新加坡作为一个资源匮乏、面积狭小、基础薄弱的国家，经过五次阶梯式转型升级，发展方式由依靠工业化驱动到依靠知识和创新驱动，实现了经济持续增长和繁荣，成为世界科技强国，以及知识和战略思想输出国。新加坡实施创新驱动战略，成功实现转型升级的经验，对广州具有标杆性的借鉴意义。
Singapore, a country with limited resources and lands, has experienced staged transformation and upgrading for 5 times. The development approach of Singapore has been transformed from industrialized driven to intellectual and innovation driven, so that the economic substantial growth and prosperity has been achieved. Singapore now is a country rich in technology, intellectual and strategy outputs. The experience of successful implementation of innovation driven strategy and transformation is an excellent reference for Guangzhou.
