The Punggol Digital District, set to launch in 2023, will form a fresh nexus between higher education and industrial innovation, with its two anchor institutions being the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and a new business park developed by JTC Corporation, an industrial property developer and manager.

The “digital business district” in the northeast of Singapore, spread over 50 hectares (123 ac), will be integrated with surrounding residential areas and nature parks.

Professor Tan Thiam Soon, SIT’s president, spoke with moderator Hwang Yu-Ning, chief planner and deputy CEO of Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, at the 2020 ULI Singapore Conference held virtually.

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