A*Star: Efforts to spur local firms to innovate are working

The agency has kept up its commitment to boost R&D, and nudged businesses to innovate: A*Star chairman

Lim Chuan Poh: R&D and innovation are at the heart of Singapore's drive to stay competitive and grow the economy.

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Singapore

BUSINESSES are responding well to Singapore's Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2020 plan, under which local enterprises, in particular, have been tying up with A*Star for more research and development (R&D) projects.

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