Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the pattern of funding from the National Productivity Fund (NPF) by industry in the past five years; (b) whether the NPF uses research to benchmark Singapore’s productivity according to sectors with other developed countries and when deciding how much to fund each sector; andContinue reading “DISBURSEMENTS FOR NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY FUND”
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MANDATORY UNIT PRICING FOR ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS IN SUPERMARKET AND GROCERY STORE CHAINS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will consider implementing mandatory unit pricing for necessary food items in supermarket and grocery store chains to promote price transparency and as a check against shrinkflation. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Price Kaki app, developed by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), allows consumersContinue reading “MANDATORY UNIT PRICING FOR ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS IN SUPERMARKET AND GROCERY STORE CHAINS”
Silver Industries
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Sir, across the world, we see exciting innovations catering to the needs and well-being of seniors. These range from technology to monitor health conditions at home, to senior-friendly food, to robotic pet dogs that keep lonely seniors mentally and emotionally engaged. Singapore is one of the most rapidly ageing societies inContinue reading “Silver Industries”
DATA ON FUNDS UTILISED FOR SINGAPORE GLOBAL NETWORK FUNDING PROGRAMME
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) in each of the past three years, how much funding has been utilised for the Singapore Global Network Funding Programme; (b) which are the main countries and cities where this funding has been utilised; (c) how many applications for funding are received and whatContinue reading “DATA ON FUNDS UTILISED FOR SINGAPORE GLOBAL NETWORK FUNDING PROGRAMME”
UPDATE ON PROPOSED FLYING TAXI SERVICE SINCE JOINT TRIAL IN 2019
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an update on the proposed flying taxi service since the joint trial in 2019; (b) what is the expected initial capacity for such a service in terms of number of trips per day; and (c) what is the expected number ofContinue reading “UPDATE ON PROPOSED FLYING TAXI SERVICE SINCE JOINT TRIAL IN 2019”
PERFORMANCE AND TRAINING OF MANAGERS IN SINGAPORE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry has studied the performance of managers of Singapore companies vis-a-vis those in other developed countries as measured in the World Management Survey; (b) if not, will it do so; and (c) whether the Ministry is considering how the current eco-system of academic andContinue reading “PERFORMANCE AND TRAINING OF MANAGERS IN SINGAPORE”
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LEVERAGED ON GLOBAL INVESTOR PROGRAMME TO QUALIFY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just a quick question to the Minister of State vis-a-vis her response to the hon Member Mr Yip. For the GIP individuals who are PRs, does EDB or the Ministry track how many of them transit to being citizens in view of her reply to Mr Yip’sContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LEVERAGED ON GLOBAL INVESTOR PROGRAMME TO QUALIFY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY”
PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE USB-C TO BE ADOPTED AS CHARGING STANDARD FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONICS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Government will consider requiring USB-C to be adopted as the charging standard for portable electronics, as will be the case in the European Union (EU) and India. The Minister of State for Trade and Industry (Mr Alvin Tan) (for the Minister for Trade and Industry): MrContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE USB-C TO BE ADOPTED AS CHARGING STANDARD FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONICS”
IMPACT OF COVID-19 SITUATION IN CHINA ON KEY SUPPLY CHAINS FOR SINGAPORE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in light of the COVID-19 situation in China (a) whether the Ministry anticipates any disruptions in key supply chains for Singapore; (b) if so, which areas are expected to be harder hit; and (c) what measures are being taken to address these potential disruptions. The MinisterContinue reading “IMPACT OF COVID-19 SITUATION IN CHINA ON KEY SUPPLY CHAINS FOR SINGAPORE”
EXPECTED CHANGE IN OUTPUT OF NON-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS IN JURONG ISLAND FROM 2019 LEVELS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry based on the definition of “sustainable products” in the Sustainable Jurong Island report, what is the expected change in output of non-sustainable products in Jurong Island from 2019 levels (i) by 2030 and (ii) by 2051. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Sustainable Jurong Island strategy aims toContinue reading “EXPECTED CHANGE IN OUTPUT OF NON-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS IN JURONG ISLAND FROM 2019 LEVELS”
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