such IoT devices can be retrofitted on legacy equipment and IOT empowered the legacy equipment cost effectively. IOIoT offers multiple benefits. Besides acting as a bridge for legacy equipment to communicate data, IOIoT is also able to gather additional data dimensions via setup of new IoT sensors on the legacy equipment or in the environment.
Knowledge Perpetuation (IOIAI)
As workforce ages, it becomes critical to capture the know-how of retiring experts. While popular AI technologies like Machine Learning has found applications in computer vision, natural language processing, etc. there are challenges in retaining specific ‘rules’ which experts have evolved over years of work. Often, only limited datasets are available for the AI algorithms to work on and that affects accuracy of outcomes. A hybirdAI approach, IOIAI, is advocated by IOI to retain and perpetuate the knowledge. By working closely with the experts, important knowledge are ‘engineered’ and relevant AI techniques are selected for integration.
Hybrid Cloud Orchestration
While cloud based solutions are becoming mainstream, the on-premise approach is still relevant for various use cases, especially when solutions are long running and can incur heavier recurrent cost on the cloud. IOI works with major technology providers to provide orchestration for both On-premise and Cloud resources, i.e. IOIOC.
ISO Compliance (IOIIC)
Adoption of Quality Management System is important in not only satisfying customer requirements, but also attaining compliance with international standards (e.g. ISO 9000, ISO14000, ISO 17025), the recognition for offering quality products and services and the scalability to open up global markets. To accelerate the path to compliance, IOI adopts proven open source tools for document management, asset management, etc. so that upon roll out, organizations are already compliant with the required standards. This ISO Compliance suite of tools, IOIIC, are selected because they have numerous successful deployment and are also strongly supported by communities of both users and developers.
Process Protection (IOIPP)
In many critical operational processes, resources like people, devices have to be registered and authenticated via cyber or physically, so that assets (data, equipment) can be protected via controlling and monitoring of access. IOI is filing a patent that leverages on pervasive platforms like mobile phones to enable such Process Protection, i.e. IOIPP.
Industries
Disease Surveillance (IOIDS)
The rapid spreading of COVID-19 has exposed the weakness in the surveillance capabilities of many countries. There is the need to further build up the internal capabilities and facilitate collaboration among organizations. IOI has the opportunities to deploy different strategic systems with different organizations. These systems are complementary and can be integrated into a meta-system to form a complete “IOI Diseases Surveillance Platform” (IOIDS)
Our users include:
- Bioprocessing Technology Institute (DNA microarray system)
- Centre for Molecular Medicine (clinical trials system for Hepatitis B studies)
- Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (antibodies manufacturing system)
- Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (DNA Sequencing System)
- institute of Technical Education (Language Translation System for medical applications)
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (urine measurement IoT sensor)
- Lilly Systems Biology (ontology surveillance portal)
- Lotus Lab, India (clinical trials management)
- Ministry of Health, Singapore (Asia first HL7 medical record exchange system)
- National Cancer Centre (DNA Microarray system, publication in The Cells)
- National Institute of Health, Indonesia (infectious surveillance for 250,000 subjects)
- National University Hospital System (World first H1N1 cloud based surveillance system, publication in The Lancet)
- National University of Singapore, Bioinformatics Centre (bio-logistic management for GRID)
- National University of Singapore, Faculty of Dentistry (Clinical Decision Support system)
- Novartis Institute of Tropical Disease (global clinical genomics surveillance portal for Dengue)
- Novena Heart Centre (clinical genomics system for heart disease prediction)
- Novusgene, Japan (DNA oligo manufacturing)
- Pfizer, Asia (Asia Intelligence Management system)
- Pharmalogicals Research (ontology tissue repository)
- REKA (wearable communication)
- Robotic Medical Team (supported by IE Singapore)
- Singtel iChallenge (healthcare track award for mobile patient medical records management)
- Tabuk University (clinical training)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital (tissue repository)
Biodiversity Surveillance (IOIBS)
Biodiversity is one of the most critical pillars for the sustainability of mankind. It is the cradle for discoveries in medicine, food science, etc. and is also responsible for at least 40 per cent of the world’s economy. However in a survey by Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, it is found that 60% of the ecosystem services are being degraded or used unsustainably.
IOI proposed a strategic framework that can be broadly divided into two phases, namely
Phase I: Protection of Biodiversity Resources
Setup of processes and systems to standardize, integrate and manage biodiversity resources, so as to protect and sustain the existing biodiversity
Phase II: Maximizing of Biodiversity Resources
Setup of centralized facilities to enable large scale and coordinated discovery work, including implementation of high throughput storage and screening facilities to cater for downstream commercialization efforts.
Our users include:
- Advanta, India (crop genomics)
- Biomedical Sciences Institutes (chemical fingerprinting for world largest natural product library)
- Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IT system to ensure 5000 tanks of zebrafish comply with standards)
- Maccine (facility management system to enable safe handling of animals)
- Malaysia Agricultural Research & Development Institute (genomics sequencing and database management)
- Malaysia Palm Oil Board (genomics sequencing and database management)
- Merlion Pharmaceuticals (commercial crops screening)
- Singapore National Parks Board (Singapore first fauna and floral geospatial system)
- Syngenta (agri-genomics laboratory IT systems development and management)
Food Safety Surveillance (IOIFS)
Farm-to-for traceability and food security are critical topics. By 2030, Singapore aims to be 30% self-sufficient in food. We have the opportunity to work with the following users to strengthen food resilience:
- Agri-Food Veterinary Authority Singapore (digitalization of Good Agronomics Practices protocols)
- iGATES BioInnovation (farm-to-fork track and trace system for TCM)
- HKUST-KOOPrime-Hewlett Packard Bioinformatics Centre (Joint centre setup to perform genomics R&D on TCM)
- National Institute of Education / Ability Driven Education (Diet / Exercise management system)
EHS Surveillance (IOIES)
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) protects the environment and maintain safety at work. We developed a chemical safety management system that takes care of Material Safety Data Sheets and track usage of chemicals seamlessly. This eases the management of large chemical inventories that are shared among groups of users.
- Agri-Food Veterinary Authority Singapore (digitalization of Good Agronomics Practices protocols)
- iGATES BioInnovation (farm-to-fork track and trace system for TCM)
- HKUST-KOOPrime-Hewlett Packard Bioinformatics Centre (Joint centre setup to perform genomics R&D on TCM)
- National Institute of Education / Ability Driven Education (Diet / Exercise management system)
Consultancy
IOI welcomes the opportunity to conduct mini-workshops to scope relevant information technology consultancy…
- Execute full Software Development Life Cycle processes to innovate quality computer systems
- Adopt Agile methodology for incremental development of solutions
- Project Manage to attain goals and success within specified timeframe and budget
- Develop User Requirement Specification, Functional Specification, System Architecture, Database Design
- Build components or adopt third party tools to integrate computer hardware and software
1. Setup and monitoring of computer systems
Within and beyond Singapore
2. Provide support for users of computer systems
2.1 Training
2.2 Workshops
2.3 Onsite maintenance of
hardware and/or software