FROM “ULU” TO CENTRAL HUBS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT
These plans build on efforts to create more decentralised satellite business districts that bring jobs closer to homes. Districts like Changi Business Hub, Jurong Lake District, Punggol Digital District and Tampines Regional Centre were once seen as “ulu” too.
Importantly, each of these hubs has its own specific economic focus. And they have over time established themselves as key nodes of economic activity in their own right.
For instance, the Punggol Digital District is an increasingly attractive base for technology and digital economy players while Changi Business Hub serves the aviation and banking sectors.
Woodlands will have its own signature focus. Aside from the JS-SEZ, Woodlands will also serve as a strategic centre for the Northern Agri-Tech and Food Corridor.
