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    From Traders to Innovators: Science and Technology in Singapore since 1965
    From Traders to Innovators: Science and Technology in Singapore since 1965
    From Traders to Innovators: Science and Technology in Singapore since 1965
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    From Traders to Innovators: Science and Technology in Singapore since 1965

    By Goh Chor Boon

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    Are the aspirations of nurturing a Silicon Valley?type culture in Singapore achievable? Are pragmatic, risk-averse Singaporeans ready for the mindset change? Can a nation of traders and service-brokers become a nation of technological innovators and entrepreneurs? This book attempts to provide the answers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherISEAS
    Release dateOct 27, 2016
    ISBN9789814695794
    From Traders to Innovators: Science and Technology in Singapore since 1965

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