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Definition
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Be open to new ideas and never be
trapped in the past
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While we cannot forecast change in an
increasingly volatile environment, we
can anticipate it by staying nimble and
flexible, and at the same time, exploiting
opportunities that come our way
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Features
Stay nimble (quick to understand,
think, devise) and flexible
 Be better organised than competitors
 Exploit opportunities even in adversity
 Turn constraints into advantages
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In a rapidly changing world, Singapore needs to
continually find new ways of staying relevant.
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To achieve this, we must be able to exploit
opportunities faster than our competitors.
(NIMBLE!)
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Society must be adaptable to change.
(FLEXIBLE!)
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Being organised, Singapore has
gained the upper hand in many
areas.
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However, many regions are catching
up hence we’ll have to be even
better organised than our competitors
so that we will not fall behind.
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How can we be more organised?
› Closer coordination and integration between
government sectors, government agencies, etc
› Better teamwork and organisation in the society
› Strategic leverage on technology. Example: The
Singapore Government has been an early
adopter of technology, especially IT, since the
early 80s. Technology is a force multiplier that will
help maintain Singapore's competitive edge
across all fields.
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Opportunities do not only present
themselves when times are good.
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While we anticipate and plan for the
worst-case scenario, we should be
continually on the lookout for
opportunities in times of crisis and find
ways to turn them to our advantage.
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Singapore’s constraints have compelled us
to seek ingenious solutions to our problems.
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For example, we turned our small size island
into an advantage by better utilising
resources and minimising wastage.
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What we lacked in quantity, we also made
up in quality to remain competitive.
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The housing and development board
(HDB) was created to promote public
housing on a large scale.
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As a result of acute land shortage in
Singapore, land utilisation has to be
maximised and thus all public housing
built by the HDB is in the form of high-rise
flats.
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In addition, HDB flats also plays a role in
nation-building and giving an identity to
a city-state where various communities
can learn to live and work together.
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In recent years, the architecture of buildings
have changed to meet the needs of the
country. Malls such as Jurong Point and the
upcoming Junction 10 are all built under
apartments, so we have the mall right
below and the houses just above.
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Evaluation: The creation of HDB flats and
these new malls-cum-apartments has
indeed brought about advantages. (Turning
constrains(shortage of land) into
advantages)
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NEWater is the brand name given to
reclaimed water produced by
Singapore’s Public Utilities Board.
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The water is potable and is consumed
by humans, but is mostly used for
industry requiring high purity water.
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The Singapore Water Reclamation Study
(NEWater Study) was initiated in 1998 by
the Public Utilities Board and the Ministry
of the Environment and Water Resources.
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NEWater and desalination were explored
as means to reduce reliance on water
imported from Malaysia, which has been
a source of friction over the years.
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Also, while the Malaysian government is
bound by two treaties to sell Singapore
water until 2011 and 2061, it is under no
obligation to do so after these dates.
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In 2001, PUB began an effort to increase
water supplies for non-potable use. Using
NEWater for these applications would
reduce the demand on the reservoirs for
potable water.
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The quality of NEWater consistently
exceeds the requirements set by
USEPA and WHO guidelines and is, in
fact, cleaner than the other sources of
Singapore’s water.
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NEWater now meets 30% of
Singapore’s total water demands.
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Integrated Resorts – brings many benefits
other than tourism (e.g. economical)
Tourists visiting the Integrated Resorts and
spending more there
Attracted foreign investors
Created over 100 000 Jobs
Compete with neighbouring countries in
the tourism and economical sector
Cost of HDB flats
People are unable to afford HDB flats
 due to low income ceiling for loans.
 because of the rising cost of the flats
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