IMDA, NUH Sign MOI Opening Hospital Challenges to 21,000 Innovators
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SINGAPORE – October 29, 2026 -- Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the National University Hospital (NUH) have signed a Memorandum of Intent giving technology firms direct access to hospital-defined problems, in IMDA's first Open Innovation Platform (OIP) partnership with a public healthcare institution.
NUH will participate through its Kent Ridge Office of Innovation (KROI), established in April 2024. The deal connects the hospital's clinical and operational teams with the OIP network of about 21,000 innovators and solution providers, spanning startups, technology firms and research institutions. IMDA frames the tie-up as support for Singapore's National AI Strategy in key sectors such as healthcare.