In
general, the Electronics and Info-Communications industry plays an important role
in enhancing Singapore’s competitiveness and
contributes to the continued growth of Singapore’s
industries.
ELECTRONICS
Driven
primarily by growth in the semiconductor, data storage
and electronic modules and components industries,
the electronics sector in Singapore continues to
be the major industry that supported Singapore’s
economic growth. The different types of electronic
firms are engaged in info-communications products
(communications, computer, consumer electronics, contract
manufacturing and office automation), data storage,
semiconductor and flat panel displays such as LCDs and OLEDs.
The
electronics industry has attracted huge investments
from world leading manufacturers such as Toshiba-Matsushita,
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Sanmina-SCI,
etc and many have made Singapore their regional headquarters.
These investments have generated numerous direct jobs
in the professional and skills area in addition to the numerous companies that expanded their operations here recently such as Soitec, Seagate and Showa-Denko.
The
positive outlook for electronics sector is boosted
by increasing market demand for electronic products
such as semiconductor devices, hard disk drives and
mobile phones.
The electronics security technology sector is also estimated to grow at an average growth rate of 21% per annum and contribute 2% - 3% of the GDP by 2010.
INFO-COMMUNICATIONS
The
vision of the Info-Communications and Technology
(ICT) industry is to make Singapore a hub in the
global network of dynamic businesses and technological
innovations. Rapid changes in technology such as
the digitalisation, electronic commerce (E-Commerce),
and the convergence of media, computing and telecommunications
characterised the nature of this sector.
The
infocomm industry has attracted huge investments
from world leading infocomm companies such as IBM,
Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Microsoft, etc and many
have made Singapore their regional headquarters.
These investments have generated numerous direct
jobs in the professional area.
The
general employment outlook for ICT workers is positive.
Specifically, employers are looking for ICT capabilities
in areas like database management, IT project management,
Infocomm sales & marketing, quality assurance
& management, and business continuity &
disaster recovery.
The School of Electronics and Info-Comm Technology
seeks to deliver innovative training and quality education
so as to produce enterprising and employable graduates
for the region.
