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200 10$aFrom traders to innovators $escience and technology in Singapore since 1965 /$fGoh Chor Boon$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aSingapore :$cISEAS, Yusof Ishak Institute,$d2016.
215   $a1 online resource (xx, 232 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
225 1 $a[Modern economic history of Southeast Asia]
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017).
311   $a981-4695-78-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $t1 From Dependency Theory to Creative Innovation -- $t2 Surviving and Catching Up in the 1960s and 1970s -- $t3 Developing a Technological Growth Trajectory in the 1980s -- $t4 State Intervention and Technological Change -- $t5 Nurturing a Scientific Culture -- $t6 Sociocultural Attributes and R&D -- $t7 Towards a Technologically Creative Society -- $t8 Conclusion Power of a Service-Brokerage Culture -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author
330   $aToday, more than ever, the state of a country's science and technology is a critical factor for economic competitiveness and long-term growth. This book traces the development of science and technology policies and initiatives in Singapore since 1965. Developed as a trading entrepo?t by the British, science and technology were never strongly emphasized, right up to the 1970s. However, the need to stay ahead of economic competitiveness motivated the Singapore Government to initiate its national science and technology policy from the 1980s - moving Singapore from a low-skilled, low-technology economy to a high-skilled, high-technology one. Today, the drive for Singapore to become a hotbed for technological start-ups and R&D activities, supported by strong government funding and cutting-edge facilities, seems promising. Are the aspirations of nurturing a Silicon Valley-type culture in Singapore achievable? Are pragmatic, risk-averse Singaporeans ready for the mindset change? Can a nation of traders and service-brokers become a nation of technological innovators and entrepreneurs? This book attempts to provide the answers.
410  0$aModern economic history of Southeast Asia.
606   $aTechnology$xSocial aspects$zSingapore$xHistory
606   $aEntrepo?t trade$zSingapore$xHistory
607   $aSingapore$xEconomic conditions
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