Right up our Valley: Why Singapore ought to quit copying Silicon Valley

Authors

Knowledge@SMU

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-2010

Abstract

For a small piece of land with no natural resources to offer, Singapore's economy relies a lot on its strategic geographical location, human talents, as well as a penchant for wanting to be the global, and if not, regional 'hub' for commerce, arts and sciences. Where technology is concerned, the one to beat is Silicon Valley. A tall order, perhaps, but the draw is unmistakably alluring. On its own, the Valley boasts a GDP of US$100 billion, generating more wealth per person than anywhere else in the USA. Not content with just salivating over that piece of the pie, Singapore wants to emulate the Valley's success. This, however, might not be such a good idea, says one technopreneur.

Disciplines

Business | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Technology and Innovation

Copyright Owner and Holder

Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012

Licece/Creative Commons Licence

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Article ID

1300

Subject(s)

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Citation

Knowledge@SMU. Right up our Valley: Why Singapore ought to quit copying Silicon Valley. (2010).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/172