Total Defence

• Psychological defence
• Social defence
• Economic defence
• Civil defence
• Military defence

Psychological defence

• Loyalty
• Commitment
• Confidence

Social defence

• Harmony
• Communal

Economic defence

• Performance
• Contribution
• Networking

Civil defence

• Safety
• Emergency needs

Military defence

• Deterrence
• Swift victory

Political involvement

By Mr Lim Swee Say

• Initially, being politically aware
• Understanding political issues
• Becoming proactive about them

Pledge

• "regardless of race, language or religion"
• "build a democratic society"
• "based on justice & equality"
• "achieve happiness, prosperity & progress"

Quote

• "doing what u like is freedom; liking what u do is happiness"

Past & present success

• Effective governance
• Sheer hard work by the people
• Touch of good fortune

Singapore 21

• The government initiative to tackle the challenges facing Singapore as a nation in the 21^st century

5 Dilemmas

• Complacency vs. stressful vs. motivation
• Needs of old vs. aspirations of young
• Foreign talents vs. Singaporeans
• Globalisation vs. Singapore home
• Consensus vs. decisiveness

5 Pillars of Singapore 21

• Every Singaporean matters
• Strong families: our foundation & our future
• Opportunities for all
• Singapore heartbeat: "heartware"
• Active citizens

Thinking Schools, Learning Nation

• Government initiative
• Transformation of disciplined and pragmatic mindset to one based on self-initiative and creativity
• Learn-think-learn

Confucius

• "learning without thinking is bewildering & thinking without learning is perilous"

Thinking Schools

• To create future generation of committed, thinking Singaporeans
• Individual learning & initiative
• Creative thinking & learning skills
• IT knowledge
• National Education (NE) program

Learning Nation

• Awareness of importance of lifelong learning
• Improve entrepreneurship & intellectual capital
• Industry 21: knowledge industries
• Manpower 21: knowledge workers
• TIF: technopreneurship program
• Singapore 21
• Public service 21: service excellence & welcoming continuous change

Research & Development

• A*: Agency for Science, Technology & Research
• Coordinating & funding all national research efforts & applications