asia-pacific academy of sciences
London
Science and technology, an important mainstay for Singapore’s national
development strategy all over the time, is the fountain of innovation and value
creation, which helping the society beginning its move to the knowledge-based
economy step by step. The science and technology journal for Singapore began in
the mid-1980s, when the government first specified the necessity of national
technology policies. After the first national technology plans being launched in
1991, Singapore's science and technology sector has been continually growing. A
vibrant environment is emerging, which includes research institutions in both
the private and public sectors. The government will firmly continue promoting
the development of scientific research and innovation, with the investment of
$16.1 billion from years of 2011 to 2015. Over these years, this ongoing
supports for universities and research institutions to enhance their scientific
capacity will play an increasingly important role in transforming scientific
knowledge into markets. Under this background, Asia-Pacific Science Center has
been born. We are a global market oriented organization serving for scientific
research, specializing in scientific research-based services in environmental
life sciences, materials and engineering research, computer and information
technology. Through cooperation with universities and research institutions
around the world, researches beneficial to human survival, health and future
development have been carried out, which accelerate interdisciplinary and
international exchanges among researchers and deepen international scientific
cooperation. The business of Asia-Pacific Science Center has expanded to the
United States, India, Australia, South Korea, Spain, Britain, South Africa and
other countries, forming a cooperation network of scientific research.
Asia-Pacific Science Center has established a research team based on Beijing,
China, with several branches in Hebei, Sichuan, Henan, Yunnan and Nanjing.
