4. Guiding Principles of Governance 4.1 Leadership is Key 4.2 Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant 4.3 Reward for Work and Work for Reward 4.4 A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All

4.1 Leadership is Key

4.2 Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant

4.3 Reward for Work and Work for Reward

4.4 A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All

4.1 Leadership is Key Honest and capable leaders needed Good leaders make the right decisions for the country Good leaders must have moral courage and integrity Good leaders do what is right and not what is popular

Honest and capable leaders needed

Good leaders make the right decisions for the country

Good leaders must have moral courage and integrity

Good leaders do what is right and not what is popular

4.1 Leadership is Key Good leadership and governance do not occur by chance Potential leaders are selected and groomed Leaders also selected based on good character

Good leadership and governance do not occur by chance

Potential leaders are selected and groomed

Leaders also selected based on good character

4.1 Leadership is Key Honesty is highly valued in a leader Leaders must be incorruptible Incorruptible leaders win the confidence and respect of the people The law deals with leaders guilty of dishonest behaviour

Honesty is highly valued in a leader

Leaders must be incorruptible

Incorruptible leaders win the confidence and respect of the people

The law deals with leaders guilty of dishonest behaviour

4.1 Leadership is Key Good leadership needed in every segment of Singapore society For Example, former chairman of the National Arts Council (NAC) Mr. Liu Thai Ker Created more opportunities for local talents More Arts events were organised

Good leadership needed in every segment of Singapore society

For Example, former chairman of the National Arts Council (NAC) Mr. Liu Thai Ker

Created more opportunities for local talents

More Arts events were organised

4.2 Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant Need for government to be forward looking NEWater Ensure self-sufficiency in water supply Presently, Singapore depends on Malaysia Agreements with M’sia end in 2011 and 2061 Singapore found alternative water supplies Government communicated that NEWater was safe

Need for government to be forward looking

NEWater

Ensure self-sufficiency in water supply

Presently, Singapore depends on Malaysia

Agreements with M’sia end in 2011 and 2061

Singapore found alternative water supplies

Government communicated that NEWater was safe

4.2 Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant Integrated Resorts Tourism has always been important for S’pore’s economy Recently, Tourism faces more competition More Asian countries developing tourist attractions Singapore needs to improve the tourist industry In April 2005, the government decided to build two Integrated Resorts

Integrated Resorts

Tourism has always been important for S’pore’s economy

Recently, Tourism faces more competition

More Asian countries developing tourist attractions

Singapore needs to improve the tourist industry

In April 2005, the government decided to build two Integrated Resorts

4.2 Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant Taking Risks Singapore has to be open to new ideas Singapore needs to be willing to take risks Students can come up with creative and innovative ideas Every Singaporean needs to upgrade knowledge and skills to stay employable

Taking Risks

Singapore has to be open to new ideas

Singapore needs to be willing to take risks

Students can come up with creative and innovative ideas

Every Singaporean needs to upgrade knowledge and skills to stay employable

4.3 Reward for Work and Work for Reward Meritocracy is key to this principle Meritocracy is a system which rewards hard work and talent Reward encourages people to do well Example: Exceptional students are rewarded Meritocracy given an equal opportunity to all to achieve their best Surplus from Singapore’s growth has also been shared as a reward for hard work

Meritocracy is key to this principle

Meritocracy is a system which rewards hard work and talent

Reward encourages people to do well

Example: Exceptional students are rewarded

Meritocracy given an equal opportunity to all to achieve their best

Surplus from Singapore’s growth has also been shared as a reward for hard work

4.4 A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All A greater sense of belonging is created when people have a say in decision-making More opportunities have been created to involve people in decision-making Example: Consultation with the people on having a casino

A greater sense of belonging is created when people have a say in decision-making

More opportunities have been created to involve people in decision-making

Example: Consultation with the people on having a casino