What the role is:

R&D plays an important role in contributing to MND’s vision of creating An Endearing Home, A Distinctive Global City for all Singaporeans. As cities around the world face increasingly complex urban sustainability challenges, R&D is essential in future proving Singapore’s development. The R&D division in MND works closely with MND statutory boards, other government agencies, partners from the research community including IHLs, Research Institutes, and the industry to conceptualise R&D plans and drive implementation. Our research efforts are guided by Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) plans which are organised along four domains - Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS), Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity (MTC), Human Health and Potential (HHP), Smart Nation and Digital Economy (SNDE). Of relevance to the MND Family is the Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS) domain, where the efforts in this domain seek to “Renew and build a liveable, re...