Introduction
As Singapore moves into a knowledge-based economy, innovation through the effective use of research and development will be key for local enterprises to undertake higher value added activities so as to remain competitive in a fast-changing and dynamic global marketplace.
Research institutes of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have worked with a large number of local companies in the completion of specific research and development projects. To help the local companies improve their technology management, A*STAR has launched an operation and technology roadmapping (OTR) initiative.

About the Technology Roadmap
A roadmap is a document that identifies key requirements for a set of products or service needs. These include critical system requirements, the product and process performance targets and the technology alternatives with milestones for meeting those targets. The technology roadmap provides the 'big' picture view of the technology required to meet the various business and market needs. This ensures that any technology introductions are relevant to the company and will have a direct impact to its business.

Objective
At the end of the technology roadmapping process, your company will have a defined technology roadmap created by your key staff with support from the relevant research institutes' technology specialists. This will enable you to link your business objectives with the required technology development and to plan a R&D strategy with the key themes identified.

Getting There
To help you create the roadmap, five facilitated workshops (adapted from T-Plan, Cambridge University) have been designed. All the workshops are customised to your organisation with support from the relevant A-Star technology specialists.

Benefits
Areas where companies have benefited in Singapore include:

• Linking technology to business and market drivers
• Identifying and prioritising technology investment
• Identification of critical and disruptive technologies
• Coordinating multiple technologies into the business plan
• Reducing the risk of technology failure and enhancing return on investment for technology implementation

List of Participating Research Institutes

Data Storage Institute (DSI)
DSI Building
5 Engineering Drive 1 (Off Kent Ridge Crescent, NUS)
Singapore 117698
Tel: (65) 6874 6600
Fax: (65) 6776 6527
http://www.dsi.a-star.edu.sg/

Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)
1 Science Park Road
#01-01 The Capricorn
Singapore Science Park II
Singapore 117528
Tel: (65) 6419 1111
Fax: (65) 6778 0522
http://www.ihpc.a-star.edu.sg/

Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)
21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119613
Tel: (65) 6874 8399
Fax: (65) 6775 9923
http://www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/

Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE)
3 Research Link
Singapore 117602
Tel: (65) 6874 8111
Fax: (65) 6872 0785
http://www.imre.a-star.edu.sg/

Institute of Microelectronics (IME)
11 Science Park Road
Singapore Science Park II
Singapore 117685
Tel: (65) 6779 7522
Fax: (65) 6778 0136
http://www.ime.a-star.edu.sg/

Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech)
71 Nanyang Drive
Singapore 638075
Tel: (65) 6792 8388
Fax: (65) 6791 6377
http://www.simtech.a-star.edu.sg/

Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Ayer Rajah Crescent, Block 28, Unit #02-08
Singapore 139959
Tel: (65) 6874 4268
Fax: (65) 6873 4805
http://www.ices.a-star.edu.sg/

More Information
For further information, please contact one of the facilitators below:

Dr. Chris Holmes
Tel: (65) 6793 8399
Email: christopherh@simtech.a-star.edu.sg

Dr. Mike Ferrill
Tel: (65) 6793 2545
Email: mferrill@simtech.a-star.edu.sg