Policy / Project Profile
Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2025 Plan
S$25 billion five-year R&D plan, with AI designated as a priority investment area.
Why it matters
RIE2025, with S$25 billion, established AI as a cross-domain enabling technology, but did not earmark a dedicated AI budget, with budget-scale transparency becoming a latent concern for future policy.
- Category
- Budget & Funding
- Published / Updated
- 2020
- Issuing body
- National Research Foundation (NRF)
- Parliament links
- 15 records
Strategic Context
15 parliamentary records linked.
Detailed Notes
The RIE2025 plan covers 2021-2025 with a total commitment of S$25 billion — the largest R&D investment in Singapore's history. Four strategic domains: Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity; Human Health and Potential; Urban Solutions and Sustainability and Smart Nation; and Digital Economy. AI runs across all domains as a core enabling technology. The plan supports national AI research programmes such as AI Singapore and funds AI talent development, fundamental research, and industrial applications.