Research & Development
Co-President: Mr Laurent Fabry, Digital Content Technologies Co-President: Prof. Mounir Mokhtari, CNRS - IPAL - Image and Pervasive Access Lab
French Chamber Contact: Guillaume Renaud |
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Description
The Research & Development committee was set up in September 2009; it groups professionals having an activity linked to R&D and R&T. The idea is to form a R&D platform, i.e. a large scientific base for information and experience sharing, giving exposure and visibility to the French Scientific Community in Singapore.
Highlights
- Oct 2016 | Conference: "Wise Innovation: A Journey Toward Smart Society" (Highlights from the conference)
The "Wise Innovation: A Journey Toward Smart Society" conference took place on 7 October 2016 and brought together French companies and Singapore governmental agencies for a day of exchange on strategies and opportunities in innovation. Through a series of three discussion panels and in the presence of keynote speaker Navi Radjou, Silicon Valley-based Innovation Strategist and Guest-of-Honour Professor Low Teck Seng, CEO of National Research Foundation of Singapore, the conference explored what it means to be innovating 'wisely', and the areas and ways in which enriching French companies can be contributing to Singapore's Smart Nation vision.
- Aug 2016 | Ecosystème de la Recherche et de l’Innovation à Singapour (Institut Français Singapour)
Singapour est classé régulièrement comme l’un des pays du monde les plus propices à l’innovation et à la création d’entreprise, et avec un volume de dépenses dans la Recherche et le Développement (R&D) évalué à 2.3% du PIB.La Cité-état a su créer de véritables hub innovants regroupant géographiquement les principaux acteurs de la Recherche structurés sous forme de clusters dynamiques. Premier pays du classement pour la facilité à faire des affaires (Banque Mondiale), avec plus de 50 000 postes en R&D et de nouveaux financements conséquents, Singapour mise sur l’innovation comme "ressource" stratégique et nouveau pilier à visibilité internationale… (lire)
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Committee Documents (members’ only)
Dec 2017 | SystemX_SG_20122017.pdf
May 2016 | Open Inovasi.pdf
Mar 2016 | Singapore RIE2020 Plan - NRF
May 2014 | Boosting Innovation Potential - Mr Mario Varvoglis.pdf
Apr 2014 | Asking More From Chemistry - Solvay.pdf
Mar 2014 | How to leverage on the PIC scheme to grow your business - GAC Group.pdf
Mar 2014 | Bosch SI Introduction.pdf
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