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 by Mariana Mazzucato for Project Syndicate |
March 2021 | Anchor locally, compete globally, speech by Second Min for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng during Committee of Supply Debate 2021 | |
| - | The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation |
February 2021 | Creating a sustainable Singapore together by JTC Corporation | |
February 2020 | How a circular economy could save the world by Robert Kunzig, in National Geographic | |
November 2020 | Closing the loop: Ditching ‘take, make, dispose’ for a circular economy by Chubby Jayaram Singh, published on CNA | |
| August 2021 | Big plans and great strides towards a greener future on Jurong Island by JTC Corporation |
July 2021 | How Industry 5.0 will transform process manufacturing as we know it by Andrews Eshbach, published on Forbes | |
October 2020 | Industry of the future by Mike Hughes, published on Forbes | |
Future retail | March 2021 | Creating models for a more sustainable future for retail by Urban Land Institute |
January 2020 | Unmanned convenience: bringing the future of retail to Jurong Island by JTC Corporation | |
Future workspaces | October 2021 | The office of the future is competing with everywhere else by Matthew Boyle, published on Bloomberg CityLab |
June 2021 | Re-imagining the workspace of tomorrow 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 by Benoy | |
The post-pandemic future of Central Business Districts by Richard Florida, published on Bloomberg | ||
March 2020 | How companies are designing spaces that promote inclusivity and equality by JLL |