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From Traders to Innovators : Science and Technology in Singapore since 1965 / Goh Chor Boon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (252 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789814695787
  • 9789814695794
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • MLCM 2017/70046 (T)
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 From Dependency Theory to Creative Innovation -- 2 Surviving and Catching Up in the 1960s and 1970s -- 3 Developing a Technological Growth Trajectory in the 1980s -- 4 State Intervention and Technological Change -- 5 Nurturing a Scientific Culture -- 6 Sociocultural Attributes and R&D -- 7 Towards a Technologically Creative Society -- 8 Conclusion Power of a Service-Brokerage Culture -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: Today, more than ever, the state of a country's science and technology is a critical factor for economic competitiveness and long-term growth. This book traces the development of science and technology policies and initiatives in Singapore since 1965. Developed as a trading entrepôt by the British, science and technology were never strongly emphasized, right up to the 1970s. However, the need to stay ahead of economic competitiveness motivated the Singapore Government to initiate its national science and technology policy from the 1980s - moving Singapore from a low-skilled, low-technology economy to a high-skilled, high-technology one. Today, the drive for Singapore to become a hotbed for technological start-ups and R&D activities, supported by strong government funding and cutting-edge facilities, seems promising. Are the aspirations of nurturing a Silicon Valley-type culture in Singapore achievable? Are pragmatic, risk-averse Singaporeans ready for the mindset change? Can a nation of traders and service-brokers become a nation of technological innovators and entrepreneurs? This book attempts to provide the answers.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 From Dependency Theory to Creative Innovation -- 2 Surviving and Catching Up in the 1960s and 1970s -- 3 Developing a Technological Growth Trajectory in the 1980s -- 4 State Intervention and Technological Change -- 5 Nurturing a Scientific Culture -- 6 Sociocultural Attributes and R&D -- 7 Towards a Technologically Creative Society -- 8 Conclusion Power of a Service-Brokerage Culture -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

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Today, more than ever, the state of a country's science and technology is a critical factor for economic competitiveness and long-term growth. This book traces the development of science and technology policies and initiatives in Singapore since 1965. Developed as a trading entrepôt by the British, science and technology were never strongly emphasized, right up to the 1970s. However, the need to stay ahead of economic competitiveness motivated the Singapore Government to initiate its national science and technology policy from the 1980s - moving Singapore from a low-skilled, low-technology economy to a high-skilled, high-technology one. Today, the drive for Singapore to become a hotbed for technological start-ups and R&D activities, supported by strong government funding and cutting-edge facilities, seems promising. Are the aspirations of nurturing a Silicon Valley-type culture in Singapore achievable? Are pragmatic, risk-averse Singaporeans ready for the mindset change? Can a nation of traders and service-brokers become a nation of technological innovators and entrepreneurs? This book attempts to provide the answers.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)