This is part of the efforts to fulfill the vision for the healthcare and biomedical sciences sector under the Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015), IDA's 10 year infocomm masterplan for Singapore.

The iN2015 goal for the healthcare sector is to accelerate the sector's transformation through information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled personalized healthcare delivery system to achieve high quality clinical care, service excellence, cost-effectiveness and strong clinical research.

Chan Yeng Kit, chief executive officer, IDA, said the healthcare sector is not only a potential growth engine for Singapore. It is also an area that concerns all Singaporeans.

"IDA will be working with the Health Ministry and the healthcare providers to realize our iN2015 vision of personalized healthcare delivery to all Singaporeans, powered by infocomm," he said.

Launched in September last year, the CFC has resulted in 10 infocomm solution providers coming on board to co-develop and trial technologies with 12 healthcare institutions.