86,000 R&D jobs to be created in S'pore by 2015

Singapore is aiming to create 86000 jobs in R&D by 2015.

In the greater scheme of things, this is of course a great ambition but it wasn't mentioned how many jobs will be lost along the way and how many of these 86000 would actually go to Singaporeans.

Some of these jobs would just be like replacing jobs lost in the R&D and other sectors from now till then and that much number of jobs is just about right to keep up with the growing population. Let's just hope most of it would actually go to us.

It also signals Singapore's intention to be yet another hubba hubba hub. R&D hub this time. It's yet another great shift in focus that we need to stay competitive. It's an announcement to the world that we should be considered as an ideal location for such an industry. Plug and play nation we are.

On the whole, I applaud this move.