RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN 1994

Parliament of Singapore · 23 January 1995

Official Report, 23 January 1995, Vol 63, Issue 11 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Kanwaljit SoinYeo Cheow Tong

Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the latest number of research scientists and engineers per 10,000 labour force and (b) what percentage of the Gross Domestic Product in 1994 is the expenditure on Research and Development.

Mr Yeo Cheow Tong: The number of research scientists and engineers (RSEs) per 10,000 labour force is 40.53 as at 1993, according to the latest R&D survey (yet to be published).

The figures for Research and Development expenditure in 1994 are not available yet. In 1993, Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) was $998.2 million, and accounted for 1.12% of GDP.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 23 January 1995. Republished on SGParliament.