Transcript NUS Presentation Title 2001

Research Centre for Clinical and
Community Practice Innovation (RCCCPI)
Asia-Pacific Research Symposium
1-2 July 2008
Research Grant Funding Opportunities
in Asia-Pacific Region
Prof David Arthur
Head, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, NUS
Research Grant and Funding Opportunities are influenced by:
olitical Circumstances
Shift of the world’s economic and political centre of gravity
E.g. China and India
Government directives
E.g. Singapore
conomic Circumstances
Governments’ relative wealth and desire to progress
research in their own country and desire to help poorer
neighbours
E.g. Singapore, HK, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia
Research Grant and Funding Opportunities are influenced by:
ocial and cultural practices
East meets west
Diversity and disparity
cademic Influences
Quality of scholars
Foreigners for aid or part of workforce
Sustainability and capacity building
Above all how does the motivation
and finance filter down to the work force?
Hong Kong and Singapore Experiences in Health Care
Research
Relatively small homogeneous societies
Government directives are clear and well understood
Faculties are generous in awarding small grants up to
A$40-50K
Universities are generous in awarding grants up to A$100K
Government has ‘tough’ competitive grants:
CERG in HK: A$200K
NMRC in Singapore: A$1million
Hong Kong and Singapore Experiences in Health Care
Research
Singapore has large collaborative government grants of
around S$10million e.g. colon cancer consortium, aged
care
Overseas talent and collaborations with business and
universities
Singapore is about twice as generous and this is reflected
in the health care system
Money goes much further in Asia: RA’s in poorer countries
Generous donations +++
Public sector R&D budget was more
than doubled to $13.55 billion
$5 billion for National Research
Foundation (NRF)
$5.4 billion for the Agency for
Science, Technology (A*STAR)
$1.05 billion for academic
research
$2.1 billion for Economic
Development Board (EDB) to
promote private sector R&D
Five Strategic Thrusts
For the National R&D Agenda
Intensify national R&D spending to achieve 3% of
GDP by 2010
Identify and invest in strategic areas of R&D
Fund a balance of basic and applied research within
strategic areas
Provide resources and support to encourage private
sector R&D
Strengthen linkages between public and private
sector R&D
Observations in China
China recognizes the change in health care demographics
and is embracing the need for health care research
Research funding is often through overseas funds and not
not strong in nursing who rely on overseas collaborations
and private sector
What about our pacific neighbours?