DMC Helps You Broaden Your Digital Market

Background

The Digital Media Chapter (DMC) was set up in 2004 to promote and assist in the deployment and adoption of broadband technologies, digital media and entertainment content through strong working relations with government agencies, local trade associations and international organizations.

The DMC’s key domain areas include:

• Broadband Access Infrastructure
• Hosting, Content Management, Digital Rights Management
• Development, packaging and marketing of wireless and gaming industry
• Digital media distribution value chain
• Animation Production value chain
• MAJOR ACTIVITIES

The DMC aims to help in the comprehensive development of its members in the Digital Media market space. The activities are directed on the following areas:

Digital Distribution Platform

The DMC is working with the IDA and local and foreign players to develop the digital media distribution network to enable digital content like digital cinema, digital images, video and audio content to be transmitted from one point to another securely and to help content owners monetize digital content.

NUS/SITF CREATIVE & MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

The NUS-SiTF Creative & Media Technology Showcase have help incorporated the inaugural NUS Creative & Media Venturing Forum by NUS Entrepreneurship Centre. In partnership with SiTF Digital Media Chapter and supported by Asian Media Information & Communication Centre, Media Development Authority and Singapore Computer Society, the NUS Creative & Media Venturing Forum is industry-focused and is designed to feature:

• Emerging creative and media startups and spin-offs from universities and research institutes as well as private sectors
• Latest investment areas in creative and media industry
• Next-generation technologies in creative and media Industry based on technology scans
• Technology/company showcase

DMC/GXA/CCTx/IDA JOINT NETWORKING

A Joint Networking was held for the above chapters / committees which we also invited the representatives from IDA. This Networking was held at CHERVONS and approximately 60 members attended.

DIGITAL MEDIA GRID DEMONSTRATION

Unleashing Digital Creativity. Over the past one and a half year, a team of researchers from Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), School of Computer Engineering (NTU) and School of Information Systems (SMU) have been working together on the topic ”Digital Media Grid”. The project is supported by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore.

There will be a demonstration on the following:
1. Grid Technology for Maya and Mental Ray.
2. Grid Economics.
3. Scalable Information and Execution Management.
4. Resource Matching.

SITF’s contribution is to enable the participating companies for the GRID event to gain exposure on their services to the attendees from the Digital Media industry and also networking.

Knowledge Sharing & Proliferation

A Joint Networking was held for the above chapters / committees which we also invited the representatives from IDA. This Networking was held at CHERVONS and approximately 60 members attended.

DMC/GXA/CCTx/IDA JOINT NETWORKING

DMC members benefit from a regular program of activities to update them on the latest industry trends and opportunities. These activities include:

• Launch 1ST SITF / DMC distinguished speakers series

All applicants must be SiTF members. Non-SiTF members can apply for SiTF membership together with Chapter membership and admission to the DMC is contingent on the approval of SiTF membership.

For further information, please contact the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation Secretariat.

The SiTF DMC Chapter C/o SiTF Secretariat
55/55A Neil Road
Singapore 088892
Tel: 6325 9700
Fax: 6325 4993
Email: info@sitf.org.sg
Web: http://www.sitf.org.sg