Lim Tit Meng is a Singaporean STEM outreach pioneer. Not only is he responsible for a science busking festival and a taboo-busting sex-education musical, he’s launched an innovative program for secondary schools that is changing the way students learn about careers in STEM.
Although Singapore is one of the world’s tiniest countries, its economy is among the most innovative. It was ranked first in the 2019 World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report and second in the 2021 Bloomberg Innovation Index.Inventors from Singapore have created electronics and household products ubiquitous in our daily lives as well as emerging technologies to tackle healthcare needs. Let’s take a look at innovation from this city state.