Overview
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The NRF supports the Research Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC).
The RIEC is chaired by the Prime Minister of Singapore, who appoints members to two-year terms. The RIEC comprises Cabinet Ministers and distinguished local and foreign members from the business, science and technology communities.
Set up in 2006, the RIEC provides strategic direction for national R&D. It has two main goals:
The RIEC is chaired by the Prime Minister of Singapore, who appoints members to two-year terms. The RIEC comprises Cabinet Ministers and distinguished local and foreign members from the business, science and technology communities.
Set up in 2006, the RIEC provides strategic direction for national R&D. It has two main goals:
- Advise the Singapore Cabinet on national research and innovation policies and strategies to drive the transformation of Singapore into a knowledge-based society, with strong capabilities in R&D; and
- Lead the national drive to promote research, innovation and enterprise by encouraging new initiatives in knowledge creation in science and technology, and to catalyse new areas of long term economic growth.
This high-level council underscores the political commitment to and importance placed on the national R&D agenda.
RIEC Members
Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister and Chairman, RIEC
Mr Heng Swee Keat
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, and Chairman, NRF
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, and Chairman, NRF
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security, and Special Advisor to NRF
Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security, and Special Advisor to NRF
Dr Ng Eng Hen
Minister for Defence
Minister for Defence
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative
Mr Gan Kim Yong
Minister for Health
Minister for Health
Mr S Iswaran
Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations
Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations
Ms Grace Fu
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
Mr Chan Chun Sing
Minister for Trade and Industry
Minister for Trade and Industry
Mr Lawrence Wong
Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance
Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance
Mr Ong Ye Kung
Minister for Transport
Minister for Transport
Mr Desmond Lee
Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration
Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration
Dr Tan See Leng
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Manpower, and Second Minister for Trade and Industry
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Manpower, and Second Minister for Trade and Industry
Professor Isaac Ben-Israel
Chairman, Israel Space Agency (Former Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development)
Chairman, Israel Space Agency (Former Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development)
Professor Robert Brown
President, Boston University, and Ministry of Education Academic Research Council Chairman
President, Boston University, and Ministry of Education Academic Research Council Chairman
Dr Roland Busch
CEO-Designate, Deputy CEO and Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG
CEO-Designate, Deputy CEO and Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG
Ms Chua Sock Koong
Group CEO, Singapore Telecommunications
Group CEO, Singapore Telecommunications
Mr Raymond Dalio
Founder, Co-CIO and Co-Chairman, Bridgewater Associates
Founder, Co-CIO and Co-Chairman, Bridgewater Associates
Sir Richard Friend
Professor of Physics, University of Cambridge, and NRF Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) Chairman
Professor of Physics, University of Cambridge, and NRF Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) Chairman
Mr Hsieh Fu Hua
Chairman, National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, and Chairman, Asia Capital Reinsurance Group
Chairman, National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, and Chairman, Asia Capital Reinsurance Group
Mr Koh Boon Hwee
Chairman, Nanyang Technological University Board of Trustees and and Chairman, Altara Ventures
Chairman, Nanyang Technological University Board of Trustees and and Chairman, Altara Ventures
Dr Li Ge
Founder, Chairman and CEO of WuXi AppTec, and Founder and Chairman of WuXi Biologics
Founder, Chairman and CEO of WuXi AppTec, and Founder and Chairman of WuXi Biologics
Mr John Rice
Retired Vice-Chairman, General Electric, and Former President & CEO of GE Global Growth Organisation), and Former Chairman, GE Gas Power
Retired Vice-Chairman, General Electric, and Former President & CEO of GE Global Growth Organisation), and Former Chairman, GE Gas Power
Mr Michael Splinter
Chairman, NASDAQ (Former Chairman & CEO, Applied Materials), and Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering International Advisory Panel Chairman
Chairman, NASDAQ (Former Chairman & CEO, Applied Materials), and Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering International Advisory Panel Chairman
Sir Richard Sykes
Chairman, Royal Institution of Great Britain, and Chairman, King Edward VII’s Hospital, and Health & Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Committee Chairman
Chairman, Royal Institution of Great Britain, and Chairman, King Edward VII’s Hospital, and Health & Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Committee Chairman
Mr Tan Min-Liang
Co-founder and CEO, Razer
Co-founder and CEO, Razer
Sir Andrew Witty
President, UnitedHealth Group, and CEO, Optum (Former CEO, GlaxoSmithKline)
President, UnitedHealth Group, and CEO, Optum (Former CEO, GlaxoSmithKline)
