{"product_id":"neither-civil-nor-servant-singapores-disruptive-economic-playbook-ips-nathan-lecture-series","title":"Neither Civil Nor Servant Singapore's Disruptive Economic Playbook (IPS-Nathan Lecture Series)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePhilip Yeo is the Institute of Policy Studies' 16th S R\nNathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited collection of\nhis three IPS-Nathan Lectures, delivered from March to June 2025, and includes\nhighlights of question-and-answer segments with our audience. Mr Yeo shares his\nbold and unconventional approach to shaping Singapore's economic future,\nexamining the past, present and future of Singapore's economic strategy across\nthree interconnected themes: economic development, research and development\n(R\u0026amp;D) and innovation, and enterprise growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA firm believer in talent development, Mr Yeo has mentored\nyoung leaders and established scholarship programmes to cultivate Singapore's\nnext generation of industry pioneers. Reflecting on Singapore's rise as a\nglobal manufacturing hub, the role of innovation in driving progress, and the\njourney of local enterprises expanding internationally, he offers insights into\nthe key drivers of Singapore's economic transformation and the challenges\nahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMr Philip Yeo\u003c\/b\u003e is Chairman, Economic Development\nInnovations Singapore (EDIS), an economic development management services\ncompany. Mr Yeo is Chairman of Accuron Technologies, a global technology group\nwith core competencies in precision manufacturing, material processing and\nsysterms design and integration for the aerospace, electronics and medical\nindustries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe is also Chairman of Advanced MedTech Holdings, a global\nmedical technology leader with a core focus in urology devices and services and\nChairman of i-Globe Partners, a Singapore-based Private venture capital fund.\nHe is an independent director on the board of Sunway Group, QAF Limited and\nIndofood Agri Resources Pte Ltd Chairman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe was former Chairman of SPRING Singapore which merged with\nInternational Enterprise Singapore in April 2018 to form Enterprise Singapore.\nHe was former Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology \u0026amp; Research (A*STAR)\nand Economic Development Board (EDB), and Senior Adviser for Science \u0026amp;\nTechnology in the Ministry of Trade \u0026amp; Industry and Special Adviser for\nEconomic Development in the Prime Minister's Office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMr Yeo holds degrees from University of Toronto, Canada\n(Bachelor of Applied Science (Industrial Engineering), honorary Doctorate in\nEngineering), University of Singapore (Master of Science (Systems\nEngineering)), and Harvard University (Master of Business Administration). He\nhas received honorary doctorates from Karolinska Institute, Imperial College\nLondon, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and\nMonash University. He received numerous awards from Singapore, Japan, Indonesia,\nEurope and US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44971834278095,"sku":"9789819827190","price":24.42,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_119867a2-d800-4173-9ec2-955c2f64647a.jpg?v=1775457051","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/neither-civil-nor-servant-singapores-disruptive-economic-playbook-ips-nathan-lecture-series","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}