DesignSingapore Council moves to EDB to help local firms expand overseas

Singapore

IN A MOVE to help local companies tap design to expand beyond the country, Singapore's national agency for design - DesignSingapore Council - will be transferred from the Ministry of Communications and Information to the Economic Development Board (EDB) from April 1 next year.

Announcing the move on Thursday, Communications and Information Minister S Iswaran said design is increasingly important to drive business innovation and growth "against the backdrop of rapid technological advancements and growing customer sophistication".