Officiating at the opening
of the lnternational Furniture Fair Singapore 2006
/ 23rd ASEAN Furniture Show, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan,
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports
and Second Minister for Trade & Industry, announced
that the SFlC will be embarking on a series of projects
under the government-led Local Enterprise and Association
Development (LEAD) programme to further enhance Singapore's
position as an international furniture hub. The LEAD
programme was launched last May by SPRING Singapore
and IE Singapore to partner industry associations
to enhance industry and enterprise competitiveness.
These projects, estimated to cost about S$16 million,
will give the industry a strong shot in the arm over
the next three years. SFIC's growth plan will focus
on three key areas - nurture a high value-added workforce,
develop more design-centric companies, and create
a synergised industry network to capture a bigger
global market share. |