SINGAPORE: An additional S$66 million will be allocated to the Cities of Tomorrow research and development programme over the next five years, announced Minister for National Development Desmond Lee on Monday (Aug 1).
The initiative identifies key urban challenges and develops R&D solutions to support resilient, sustainable and liveable cities.
Speaking at this year’s World Cities Summit, Mr Lee said the programme has seen “good progress”.
The additional S$66 million will support developing solutions that can “help upgrade” Singapore’s ageing infrastructure and create more space for the city’s needs, he added.
“We will also develop solutions that use the latest technology, like data analytics and AI (artificial intelligence), to enable more effective urban planning that can cope with more complexity,” said Mr Lee.
“Through more R&D collaborations amongst the Government, the research community and our private sector, we hope that the cross-pollination of ideas will strengthen our innovation ecosystem for our urban built environment and help our city better address our emerging challenges ahead.”
At the Committee of Supply debates earlier this year, the Ministry of National Development (MND) had announced that an additional S$110 million would be allocated to the Cities of Tomorrow programme.
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