Singapore International Water Week 2012 Closes on a High

Published on July 10, 2012 09:32 by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government

Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2012, held from 1 - 5 July and themed "Water Solutions for Liveable and Sustainable Cities", achieved a new record of S$13.6 billion in total value for the announcements on projects awarded, tenders, investments and R&D MOUs made at the event. Held together with the World Cities Summit and CleanEnviro Summit Singapore, the event attracted 18,554 participants from 104 countries / regions, and welcomed a record 750 participating companies. This year's Water Expo had 16 international group pavilions, including first-time participants, State of Illinois and Trenchless Asia 2012. Housed within 17,000 square-metres of covered exhibition space on a single floor, the Water Expo saw a two-fold increase in the number of participating companies since the inaugural event in 2008.

This year's focus on sharing and co-creation of water solutions was brought into sharp focus with a host of announcements on joint collaborations in R&D. A number of new projects and investments were also announced at this year's Water Week, reinforcing SIWW as a key platform for water companies to share market trends, opportunities and explore collaborations.

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