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Research and Development Manpower Headcount by Sector

Data from Jan 2010 to Dec 2018

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 14:33 SGT

A*STAR (Agency For Science, Technology and Research)

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_44d7cf20ad185415de4e7df8642e44fc"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Agency For Science, Technology and Research. (2016). Research and Development Manpower Headcount by Sector (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved December 29, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_44d7cf20ad185415de4e7df8642e44fc/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

07 Oct 2016

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

A*STAR (Agency For Science, Technology and Research)

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Research and Development Manpower Headcount by Sector

Data from Jan 2010 to Dec 2018

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 14:33 SGT

A*STAR (Agency For Science, Technology and Research)

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