OPINION: Would Apple Ever Have Been Created in Singapore? - Liz Zuliani

EconomyWatch.com, 10 Mar 2011
WDA and NTUC LearningHub organized “Innovation and Creativity in the 21st Century” kicked off by a keynote speech by Assistant Secretary General of NTUC, Ms Josephine Teo.
The event launched DRIVE (DRiving InnoVation Excellence) with a series of keynote speeches about innovative solutions and applications for business that build productive and high performance environments. The initiative was part of a SG$1 billion National Productivity Scheme.
But is creativity and innovation one and the same as productivity? And efficient as Singapore is, do more efforts need to go into increasing productivity of the workforce? Or is the need really, to diversify the workplace through growing talent and creating opportunities in the creative and innovations arena? Full story