Singapore must 'step up' to global rivalry for talent: Chan Chun Sing
He said that while tech sector could gain from a fast-track visa scheme, all sectors that lack skills should get help
Janice Heng
Singapore
SINGAPORE must do more to attract global talent, in the face of other markets' moves such as fast-track visa schemes, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said on Monday at the annual A*Star scholarship awards ceremony.
Noting Hong Kong's Technology Talent Admission Scheme and France's French Tech Visa, revamped to make it easier for startups to get skilled manpower, he said: "We will need to step up to the competition."
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