Tech talent programmes, R&D tax perks top startups' wishlist, Top
13 Feb 2019 4:20 PM GMT
THE BUSINESS TIMES Top Stories - AS THE local startup scene matures, industry players hope that this year's Budget will provide more support for talent, innovation and growing the pool of venture
- Singapore AS THE local startup scene matures, industry players hope that this year's Budget will provide more support for talent, innovation and growing the pool of venture capitalists and angel investors.
- He thinks that a talent co-funding scheme between the government and startups to hire senior tech professionals, such as chief technology officers, could work.
- On the innovation front, startups and industry watchers are calling for more schemes to encourage research and development (R&D) and intellectual property (IP) registration.
- Startups could also be awarded grants to register their intellectual property (IP) in Singapore, suggested Benjamin Cheong, partner for technology, media and telecommunications and IP at Rajah and Tann.
- Allowance can also be "calibrated", said Ong Sin Wei, partner and co-head of the startup and venture capital (VC) practice at WongPartnership.
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