Contact Singapore is an agency of the Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 government whose primary function is to draw people from around the world to work

Employment

Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...

, invest

Investment

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 and live

Personal life

Personal life is the course of an individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity. It is a common notion in modern existence—although more so in more prosperous parts of the world such as Western Europe and North America...

 in Singapore, with the ultimate aim of boosting economic development. It is an alliance of Singapore’s Economic Development Board

Economic Development Board

-Overview:The Economic Development Board is a statutory board of the Government of Singapore that plans and executes strategies to sustain Singapore as a leading global hub for business and investment....

 and Ministry of Manpower

Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)

The Ministry of Manpower is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to manpower in Singapore.-Mission:...

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Contact Singapore has offices in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. It partners Singapore-based employers and industry players to organise career fairs and networking sessions in cities across the world, and provide updates on career

Career

Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....

 opportunities and various industry developments to individuals.

Contact Singapore also attracts those who are keen to invest in or initiate new business activities in Singapore. It facilitates business development

Business development

A subset of the field of commerce, business development comprises a number of techniques and responsibilities which aim at:1. Researching new types of business/products/services with an emphasis on identifying gaps in the mitigation of needs of potential clients .2. Attracting new customers3...

 and relocation

Moving (address)

Relocation, also known as moving is the process of vacating a fixed location and settling in a different one. A move can be to a nearby location within the same neighborhood, a much farther location in a different city, or sometimes a different country...

 to Singapore, for example, by helping investors to arrange for entry to Singapore via business visas and permanent residency programmes.

History

Contact Singapore was started by the Prime Minister’s Office (Singapore)

Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)

The Prime Minister's Office is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that handles the ministries and other political matters that are of great importance to the nation, such as corruption and elections. It is headed by the Prime Minister and his top political staff...

 and came under the Ministry of Manpower in 1998. In April 2008, an alliance was formed between the Economic Development Board and the Ministry of Manpower to leverage the business network and investment promotion capability of the Economic Development Board and the talent outreach of the Ministry of Manpower.

The main responsibilities of Contact Singapore are:

• To draw business leaders and entrepreneurs who will bring with them business activity and investments, to help create productive industry clusters and generate economic wealth and good jobs for Singaporeans.
• To attract talented non-Singaporeans and Singaporeans living overseas to complement Singapore’s workforce and grow successful industries. These include:
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Chemicals
  • Clean Technology
    Clean technology
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  • Electronics
    Electronics
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  • Engineering Services
  • Financial Services
    Financial services
    Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...
    
    
  • Healthcare Services
    Health care
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  • Info-Communications Technology
    Information and communication technologies
    Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
    
    
  • Interactive & Digital Media
  • Legal Services
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Precision Engineering
    Precision engineering
    Precision engineering is a subdiscipline of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, and optical engineering concerned with designing machines, fixtures, and other structures that have exceptionally low tolerances, are repeatable, and are stable over time...
    
    
  • Professional Services
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  • Public Sector
    Public sector
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  • Research
    Research
    Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
    
    
  • Tourism & Hospitality
  • Transport Engineering
    Transport engineering
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Events and Programmes

Contact Singapore manages various programmes to reach out to experienced and young professionals, students, investors and overseas Singaporeans. These include:

Careers@Singapore

Held in major cities in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America, this programme brings Singapore-based employers from specific industries together with global professionals and graduating students interested in working in these industries in Singapore. Participants can find out more about working and living in Singapore, and network with industry professionals and Singapore-based employers. Employers also get access to a ready pool of talent to source from. Similar sessions dedicated to Singaporeans living overseas are known as Careers@Home.

Experience@Singapore

Experience@Singapore is a programme designed to give undergraduate and graduate students from top universities an introduction to Singapore. It provides them with the opportunity to meet the top management of Singapore-based companies and visit infrastructural projects which are key to the development of Singapore's industries. Participants are also introduced to aspects of living in Singapore. Experience@Home is a programme dedicated to Singaporeans living outside of Singapore. Through internships and study trips offered by this programme, participants can obtain career and industry information on Singapore.

Insights@Singapore

Contact Singapore invites industry experts from Singapore to share their knowledge and expertise in their respective fields and industries through its Insights@Singapore sessions. Dedicated sessions for overseas Singaporeans, Insights@Home, are also organised.

Work Holiday Programme

The Work Holiday Programme is a programme that allows university students and recent graduates between 17 and 30 years old to live and work in Singapore for up to six months. The programme aims to attract youths keen to travel abroad and experience a foreign culture. It allows participants to discover the spectrum of career opportunities in Singapore experience living in this cosmopolitan city.

Work in Singapore information sessions

Contact Singapore holds Work in Singapore information sessions for global talent interested to find out more about working and living in Singapore. Through a job portal managed by Contact Singapore and supported by industry partners, Contact Singapore lists vacancies in Singapore-based companies that span sectors from technology to finance. The portal allows for the submission of resumes.

Global Investor Programme

The Global Investor Programme allows entrepreneurs and businessmen who are keen to invest or initiate new business activities in Singapore to apply for Singapore Permanent Residence through making investments in Singapore.

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External links

• Contact Singapore - Official website
• Singapore Economic Development Board - Beyond a talent hub to a great place to live