Govt allots record S$25b to science and tech for more resilient Republic
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A RECORD S$25 billion is earmarked for the next five years in the government's continuing efforts to tap science and technology in building a Singapore that will be more resilient, sustainable and digitalised - and which will emerge stronger in a post-Covid world.
"Science, technology and innovation will be critical to overcome Covid-19 and in enabling us to emerge stronger," Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday at a Zoom press conference to unveil the new 5-year Research, Innovation and Enterprise plan (RIE 2025).
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