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SM Goh: How to secure Singapore's future
Maintaining high quality of leadership is one of seven key strategies
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Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong addresses the attendees of a dialogue themed 'What's Singapore's Future?' with the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guild. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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THE next leadership transition will be the most crucial one yet for Singapore, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Friday night, at a dialogue with the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates Guild.
Getting it right, he said, was important, given the challenging job future leaders of Singapore will have.
'This leadership transition is even more important than previous transitions... third to fourth is a watershed transition. The new leaders will lead a more educated and more questioning Singaporean population,' he said.
He added: 'But they and the population will not have the direct experience of the struggles of the country, or how we became a developed country in the last 45 years. It's much more difficult to lead because whatever you do, people will question you.'
The need to maintain a high quality of leadership was one of seven key strategies he listed as important for securing Singapore's future. The other six were: investing heavily in education; positioning Singapore to take advantage of opportunities in Asia; restructuring the economy; being open to international talent; maintaining core Singaporean values; and creating an inclusive society.
His remarks outlining a broad strategy for the country, could very well be a preview of the PAP's election manifesto that many expect to be released within weeks.
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Maintaining high quality of leadership is one of seven key strategies
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Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong addresses the attendees of a dialogue themed 'What's Singapore's Future?' with the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guild. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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THE next leadership transition will be the most crucial one yet for Singapore, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Friday night, at a dialogue with the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates Guild.
Getting it right, he said, was important, given the challenging job future leaders of Singapore will have.
'This leadership transition is even more important than previous transitions... third to fourth is a watershed transition. The new leaders will lead a more educated and more questioning Singaporean population,' he said.
He added: 'But they and the population will not have the direct experience of the struggles of the country, or how we became a developed country in the last 45 years. It's much more difficult to lead because whatever you do, people will question you.'
The need to maintain a high quality of leadership was one of seven key strategies he listed as important for securing Singapore's future. The other six were: investing heavily in education; positioning Singapore to take advantage of opportunities in Asia; restructuring the economy; being open to international talent; maintaining core Singaporean values; and creating an inclusive society.
His remarks outlining a broad strategy for the country, could very well be a preview of the PAP's election manifesto that many expect to be released within weeks.
