Contact Singapore

Contact Singapore (Chinese: 联系新加坡) is an agency of the Singapore government whose primary function is to draw people from around the world to work, invest and live in Singapore, with the ultimate aim of boosting economic development.[1][2] It is an alliance of Singapore’s Economic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower.[3]

Contact Singapore
Agency overview
Formed1998
Headquarters250 North Bridge Road, #28-00, Raffles City Tower, Singapore 179101
Employees~65
Parent agencyEconomic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower
Websitehttp://www.contactsingapore.sg/

Contact Singapore has offices in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.[4] It partners Singapore-based employers and industry players to organise career fairs and networking sessions in cities across the world, and provide updates on career opportunities and various industry developments to individuals.[2]

Contact Singapore also attracts those who are keen to invest in or initiate new business activities in Singapore. It facilitates business development and relocation to Singapore, for example, by helping investors to arrange for entry to Singapore via business visas and permanent residency programmes.

History

Contact Singapore was started by the Prime Minister’s Office (Singapore) and came under the Ministry of Manpower in 1998. In April 2008, an alliance was formed between the Economic Development Board and the Ministry of Manpower to leverage the business network and investment promotion capability of the Economic Development Board and the talent outreach of the Ministry of Manpower.[3]

The main responsibilities of Contact Singapore are:[5]

  • To draw business leaders and entrepreneurs who will bring with them business activity and investments, to help create productive industry clusters and generate economic wealth and good jobs for Singaporeans.
  • To attract talented non-Singaporeans and Singaporeans living overseas to complement Singapore’s workforce and grow successful industries.[6] These include:

Events and Programmes

Contact Singapore manages various programmes to reach out to experienced and young professionals, students, investors and overseas Singaporeans. These include:

Careers@Singapore

Held in major cities in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America, this programme brings Singapore-based employers from specific industries together with global professionals and graduating students interested in working in these industries in Singapore. Participants can find out more about working and living in Singapore, and network with industry professionals and Singapore-based employers. Employers also get access to a ready pool of talent to source from. Similar sessions dedicated to Singaporeans living overseas are known as Careers@Home.

Experience@Singapore

Experience@Singapore is a programme designed to give undergraduate and graduate students from top universities an introduction to Singapore.[7] It provides them with the opportunity to meet the top management of Singapore-based companies and visit infrastructural projects which are key to the development of Singapore's industries. Participants are also introduced to aspects of living in Singapore. Experience@Home is a programme dedicated to Singaporeans living outside of Singapore. Through internships and study trips offered by this programme, participants can obtain career and industry information on Singapore.

Insights@Singapore

Contact Singapore invites industry experts from Singapore to share their knowledge and expertise in their respective fields and industries through its Insights@Singapore sessions. Dedicated sessions for overseas Singaporeans, Insights@Home, are also organised.

Work Holiday Programme

The Work Holiday Programme is a programme that allows university students and recent graduates between 17 and 30 years old to live and work in Singapore for up to six months. The programme aims to attract youths keen to travel abroad and experience a foreign culture. It allows participants to discover the spectrum of career opportunities in Singapore experience living in this cosmopolitan city.

Work in Singapore information sessions

Contact Singapore holds Work in Singapore information sessions for global talent interested to find out more about working and living in Singapore. Through a job portal managed by Contact Singapore and supported by industry partners, Contact Singapore lists vacancies in Singapore-based companies that span sectors from technology to finance. The portal allows for the submission of resumes.

Global Investor Programme

The Global Investor Programme allows entrepreneurs and businessmen who are keen to invest or initiate new business activities in Singapore to apply for Singapore Permanent Residence through making investments in Singapore.

Social Media Presence

Facebook
  • Contact Singapore (SG)
  • Contact Singapore (Australia)
  • Contact Singapore (Europe)
  • Contact Singapore (India)
  • Contact Singapore (North America)

Linkedln
  • Contact Singapore

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  • Contact Singapore (China)

Controversy

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson, a “sexual predator” who “groomed and morally corrupted his young victims” was one of the featured person on Contact Singapore until his crime was published by local newspaper.[8]

He was only described as "An American MMA instructor" in Singapore mainstream news report.[9] Contact Singapore and his personal blog and resume revealed he was working in Lucas Film, Singapore since October 2009 as Lead Artist for Clone Wars, among others.[10]

He was arrested on June 2015, and on 2 March 2017 sentenced to jailed for four years for his crime for sexually assaulting minor and possession of obscene films.[11]

His profile featured as 'advocate story' on Contact Singapore main page, was removed after 2 March 2017.[12] Contact Singapore under EDB and MOM did not issue any public statement with regards to him.

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References
  1. Times Online - City state puts on a fresh face
  2. Computer Graphics World - Building a Digital Media Industry
  3. Ministry of Manpower - New Contact Singapore Launched to Attract Global Talent to Work, Invest and Live in Singapore Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Contact Singapore - About Us > Our Teams
  5. Singapore Economic Development Board - New Contact Singapore launched to attract global talent to work, invest and live in Singapore
  6. USATODAY.com - More U.S. job hunters look for work in other countries
  7. Syracuse University - Syracuse iSchool student Jasy Liew participates in 2010 Experience@Singapore
  8. http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/man-jailed-four-years-being-sexual-predator
  9. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mma-instructor-jailed-4-years-for-sexually-assaulting-2-teenage/3561744.html
  10. http://joshrobinson3d.blogspot.sg/p/rants.html
  11. http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/slap-wrist-father-girl-approached-sex-criminal-during-mma-class-speaks-out
  12. https://www.contactsingapore.sg/?id=913
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