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9-539: The Jurong Town Hall , or Trade Association Hub (TA Hub) is a commercial building and the former headquarters of the Jurong Town Corporation . The building is symbolic of the success of Singapore's industrialisation programme in Jurong and was gazetted as a national monument on 2 June 2015. It served as a hub space for head start technology companies in the 2000s. The building was further developed into

18-460: A more knowledge-based and technology-intensive economy, JTC developed the Science Park, one-north and CleanTech Park to support hi-tech R&D sectors. Other notable projects by the agency include International Business Park, Changi Business Park, Jurong Island, Seletar Aerospace Park, and Singapore's four wafer fabrication parks. In 2016, it was announced that JTC is planning and developing

27-431: A new Jurong Innovation District (JID), envisioned as the industrial park of the future. The 600-hectare district is set to become a one-stop advanced manufacturing campus housing an ecosystem of Research and Development (R&D) institutes, technology, and training providers, as well as advanced manufacturing itself. In 2018, JTC unveiled the plan for the 50-hectare mixed-use Punggol Digital District (PDD) that will support

36-416: A new hub for trade associations with Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry as the anchor tenant by 2017. The road Jurong Town Hall Road was named after this building. Jurong Town Corporation Established on 1 June 1968 as the Jurong Town Corporation , JTC oversaw the development of Singapore's first industrial estate, and the launch of Singapore's industrialisation drive. The bulk of

45-605: The Chinese and Japanese Gardens, which are set to be the centrepiece of the Jurong Lake District today. As Singapore's industrialisation took off, JTC's portfolio expanded beyond Jurong Town, where it built and managed industrial estates and flatted factories all over Singapore, such as Toa Payoh, Sembawang, Changi and Kranji. As Singapore's economy developed over the years, JTC provided new infrastructure to support Singapore's industries. When Singapore transitioned to

54-596: The agency's mission was focused on the development of the Jurong Industrial Estate. To do this, JTC developed Jurong holistically, to encourage Singaporeans to move in, work and raise their families there. A large Town Centre was built, complete with shops and facilities, and a drive-in cinema. The first childcare centre and first hawker centre were both set up in Jurong. As part of Singapore's Garden City campaign, JTC also planned Jurong Park, that comprised

63-531: The growth of the digital economy. Opening in phases from 2023, PDD expects to create up to 28,000 digital economy jobs. In February 2020, JTC announced that it will be revamping the 500-hectare Sungei Kadut industrial estate, one of the oldest industrial estates in Singapore, to support the transformation of traditional manufacturing industries as well as new growth sectors in agri-tech and environmental technologies. The estate will be developed progressively over

72-402: The next 20 to 30 years, creating space for businesses in the timber, furniture, construction, and waste management industries. A key feature of the revamp is the development of an 18-hectare Agri-Food Innovation Park, that will unite R&D, prototyping and high-tech operations such as vertical farming and aquaculture hatcheries. Having built up a strong base of engineering capabilities, JTC

81-654: Was appointed by the Singapore Government to be a Centre of Excellence for Building & Infrastructure and Underground Caverns, where it uses its expertise to support other government organizations in their projects, optimize scarce engineering resources, and invest in R&;D to build cutting-edge engineering expertise. Aside from developing the physical space, JTC works towards strengthening collaborations within business communities in its estates to create new business opportunities. It also emphasizes on striking

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