Singapore and China’s Jiangsu province will work more closely in areas such as green development and innovation, leaders from both sides said at the 16th Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council (SJCC) meeting on Wednesday (Dec 21).
Sixteen memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were signed at the event.
The SJCC MOU was renewed for the sixth time, for three years. Government bodies also signed two MOUs, for collaboration in civil service training and intellectual property respectively.
Beyond existing Jiangsu-based projects such as Suzhou Industrial park and Singapore Nanjing Eco Hi-Tech Island, collaborations can be deepened in other parts of the province, since Singapore and Jiangsu share common green and sustainability goals, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development Indranee Rajah.
The 13 commercial MOUs signed included several on green development, such as one between Surbana Jurong, Envision Energy and the Sheyang county government to conceptualise and create a zero-carbon industrial park in Yancheng city.