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October 2009 No 6 |
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PM Lee to headline Singapore Perspectives in January
The 2010 edition of Singapore Perspectives, IPS’ flagship annual conference, will be held on Monday, 25 January 2010. The one-day conference has the theme “Home.Heart.Horizon” and will examine the myriad challenges that Singapore faces. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will open the event with a keynote address.
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"Family unit essential to building child resilience"
Children who grow up in united families develop healthier and are better able to deal with life’s hard knocks, said psychology and social work experts, along with policy-makers at the 3rd Family Research Network (FRN) Forum co-organised by IPS and the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports (MCYS).
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Minister: Companies must be socially responsible
Retrenchment should only be conducted as a matter of last resort, and companies must be socially responsible in their restructuring efforts even during a downturn, said Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong. He conveyed this message in an IPS breakfast talk where he also spoke on the government’s strategies in response to the economic crisis, and for the long-term sustainable growth of the Singapore economy.
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"Good relations should not be taken for granted"
In IPS discussions on Integration in Singapore, participants said that while Singapore made a creditable effort at welcoming foreigners, harmonious relations should not be taken for granted. To foster effective integration, greater attention should be given to what Singaporeans considered a common culture foreigners should respect, what can and should be expected of foreigners in terms of their 'loyalty' to Singapore, and Singaporeans' own sense of security.
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IPS' Goh Chok Tong book is a bestseller
The 1,500 copies of the first paperback print run of the book on Mr Goh Chok Tong and his administration have sold out. NUS Press and IPS, the co-publishers, have printed another 1,000 copies of the book, titled Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore. Mr Arun Mahizhnan, IPS Deputy Director and a co-editor of the book with IPS Senior Research Fellow Tan Tarn How, says, “We are very glad to note that this book has struck a chord with so many readers. It was considered a risky venture because of the subject matter but the success of the sales reassures us that the Singapore public is mature enough to deal with such subjects."
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| Spotlight |
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IPS Corporate Associate Alan Chan
Starting with this instalment of our e-newsletter, we are kicking off an occasional series called “Spotlight” which will bring you profiles of the key personalities of our 83 IPS Corporate Associates as well as individual Associates. We present Mr Alan H J Chan, Chairman of Petroships Investment Pte Ltd in the inaugural feature.
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Social Immune System Supplements Govt Regulation in New Media
Government regulation, industry self-regulation and co-regulation of the Internet will not be enough to keep the online “barbarians at the gate”. Instead, the best defence against the dangers of the Internet is to build a social immune system by helping people understand how to protect themselves, argues IPS Deputy Director Arun Mahizhnan. He made this point in a Keynote Speech at the International Workshop on Regulatory Policies for New Media at Leipzig, Germany recently.
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Sound Bites
IPS staff provide insights in the media on topics ranging from the cost of living to the liberalisation of film laws.
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