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The Singapore research story
Title
The Singapore research story / editors, Hang Chang Chieh, Institute for Engineering Leadership, NUS, Singapore, Low Teck Seng, National Research Foundation, Singapore, Raj Thampuran, A*STAR, Singapore.
ISBN
9789814641258
9814641251
9789814641265
981464126X
Publication
New Jersey : World Scientific, [2016]
Physical Description
xxi, 302 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 09, 2017
Series
World scientific series on Singapore's 50 years of nation-building
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288) and index.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Cover photo credits
About the contributors
Introduction: setting the stage / Hang Chang Chieh and Yeoh Keat Chuan
Shifting gear into research / Hang Chang Chieh, Low Teck Seng and Yeoh Keat Chuan
The multi-agency approach / Hang Chang Chieh, Low Teck Seng and Raj Thampuran
Research in physical sciences and engineering / Hang Chang Chieh and Raj Thampuran
The biomedical sciences: research for better health / Raj Thampuran and Kong Hwai Loong
Developing research-intensive universities / Barry Halliwell and Berti Anderson
Partnering mulitnational companies in R & D / Low Tech Seng, Raj Thampuran and Yeoh Keat Chuan
Developing R & D in local enterprises / Hang Chang Chieh, Raj Tampuran and Png Cheong Boon
Towards innovation and entrepreneurship / Low Teck Seng, Raj Thampuran, Tan Kai Hoe and Philip Ong
Appendices: S & T timeline
Chairmen, executive directors and directors : oral history interviews
Acronyms
Select bibliography
Index.
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