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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

A Future-Ready Economy

As business models, technological trends and the aspirations of our workforce evolve, so must our workspaces.

Last updated 25 May 2026

While it can be challenging to anticipate new needs, we will monitor and plan for emerging economic needs to ensure that our spaces can continue to accommodate them within our limited land.

Providing diverse jobs and workspaces

As the future economy continues to evolve, our workspaces must support the varied needs of businesses.

Staying in tune with industries

Manufacturing plant with robots and workers. Outside, there are several modern buildings and green space.

© JTC

The rise of digitalisation and automation is transforming industries to become smarter and more advanced. We are designing our economic spaces and infrastructure to support the transition towards higher-value industries, such as the advanced manufacturing labs in Jurong Innovation District.

Adapting with the times

A greenhouse with rows of leafy greens and buildings in the background.

© SG Veg Pte Ltd

As we transit from older trades to new ones such as e-commerce, our existing spaces can be creatively reused as start-up spaces, retail shopfronts for home-based businesses or for emerging uses such as agricultural technology.

Anticipating new economic needs

For Singapore to continue to have space for new sectors, we must explore other ways to accommodate more economic uses within our limited land, while maintaining a liveable environment.

Bringing cleaner industries closer to homes

We encourage businesses to test out innovative design solutions and measures to reduce the dust and noise affecting residents. That way, they can be located closer to homes and consumers.

Interior view of a delivery hub with blue lockers, monitors, seating, and a masked person waiting.

© Smart City Kitchens

For instance, cloud kitchens that cater to food delivery orders, or distribution centres of logistic companies, will benefit from being closer to urban centres while also providing jobs for residents in the area. 

Greening our industries

As Singapore expands into advanced manufacturing activities, we are studying ways to manage and improve these industrial processes to minimise impact on our living environment, such as through decarbonisation, recycling and greener fuels such as hydrogen.

Cartoon map showing renewable energy, recycling, and waste treatment facilities around a port with ships.

Sustainable Jurong Island © EDB

Supporting the future of manufacturing

As technology advances, we will see a greater use of autonomous machines, and off-site control and monitoring of production processes.

A flooded tunnel with rough-hewn rock walls leads to a distant light.

© JTC

In future, such automated production spaces that do not need workers to be physically present could be sited in less accessible areas or even in underground caverns, while the manned control centres are sited in more accessible urban areas.