industries

  • Diverse range of service and manufacturing industries

  • Economic resilience

  • Electronic industry

    • Singapore is a global leader

    • Major players eg Intel, Micron, Infineon establish state-of-the-art facilities

  • Aerospace industry

    • Rolls-royce , Pratt & Whitney, Boeing set up manufacturing, maintenance and repair operations

    • Singapore has a strategic location, skilled workforce and robust infrastructure

  • Precision engineering  industry

    • Singapore produces high value components and equipment for aerospace, medical etc

  • Pharmaceutical and Biomedical industry

    • Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer have established significant operations

  • Global financial hub

  • World-class logistics and transportation sector

  • Robust ICT infrastructure, a thriving hub for tech companies and startups

  • Highly interconnected with the global marketplace

  • Promotes free trade, foreign investment, international collaboration

  • Global connectivity well connected globally through extensive air and sea links

  • Foreign investment attracts significant foreign direct investments with a pro-business environment

  • Free trade agreements extensive network of free trade agreements, facilitating global commerce

  • Efficient public transit

    • MRT, bus etc

  • Global air hub

    • Changi 

  • Maritime connectivity

    • Leading global container port, international trade

  • One of the most technologically advanced countries in the world

  • Highly educated population

  • Government support for innovation

  • E-commerce, fintech, smart city solutions and healthcare

  • Factors driving high tech adoption

    • Government support

    • Educated and tech-savvy population

    • Openness to innovation

  • Independent sovereign state

    • Efficient, transparent and meritocratic governance

    • Political stability, fostered economic growth

    • Robust legal framework

  • Active contributor to global initiatives

Video on Singapore's population trends, demographic changes

  • Singapore’s population is greying

  • Capitalise on improved life expectancy, higher retirement ages, productive aging

  • Growing pool of retirees, valuable knowledge

  • Aging population is an asset

  • Easily transform labour pools to adapt to new demands

  • Support to help businesses adapt to challenges

  • The more educated the labour pool is the easier it is to adapt

  • Reorganisation of paid work eg working from home

  • Many say lack of work life balance

  • Arranging how paid work can complement domestic responsibilities will be a more sustainable way of getting singaporeans to embrace both in their lives


Video on singapore's race to food security

  • Need to produce more with less, technology can help

  • Singapore has 220 farms, produce 10% of singapore's food supply

  • 16kg of veg per person

  • Only 4% of vegetables are produced in singapore and 41% is from malaysia

  • Local farms only produce 10% of Singapore’s fish supply

  • Only 5% of fish are produced in Singapore and 24% are from other countries

  • Apollo Aquaculture Group in Neo Tiew Crescent

    • Singapore has 12 land based fish farms

    • Each floor only needs two workers

    • Farm hybrid grouper and coral trout because of their high market value

    • Technology used for farming makes them more competitive

  • Singapore consumes 2 billion eggs a year

  • Almost 100% of Singapore’s fruits are imported mainly from Malaysia which attributes for 39%