milestones
With humble roots dating back to 1981 , NCS has evolved to become a leading technology services firm with presence in Asia Pacific today. We partner with governments and enterprises to advance communities through harnessing technology. NCS provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients with its NEXT capabilities in digital, cloud and platforms, as well as core offerings in application, infrastructure, engineering and cybersecurity. NCS also believes in building a strong partner ecosystem with leading technology players, research institutions and start-ups to support open innovation and co-creation.
Formation of National Computer Board (NCB)
1981
Incorporated as the IT arm of National Computer Board (NCB)
Corporatisation of NCS
1996
Became a business organisation and a key player in Singapore's IT industry
Acquisition by Singtel, one of the 4 major telcos in Singapore
1997
Joining the Singtel family brought the company private along with access to greater resources from infrastructure to manpower
Acquisition of Singapore Computer Systems (SCS)
2008
The purchase gave NCS added scale and extended its market reach, enabling it to achieve greater heights
Structured under Singtel Group Enterprise, together with Singtel Business Group and Optus Business
2012
Streamlined business operations and processes
Acquisition of KAI square's IP assets
2017
For intelligent video analytics and unified platform technologies
Creation of NCS NEXT
2019
NCS NEXT was created to drive the company’s new focus on digital, cloud and platform services.
Announced as a fully autonomous unit in the Singtel Group
2021
Identified as a new growth engine for the Singtel Group, NCS began operations in early 2021 as an autonomous unit in a strategic review, bringing into focus the expansion plans of NCS into the enterprise sector and major markets of Australia and Greater China.
Acquisition of 2359 Media
2020
Enhances NCS’ digital service offerings at a regional level, with a specific focus on agile development, design thinking and cloud native application development.
Launched Shenzhen Innovation Center
2021
To further accelerate cross-border collaborations in applications of 5G and other emerging technologies
Acquired Dataspark, a telco-centric data science and engineering subsidiary of Singtel Group
2021
This expands NCS' capabilities, specific to end-to-end advanced analytics and big data solutions.
Launched NEXT Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) In Australia
2021
The CoE offers governments and enterprises greater support on accelerating their cloud initiatives.
Triple acquisition of ClayOPS, Velocity Business Solutions & Riley
2021
This trio of acquisitions boosted the capabilities of NCS' digital services organisation (NCS NEXT) in multiple key markets of Singapore, Greater China and Australia.