Singapore’s Prime Minister declares the state a smart nation

Singapore’s Prime Minister stakes out the country’s place in the new economy.

The Merlion is the symbol of the Asian city state of Singapore

This blog has written a lot about Singapore in the past, this speech by the country’s Prime Minister sums it up.

For other nations, particularly Australia, it’s time to stay paying attention to how the global economy is changing.

Singapore may not have all the answers and its government’s authoritarian tendencies may work against its ambitions to be a global tech and creative centre, but at least the government is staking a position in the new economy.

 

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Author: Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank is a speaker and writer charting how technology is changing society and business. Paul has four regular technology advice radio programs on ABC, a weekly column on the smartcompany.com.au website and has published seven books.

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