Monday, June 4, 2018

Singapore aims to strengthen ties with China amid 4G leadership renewal: Heng Swee Keat
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And on top of playing a constructive role to international affairs, Mr Heng said: “Singapore aims to be a friend to many countries and an enemy of none.”
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Ricky Lim ·
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We are consistent with our priniciple of :-
"Make friends with all and make no enemies".
"Forge mutual benefits with Win-Win outcome".
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Mr Heng said Singapore is an early supporter of the BRI.

“According to Chinese statistics, Singapore accounted for 85 per cent of total inbound investments to China from Belt and Road countries,” Mr Heng said.

“Nearly one-third of China’s outbound investments to Belt and Road countries flow through Singapore."

“Looking ahead, there are three major shifts that many countries will have to prepare for: the shift in global economic weight towards Asia, the emergence of new technologies and ageing populations,” Mr Heng said.
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China has become increasingly important to us and this region as economic weight is shifting towards Asia - as US is increasingly taking protectionist stance, getting itself more and more isolated and is taking confrontational stance in trade, business and investment instead of collaboration that are require for trade, business and investment to flourish.
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Mr Heng also said it’s important to formulate policies with depth and breadth which comes with a long-term view.
And this, Mr Heng said, must be done through engaging citizens.

“For example, to further develop Singapore’s economy, we launched the Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs). Companies, trade associations, unions, and government agencies form partnerships to understand their specific challenges and opportunities.

“This enables industry-specific strategies to be developed,” he said.

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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
(1) Industry Transformation Map (ITM)
- Idea is posted in 2012 to tackle disruptive tech and is adopted by the Government feature in Budget 2016.
- Now this idea is used in 23 industries where 15 industries led by one Minister-of-State have undergone transformation and has start to reap positive outcome - as a good number of companies have start to reap growth and profit through the newly transformed business.
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Source of Origin of ITM :-

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Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 2:57 PM
Ricky Lim
REACH RWEB Submission feedback RWEB2012050100010 via the REACH website: To raise productivity,

To raise productivity, everyone has a part to play :-
1. Business invest in capital tools and send workers for training
2. Workers upgrade skills to operate capital tools
3. Govt provide grants, provide good education, married govt R&D bodies with business etc
4. Government work with various industry to devise objective and tangible KPI to allow business, workers, union, gov, schools etc to shoot for the KPI.
5. Govt, business, bright individuals should scout overseas countries and industries that have make their industries productive and bring it back to Singapore and transform our business to be more productive.
6. Union encourage, provide relevant course for workers to upgrade
7. School train students in right course, right skills and married industry with courses.
8. Home, family members, social bodies have to support working members to provide a conducive environment for working members to be productive.
9. Look at whatever else things that can make the nation productive, to be productive.
10. Peg the wage increase vis-à-vis our regions, our competitors, our international competition to ensure that our wage increase are competitive and will not drive away business – causing massive job losses.

Sent: Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 3:24 PM
To: reachadmin@reachadmin.com
Subject: REACH RWEB Submission: Govt agenices working with industries to devise prodictivity figures

To elaborate further :-
(1) Ministry of Comm and iDA – should work with IT industries, foreign IT MNCs, local IT vendors etc to devise objective, tangible KPI productive figures in each technology areas and skillsets vis-à-vis global competition and regional competition – so that IT business and IT workers can target to meet the KPI productivity figures – and peg wage growth in % term and/or absolute term to the productivity figures and business profitability. Communicate this to the IT industries, business, IT workers, Union and schools. Make sure we are competitive with our global competitors and regional competitors.
(2) SLA should do the same with construction sector.
(3) Ministry of Finanace and MAS should work with the banking and financial sector. etc

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That is, the concept above is how to transform Singapore Economy in 2016 - sector-by-sector (conceptualising the KPI for each sector) ---- and using targeted approach to transform each sector, each industry one by one.

Only then productivity in each sector, in each industry can be successfully transformed - supported by empirical, scientific measures.

Good that after 4 years --- the idea is taken up.
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The origin of Industry Transformation Map (ITM).......................
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