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In S'pore's automation drive, execution is key

Analysts say govt must use funds efficiently by implementing new schemes properly

Published Sun, May 15, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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THE Singapore government's automation push is, in broad terms, a good thing; but how it is executed will be crucial, if it is to amount to more than just a waste of public funds.

After all, a great deal of money is at stake. In Budget 2016, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat revealed that over the next three years, the government will provide more than S$400 million in support for the Automation Support Package, and over S$450 million for the National Robotics Programme.

Said Credit Suisse economist Michael Wan: "A lot of the success will depend on the details - how the government implements these things to ensure that the u…

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