About

Established in 2006, the Microsoft Innovation Centre Singapore is part of the global network of over a hundred Microsoft Innovation Centres (MICs) set up with the primary objective of supporting and growing the local software ecosystem.

The MIC – which is open to students, developers, IT professionals, partners, entrepreneurs and academic researchers – aims to fulfill this objective by acting as a collaborative and creative “hotbed” for innovators to plan, research, develop and deploy novel software solutions on top of Microsoft technologies and platforms.

On top of that, the MIC provides content and services designed to accelerate technology advances and stimulate local software economies through skills and professional training, industry partnerships and innovation. Primary areas of focus include:

  • Skills and Intellectual Capital: The Skills Accelerator focuses on intellectual capital and people enablement with software, business management and marketing courses, software development courses, and employment programs for students.
  • Industry Partnerships: The Partnership Accelerator focuses on enabling successful partnerships by connecting people and organizations in the innovation ecosystem. The MICs do this by offering programs on partnering with Microsoft, and by cultivating local and regional industry alliances that support the growth of software ‘industry clusters’ and software quality assurance programs.
  • Innovation: The Innovation Accelerator focuses on enhancing local capacity for innovation through hands-on engagements. This includes labs for ISVs, startups, partners, students, and entrepreneurs.

If you are an entrepreneur, student or any other aspiring innovator and you would like to work with Microsoft to bring your vision to reality, contact us and we will try our best to help you. Ultimately, all of us at the Microsoft Innovation Centre Singapore are passionate geeks who are always on the lookout for what is cool and interesting that Singaporeans are building using our technologies. And if we can help open doors for you and assist you along the way (via our resources and programs), then it’s truly a win-win for all.