The Singapore research story
By: editors, Hang Chang Chieh, Institute for Engineering Leadership, NUS, Singapore, Low Teck Seng, National Research Foundation, Singapore, Raj Thampuran, A*STAR, Singapore
Edition: 1st Edition.
Series: World scientific series on Singapore's 50 years of nation-building
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New Jersey
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789814641258
Subjects: Economic policy; Economic conditions; Technological innovations; Economic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgements; title: Cover photo credits; title: About the contributors; title: Introduction: setting the stage / Hang Chang Chieh and Yeoh Keat Chuan; title: Shifting gear into research / Hang Chang Chieh, Low Teck Seng and Yeoh Keat Chuan; title: The multi-agency approach / Hang Chang Chieh, Low Teck Seng and Raj Thampuran; title: Research in physical sciences and engineering / Hang Chang Chieh and Raj Thampuran; title: The biomedical sciences: research for better health / Raj Thampuran and Kong Hwai Loong; title: Developing research-intensive universities / Barry Halliwell and Berti Anderson; title: Partnering mulitnational companies in R&D / Low Tech Seng, Raj Thampuran and Yeoh Keat Chuan; title: Developing R&D in local enterprises / Hang Chang Chieh, Raj Tampuran and Png Cheong Boon; title: Towards innovation and entrepreneurship / Low Teck Seng, Raj Thampuran, Tan Kai Hoe and Philip Ong; title: Appendices: S&T timeline; title: Chairmen, executive directors and directors : oral history interviews; title: Acronyms; title: Select bibliography; title: Index.