Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan in a Facebook post on Friday (13 November) slammed the Jurong-Clementi Town Council (JRTC) and National Environment Agency (NEA)...
A new global research commissioned by Kaspersky on 8,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMB) workers across multiple industries has revealed that almost three quarters of employees...
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Wednesday (11 Nov) nailed its largest drug bust in 19 years after seizing almost S$2 million worth of drugs, including...
“If COVID-19 is an opportunity for Singapore to accelerate data collection efforts, it should also be an opportunity for speeding the implementation of governance, regulation, and...
by Charlotte Plantive Written in giant capital letters, it’s nearly impossible to miss the message emblazoned along a San Francisco street: “Jones Day: Hands off our...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party secured an absolute majority in Myanmar’s election, official results showed Friday, in a poll disputed by the military-aligned opposition and...
by Paul Handley There is no evidence of compromised ballots or corrupt voting systems in the US election, officials said Thursday, as a top Democrat accused Republicans...
About 140 contraventions posing fire and explosion risks were uncovered during a workplace safety and health (WSH) enforcement operation targeting waste recycling companies, said the Ministry...
The ousting of four pro-democracy lawmakers from Hong Kong’s legislature was “the right medicine” for the city, China said, telling foreign governments the issue was none...
Climate change is already buffeting Australia with extreme bushfires, droughts and cyclones, and the fossil-fuel reliant country should brace for worse to come, according to the...
Leader of the Reform Party, Kenneth Jeyaretnam (Jeyaretnam) has written a damning indictment of Minister for Law and Home Affairs, K Shanmugam’s (Shanmugam) Parliamentary speech on...
贸工部长陈振声,宣布经济发展局明年将推出“科技准证”(Tech.Pass)计划,吸引全球顶尖的科技专才,以巩固新加坡作为区域科技枢纽的领先地位。 这意味着,我国招揽外籍专才和雇员,除了就业准证(EP)、工作准证|(WP)、特别准证(Special Pass)等等,现在又多了个“Tech Pass”。但陈振声则指出,科技准证旨在吸引全球顶尖人才,不是中等级别科技人员,后者属于就业准证或特别准证。 针对媒体询及科技准证会否进一步恶化本地专才竞争,陈振声认为,这并不关乎取代本地人,反之这些是本地需要的企业家人才,不是在特定公司工作取代本地就业机会。 陈振声指欧美、中国等都在争取更多人才,狮城服务都是全球企业,需从全球各地招揽更多元化的人才。他也指新计划有助本地科技专才队伍,达到“群聚效应”(critical mass),“吸引成功的科技企业家、专才和领导,亦非常重要,他们将为本地科技生态系统注入资本、建立联系网络以及传递知识。” 他相信这不仅能为科技领域带来活力,也能为国人创造令人振奋的工作和协作机会。 能获批科技准证的条件包括: 过去一年固定月薪至少2万元; 曾在市值至少5亿美元(约6.75亿新元),或拥有至少3000万美元资金的科技企业担任领导职位至少五年; 曾主导科技产品研发至少五年。所研发产品每月活跃使用者须至少10万人,或能带来至少1亿美元收入。 据了解, 科技准证计划明年1约就开放申请,有500名额,准证期限为期两年,之后申请单位需达到特定收入、营业开支和本地员工人数,才能要求更新。 本地学府首屈一指 网民:应不缺人才 当然,本地民众也提出质问,包括本地大专学府实则在全球排名居前,若如今一味地仰赖引进外籍专才,应当审视我们的教育体系,是否能栽培出能与全球竞争的顶尖人才? 有者也认为,在招揽外籍专才之际,莫忘本地还有失业和被裁员的专才;再者尽管这是不错的方案,政府对于本地中小企业,特别是科技领域的扶助又做了多少?
Negotiations to secure an EU-UK trade deal will stretch to next week, officials said Thursday, with an EU leaders summit on November 19 perhaps the last...
TOC’s earlier investigation on HappyDot.sg has led to the discovery of a “supposed-government company”, Rysense Ltd, which happens to be the sole proprietor of the online...
In a bid to develop Singapore’s tech ecosystem, the Economic Development Board (EDB) on Thursday (12 November) announced that it will launch a new work pass...