Technical professional association IEEE has announced plans to expand its operations in Singapore, with a relocation of its local branch office to Solaris@Fusionopolis, to be at the heart of Singapore's science and engineering research. The move is expected to help IEEE to expand its services for the research and development (R&D) community, as well as provide greater support for its growing membership and activities in the Asia Pacific region. About 3,100 of IEEE's 400,000 members are reportedly based in Singapore.
IEEE will use the office to facilitate future activities that will include the expansion of continuing education programmes for members and the local technology community, roundtable workshops and seminars featuring industry leaders, as well as other technology themed events. Supporting this expansion are IEEE locations in Bangalore, India; Beijing, China; and Tokyo, Japan.
IEEE's expansion plans come as Singapore presses on with its R&D ambition, with a planned investment of S$16.1 billion in public research over the next five years (2011-2015). The investment is aimed at accelerating knowledge-creation and innovation activities in the country to reach 3.5 percent of GDP by 2015, which will put it among the most research-intensive economies in the world.
IEEE also announced that it is collaborating with Singapore based research agency Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Singapore Economic Development Board, the government agency responsible for planning and executing strategies, to enhance Singapore's position as a global business center.
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