The voice of the public?
In 2022, a year of ups and downs, a series of major events have also changed many routines in politics, military, economy, society, medical care, and the environment.At the moment of opening in 2023, Singapore, as a global country, is a critical moment for political leadership at the old and new transfer. It should learn from the experience and revelation of the past year, and re -examine and plan.
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with global attention, setting off the Russia -Ukuro war for more than 10 months.Overnight, Ukraine entered the sight of people all over the world; in addition to the terror damage caused by the war, life and casualties also made people far away in Singapore realized that Ukraine was one of the world's main food exporters.When Russia blocked the Black Sea Port, the world faces the shortage of supply of food oil, corn, barley and wheat.
Singapore in Southeast Asia has no resources like Ukraine at all, and it is very dependent on imports. When the war broke out, we immediately felt the rise in related food prices.Therefore, we must continue to develop diversified channels in terms of resource supply chain.We must also fully invest in global development strategies, at the same time expand diversification, attract foreign investment, strengthen close connection between regions and internationals, and establish strategic partnerships.This war highlights the importance of regional countries to maintain mutual respect, cooperate with each other, and jointly maintain international order.This will be the new era challenge of Singapore's fourth -generation leadership team.
The crown disease epidemic has been raging for more than three years since 2019. The virus has been varied several times, and the epidemic has spread and spread.Epidemic prevention measures in the world are constantly adjusted according to the development of the situation; from Feng Guofeng to the local relaxation, to trying to coexist with the virus, there are countless lives, and the global economy has also entered an unprecedented chaotic situation.In the face of this tragic epidemic, in addition to the threat of health, it is a severe economic difficulties.The outbreak of the vaccine has gradually been on the market for about a year, and coexistence with crown disease has a front -line dawn.
Singapore cannot be spared in the epidemic. Fortunately, the government's decisive decisions have allowed us to get vaccinated in the shortest time. It also depends on the surplus of many years. The government has the ability to issue subsidies in accordance with different needs in the difficult process.However, the entire epidemic prevention process has also had unclear communication and lack of manpower.But we can't waste this epidemic in vain, because the price is too high.Although the epidemic prevention has gradually achieved results, we can no longer return to the past. The corporate digital transformation, the flexible education of education, the rhythm of medical research and development, the accuracy and efficiency of information communication, and the maintenance of diplomatic cooperation.Do not pay the price because of ease, you should maintain the ability to change the emergencies.
Lianhe Zaobao's 2022 Chinese characters selection results are drawn from a "rising" character; it can be seen that everyone has experienced the impact of inflation caused to life.Singapore's State -owned Assets and Social Policy Minister Shang Daman has proposed at the Bloomberg Innovation Economic Forum in November last November that "the central banks from various places have misunderstand the inflation situation, so that the global price is to pay for economic recession."Continuously increasing interest rates and tightening monetary policy will lead to further economic slowdown; the current challenge is to increase investment level.
How can Singapore improve the investment level?The fourth -generation leadership team must carefully study the current and future development trends, put forward more effective policies, develop investment channels, and encourage private sectors to participate.Although the current environment is full of variables and Sino -US relations are changing rapidly. We have just returned to the vitality of economic development from the epidemic, but we must not adopt a conservative attitude.Many private companies face the end of the end because they cannot transform quickly.The more we meet the crisis, the company must rely on the driving force of the environment, keep up with the trend, and maintain the change and flexibility, so that they can rush out in the bleak economic environment and grab the opportunity.
2022 has become the past in a hustle and bustle.This climaxing year has accelerated the pace of reform, and has also opened new investment areas such as vaccine research and development and clean energy.In short, it is still the sentence- "there is a turnaround if there is a crisis." Singapore must rise up and pursue!
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