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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

YoungUpstarts

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. Singapore Innovation. Just a bit of background – the high-tech start-up scene in Singapore is said to be growing healthily in recent years. Plans for more Singapore-based technology incubators.

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Consider Emerging Markets for Your Global Expansion

Transformify

Emerging market governments often implement measures that support industrialization and prompt economic expansion. Still, there is a lot to be done with regard to the legal system and the protection of intellectual property ( IP) rights. Often, Singapore and Hong Kong are seen as the gates to Asia and the Chinese market in particular.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

Political science, government service, and law — Yale has the #1 rated law school in the US and a long history of alumni serving in government. For example, Yale could launch a center focused on applying political science thinking to the governance of major internet businesses (e.g., the world’s largest country, Facebook).

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E&Y Journey: Interview with High-Tech Legend Dick Kramlich, by Yoram Tietz

VC Cafe

It is somewhat modeled to Singapore. The leadership looked to Singapore to see if China could scale their model. The Chinese government has invented a new form of social democracy. So if you think they don’t care about IP, then you are wrong. D – China holds itself close to Mao. Motto: “To be rich is beautiful.”

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Understand the tricks Multinationals use to avoid paying tax

Start Up Blog

A jurisdiction where the tax rates are lower, think Singapore, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Cayman Islands. Let’s say the customer is based in “Australia’ the transaction will be recorded as sale with say ‘Singapore’. My monthly $5 gmail account is paid to Google Singapore). Oh, and a ‘Related Party’ is essentially ‘them’.