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Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

Information Technology, Communication & Science

Census of transport and communications 1994. Singapore : Dept of Statistics, 1996.
HA1802 Sct (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments, employment, operating receipts, expenditure and fixed assets of transport, storage and supporting services including postal and telecommunication services. Some figures are given from the 1984 census for comparison with the 1994 data.

Goonasekera, Anura & Duncan Holaday (eds). Asian communication handbook. 2nd ed. Singapore: Asian Mass Communcation Research & Information Centre, 1998.
TK5102.3 Asi.As (CL Reference, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Includes a country profile on Singapore, covering print media, broadcasting media, cinema, telecommunications and advertising. Most of the data is for 1995. First edition of the same title covers data for 1991.

Infocomm Facts and Figures. Singapore: Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.
Available at URL: http://www.ida.gov.sg/

The section on Infocomm Facts and Figures has the most current survey of use of IT in households, ICT usage, ICT manpower and skills, multimedia and broadband industry. Also includes statistics on postal and telcom services and qualitity of service performance for mobile, paging and internet services.

The information and communication technology sector in the Singapore economy. Occasional paper on economic statistics, no.40. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1998.
HA1802 Ops 40 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Measures the value added and share of GDP of the information and communication technology sector using data for 1996.

IT manpower & skills inventory survey 1997. Singapore: National Computer Board, 1998.
HC497.12 *Inf.It (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Surveys number of and future demand for IT professionals. IDA Web site has latest survey available under Infocomm Facts and Figures at http://www.ida.gov.sg/.

IT manpower & skills inventory survey 1995. Singapore: National Computer Board, 1996.
HC497.12 *Inf.It (HL Main Shelves)

Key facts and figures. Singapore: Ministry of Transport.
Available at: http://www.mot.gov.sg/key_nav/key_land.htm

Gives some current background information on land (including MRT, LRT, buses, taxis and roads), sea and air transport in Singapore

Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. Annual report.
Singapore: The Authority. Annual. 1972/73-1998/99.
HE8459.2 TAR (CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

See also : Singapore Telecom. Annual report. 1988/89-
Has charts for DEL penetration, business direct exchange line rates and residentail direct exchange line rates with comparisons with other major cites. Also has charts on the number and length of outgoing international direct dialling calls, paging, cellular mobile penetration, telephone, pager & mobile phone densities, and Internet penetration. Postal service rates are also charted with comparisons with other countries.

Transport and communications. Economic surveys series. Singapore : Department of Statistics. Annual. 1990-
HA1801 TC (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues : Report on the survey of services. 1972-1989.
Gives principal statistics of the industry, with selected averages, number of establishments & number employed by industry. Includes turnover, operating costs & operating costs & fixed assets. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/trpt.html.

National survey of R&D. Singapore : National Science & Technology Board. Annual. 1990-2000.
Q180.12 NSRD (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical)

Continues: National survey of R&D expenditure and manpower. (1981/82-1987/88)
Contains expenditure on R&D, number of scientists, engineers & organisations involved in R&D, and R&D output in terms of patents, royalities & licensing.
Also available on the Web at http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/pdf/Publication/R&D_Surveywebsite.pdf

National survey of R & D expenditure and manpower. Singapore: Science Council of Singapore. Triennial. 1981/82-1987/88.
Q180.12 NSRD (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by: National survey of R&D. 1990-2000.

Singapore IT industry survey report. Singapore: National Computer Board. Annual. 1989, 1994-1997.
HC79 Inf.SII (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Surveys the performance of IT industry in terms of sales.

Singapore IT industry survey report. In IT Focus. Special supplement. Singapore: National Computer Board. Annual. 1992-99.
HD9696 *Com.ITF (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL CLosed Stacks)

Gives a brief summary of the findings of the Singapore IT industry survey. The supplement usually comes out in October.

Singapore IT manpower survey report. In IT Focus. Special supplement. Singapore: National Computer Board. Annual. 1992-1999.
HD9696 *Com.ITF (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Closed Stacks)

Continues: IT survey 1989: manpower.
Gives a brief summary of the manpower survey on the number of and future demand for IT professionals. IDA Web site has latest survey available under Infocomm Facts and Figures at http://www.ida.gov.sg/.

IT survey 1989: manpower. Singapore: Federal Publications for NCB, 1989.
HC497.12 *Inf.I (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7)

Continued by: Singapore IT manpower survey report

NCB year book. Singapore: National Computer Board. Annual. 1987/88-1997/98.
QA75.5 SNC (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives figures for number of IT professionals and revenue of the IT industry.

Singapore IT usage survey. Singapore: National Computer Board, 1992-1994.
HC497.12 *Inf.SIU (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Survey report of IT in Singapore

Surveys number of establishments using computers by economic sector, number of employees, IT expenditure, usage of IT tools. Also gives number of computers installed and number of establishments which are networked.

Singapore Telecom. Annual report. Singapore: The Company. Annual. 1988/89-1990/91,1993/94-
HE8459.2 TAR (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 1)

See also: Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. Annual report. 1972/73-
Contains number of international telephone, telex calls, penetration of mobile phone & pager connections. Includes figures for mail traffic.

Survey report on usage of IT in Singapore (1989). Singapore: Shinglee Publishers, 1990.
HC497.12 *Inf.S (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by : Singapore IT usage survey. 1992-1994.

Survey on IT usage in the wholesale and retail sectors. Singapore : Shinglee Publishers, 1992.
HF5421.512 Sur (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Surveys number of firms in the sector using computers, type of computer & software used, and expenditure on IT.

Telecoms statistical bulletin. Singapore : Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. Annual. 1977-1982.
HE8459 TSB (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by : Telecoms statistical yearbook. 1983-1985.

Telecoms statistical yearbook. Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. Annual. 1983-1985.
HE8459.2 TSB (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues : Telecoms statistical bulletin. 1977-1982.
Gives statistics of postal services including registered articles, letter, parcels, stamps sold, licenses issues. Also has telecommunication statistics such as number of direct exchange lines, radio pagers, mobile telephones, outgoing calls, telex calls, telegrams, telefax messages.