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16-07-2006, 06:02 AM
86,000 R&D jobs to be created in S'pore by 2015
Singapore is aiming to create 86,000 research and development jobs by 2015, Minister of State for Trade and Industry S Iswaran said, as the country competes for foreign investment with regional rivals that include Hong Kong.
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Singapore more than quadrupled the number of researchers here to about 19,000 between 1990 and 2004, with 61 per cent of those employed by the private sector, he added.
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More workers are needed because Singapore wants to increase spending on research and development to 3 per cent of the nation's gross domestic product by 2010, he said.
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"Nurturing and attracting scientific talent is a key focus, especially given our small population base,'' Mr Iswaran said at a United Kingdom-Singapore conference on building science and technology capacity with South-east Asian partners.
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"The Government is committed to invest in R&D as a driver for economic growth and as a foundation for our long-term competitiveness," he said.
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The Minister of State also said scientific capability needed to be built up.
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This could be done either through research or collaborations with industry.
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So far, Exploit Technologies, the commercialisation arm of agency A*Star — set up to translate research into marketable products and services — has licensed more than 120 technologies and spun out eight companies since 2002.
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More than 160 local companies have also benefited from a scheme that provides them with technological assistance and manpower to boost their competitive edge. — Agencies
Singapore is aiming to create 86,000 research and development jobs by 2015, Minister of State for Trade and Industry S Iswaran said, as the country competes for foreign investment with regional rivals that include Hong Kong.
.
Singapore more than quadrupled the number of researchers here to about 19,000 between 1990 and 2004, with 61 per cent of those employed by the private sector, he added.
.
More workers are needed because Singapore wants to increase spending on research and development to 3 per cent of the nation's gross domestic product by 2010, he said.
.
"Nurturing and attracting scientific talent is a key focus, especially given our small population base,'' Mr Iswaran said at a United Kingdom-Singapore conference on building science and technology capacity with South-east Asian partners.
.
"The Government is committed to invest in R&D as a driver for economic growth and as a foundation for our long-term competitiveness," he said.
.
The Minister of State also said scientific capability needed to be built up.
.
This could be done either through research or collaborations with industry.
.
So far, Exploit Technologies, the commercialisation arm of agency A*Star — set up to translate research into marketable products and services — has licensed more than 120 technologies and spun out eight companies since 2002.
.
More than 160 local companies have also benefited from a scheme that provides them with technological assistance and manpower to boost their competitive edge.
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/130782.asp
Singapore is aiming to create 86,000 research and development jobs by 2015, Minister of State for Trade and Industry S Iswaran said, as the country competes for foreign investment with regional rivals that include Hong Kong.
.
Singapore more than quadrupled the number of researchers here to about 19,000 between 1990 and 2004, with 61 per cent of those employed by the private sector, he added.
.
More workers are needed because Singapore wants to increase spending on research and development to 3 per cent of the nation's gross domestic product by 2010, he said.
.
"Nurturing and attracting scientific talent is a key focus, especially given our small population base,'' Mr Iswaran said at a United Kingdom-Singapore conference on building science and technology capacity with South-east Asian partners.
.
"The Government is committed to invest in R&D as a driver for economic growth and as a foundation for our long-term competitiveness," he said.
.
The Minister of State also said scientific capability needed to be built up.
.
This could be done either through research or collaborations with industry.
.
So far, Exploit Technologies, the commercialisation arm of agency A*Star — set up to translate research into marketable products and services — has licensed more than 120 technologies and spun out eight companies since 2002.
.
More than 160 local companies have also benefited from a scheme that provides them with technological assistance and manpower to boost their competitive edge. — Agencies
Singapore is aiming to create 86,000 research and development jobs by 2015, Minister of State for Trade and Industry S Iswaran said, as the country competes for foreign investment with regional rivals that include Hong Kong.
.
Singapore more than quadrupled the number of researchers here to about 19,000 between 1990 and 2004, with 61 per cent of those employed by the private sector, he added.
.
More workers are needed because Singapore wants to increase spending on research and development to 3 per cent of the nation's gross domestic product by 2010, he said.
.
"Nurturing and attracting scientific talent is a key focus, especially given our small population base,'' Mr Iswaran said at a United Kingdom-Singapore conference on building science and technology capacity with South-east Asian partners.
.
"The Government is committed to invest in R&D as a driver for economic growth and as a foundation for our long-term competitiveness," he said.
.
The Minister of State also said scientific capability needed to be built up.
.
This could be done either through research or collaborations with industry.
.
So far, Exploit Technologies, the commercialisation arm of agency A*Star — set up to translate research into marketable products and services — has licensed more than 120 technologies and spun out eight companies since 2002.
.
More than 160 local companies have also benefited from a scheme that provides them with technological assistance and manpower to boost their competitive edge.
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/130782.asp