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Articles

Articles on the future of work in Singapore covering economic resilience, sustainability, industry trends, and evolving workplaces.

Last updated 17 April 2026

Resources

Learn more about the various possibilities for the Future of Work and how jobs and workspaces can be reimagined through these following relevant articles. 

These resources are suggested purely for purpose of reference and does not constitute an endorsement by URA.

List of articles

Topic

Date

Articles

Economic resilience

October 2021

A new global economic consensus (opens in new tab) by Mariana Mazzucato for Project Syndicate

March 2021

Anchor locally, compete globally (opens in new tab), speech by Second Min for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng during Committee of Supply Debate 2021

 
Circular economy and sustainability

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The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy (opens in new tab) by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

February 2021

Creating a sustainable Singapore together (opens in new tab) by JTC Corporation

February 2020

How a circular economy could save the world (opens in new tab) by Robert Kunzig, in National Geographic

November 2020

Closing the loop: Ditching ‘take, make, dispose’ for a circular economy (opens in new tab) by Chubby Jayaram Singh, published on CNA

 
Future industry

August 2021

Big plans and great strides towards a greener future on Jurong Island (opens in new tab) by JTC Corporation

July 2021

How Industry 5.0 will transform process manufacturing as we know it (opens in new tab) by Andrews Eshbach, published on Forbes

October 2020

Industry of the future (opens in new tab) by Mike Hughes, published on Forbes

Future retail

March 2021

Creating models for a more sustainable future for retail (opens in new tab) by Urban Land Institute

January 2020

Unmanned convenience: bringing the future of retail to Jurong Island (opens in new tab) by JTC Corporation

Future workspaces

October 2021

The office of the future is competing with everywhere else (opens in new tab) by Matthew Boyle, published on Bloomberg CityLab

June 2021

Re-imagining the workspace of tomorrow (opens in new tab) by National University of Singapore Prof Foo Sing Tien, published on Urban Solutions: Issue 9

May 2021

Love/Work: hybridity and balance in the post-COVID working environment (opens in new tab) by Benoy

The post-pandemic future of Central Business Districts (opens in new tab) by Richard Florida, published on Bloomberg

March 2020 

How companies are designing spaces that promote inclusivity and equality (opens in new tab) by JLL