Episode Synopsis: Steve Leonard, deputy executive chairman of IDA Singapore joined us in an interesting conversation on the SMART Nation initiative in Singapore

Episode Synopsis: Steve Leonard, deputy executive chairman of IDA Singapore joined us in an interesting conversation on the SMART Nation initiative in Singapore & his thoughts on the startup ecosystem. Our discussion began with his reflections from an illustrious career in enterprise technology to a government role, and subsequently, we discuss why the Singapore government has embarked on the SMART Nation initiative to collaborate with the various stakeholders from public to private corporations, start-ups and also citizens. Steve also shared his thoughts on how far the startup ecosystem has evolved.