Leading by rhetorics vs leading by action visionary

robertteh

28 Jul 05, 08:24

Below is another typical example of our ministers trying to talk economy into competitiveness:-

Headline: CHANNEL NEWS ASIA ON 27.7.2005

"Singaporeans urged to strive for excellence to compete in world
By Johnson Choo, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore's role in regional and world affairs is out of proportion to its physical size, says Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean."

More talks only but no actions to see positive actions being taken to upgrade our technologies' applications by all local businesses. Where are the scholars ? What are they doing?

kaka_22

28 Jul 05, 15:03

Originally posted by robertteh:
Where are the scholars ? What are they doing?

counting their money n deciding wheather to join the private sector or not after their bond.....

CX

28 Jul 05, 16:06

Originally posted by robertteh:
More talks only but no actions to see positive actions being taken to upgrade our technologies' applications by all local businesses. Where are the scholars ? What are they doing?

is that the government's job?

archon1234

28 Jul 05, 17:21

Every around the world (korea, england, US and even india and china), there are many tech start-up mushroomed from the universities. These startup are inspired to be the next Intel or Microsoft in 10 to 20 years time.

But sad to say, singapore tech start-up from NUS and NTU can really countable. In addition, singapore always have a bad hibit when we study statistic: we empharise Ratio. But in glogalisation, what we really need is to produce Best Qualities in Large Large Quantities to beat the CHEAP & GOOD.

Heartlander

28 Jul 05, 18:48

those scholars studying overseas are comtemplating whether to return,those in the system are too blinded by the $$$$millions in their heads,those who are earning less than peanuts are monkeying around trying to keep their heads above water!The so called local talents are good in paper chase while they are in school, when come to solving problems in actual world..............

miong

29 Jul 05, 15:11

Robert

When a vision becomes a reality - PAP will paint the town red about it.

But when a vision became a huge myopia - Government shuts up the press.

If PAP has so much wonderful visions then why the hell are we citizens paying so dearly to stay alive?

Surely a rich and well-envisioned economy should translate into sound investments that result in better welfare and cheaper living costs for the people. NOT in our country!. Government has been depending on us FOR SO LONG to finance their investments, some reckless ones, with our CPF, COE, ERP, overpriced HDB apartments, contributions etc...

PAP's so-called visions are nothing but flops here and there.

Why want us to have babies now when we were told to stop at two in the 70s? You call this a visionary Government?

Why build the marina barrage now, they call it a vision in the ground breaking ceremony, when we should have built the barrage 30 years ago! Afterall we were having water problems from day one didnt we..... and floods in the 70s and 80s ?.

Even the merger with Malaysia was nothing but a huge dark and foolish vision by Singapore's Dear Leader.

oxford mushroom

1 Aug 05, 02:58

Originally posted by archon1234:
Every around the world (korea, england, US and even india and china), there are many tech start-up mushroomed from the universities. These startup are inspired to be the next Intel or Microsoft in 10 to 20 years time.

But sad to say, singapore tech start-up from NUS and NTU can really countable. In addition, singapore always have a bad hibit when we study statistic: we empharise Ratio. But in glogalisation, what we really need is to produce Best Qualities in Large Large Quantities to beat the CHEAP & GOOD.

Can tell you one reason...the terms and conditions are just not attractive. All royalties arising from any invention or book that I produce belongs to the institution...so why should I bother? I'd rather take it overseas...

robertteh

1 Aug 05, 11:33

from channelnewsasia"business" thread : babybang wrote:
If all those scholars claim they're so good....why can't we create Samsung, Hyundai, LG, KIA...even China brands such as Haier, TCL,,,and Lenovo....what we can only create is just OSiM, Breadtalk...etc, nothing spectacular to boost the economy.

If government does not give them jobs like CEOs or GMs in all the GLCs, our talents would just end up as unemployed, or security guards, taxi-drivers or consultants of some kinds not creaters of Samsung, Hyundai, LG etc.

Many of the talents are now retired into insignificance and many of them have tried and failed in their own businesses. That is the state of our presumptuous talents in Singapore promoted skyhigh by our self-serving meritocracy system.