Aquaculture, energy Centres of Innovation to fuel 'Asia, Global 101' ambition

Singapore

SINGAPORE'S move to introduce two new innovation centres in aquaculture and energy shows its growing emphasis on internationalising small and medium enterprises in sustainability-driven sectors, say industry watchers.

In Monday's Budget speech, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that Enterprise Singapore will launch two new Centres of Innovation (COIs): one for aquaculture at Temasek Polytechnic, and the other for energy at Nanyang Technological University.

The aquaculture COI will support the growth and internationalisation of local aquaculture enterprises to improve food resilience in Singapore. The energy COI will focus on energy efficiency, renewable energ…