Subscribe to my education channel. bit.ly/gohbangrui These slides introduce Chapter 2.3 Ideas Shaping Governance to the Secondary 3 students who are studying Social Studies for the Singapore current syllabus 2016. These slides are divided into 4 areas. 1. Having Good Leadership [Slide 5] 2. Anticipating Change and Staying Relevant [Slide 11] 3. Practising Meritocracy [Slide 29] 4. Providing a Stake for Everyone [Slide 40] You can watch the flipped video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfQwJC4ERB8&t=25s Any feedback is welcome.

1. 2.3 Ideas shaping Governance

2. Being a part
of Singapore
Society
Chapter 1: What
does it mean to
be a Citizen of
my Country?
Chapter 2: How
do we decide
what is good for
society?
Chapter 3: How
can we work for
the good of
society?

3. How do we
decide what
is good for
society?
Part 1:
Challenges in
deciding what is
good for society
Part 2: Decision-
making in a
Representative
Democracy
Part 3: Ideas
shaping
Governance

4. Chapter 2: Ideas
shaping
Governance
Having good
leadership
Anticipating change
and staying relevant
Practising
Meritocracy
Providing a stake for
everyone

5. Chapter 2: Ideas
shaping
Governance
Having good
leadership
Anticipating change
and staying relevant
Practising
Meritocracy
Providing a stake for
everyone

7. Our leaders must be
Honest/
Incorruptible
Competent/
Capable
Moral Courage Make decisions
for the good of
the country, not
for personal
interest

10. Chapter 2: Ideas
shaping
Governance
Having good
leadership
Anticipating change
and staying relevant
Practising
Meritocracy
Providing a stake for
everyone

11. Chapter 2: Ideas
shaping
Governance
Having good
leadership
Anticipating change
and staying relevant
Practising
Meritocracy
Providing a stake for
everyone

13. is try and solve potential problems for
Singapore before they occur.

16. Agreements with
Malaysia: 1961 and
1962
Singapore
purchases up to
1.55 million cubic
metres of water a
day at 3 cents/1000
gallons
Singapore sells
treated water back
to the Johor
government at 50
cents/1000 gallons

17. Agreements end in 2011
and 2061
2002: Negotiations for
renewal of the water
agreements with
Malaysia – Malaysia
raises prices to 60
cents/1000 gallons,
Singapore counter offers
45 cents/1000 gallons
No agreement is made –
both contracts to run out
naturally and not be
renewed.

23. Japan/ Tokyo –
Disneyland/ Universal
Studios/ seasons
Hong Kong/ Macau –
Disneyland/ Casinos
Indonesia – Bali/
Bintan/ Batam
Malaysia – Genting
Highlands/ Many
beach resorts
Australia – Gold
Coast/
Casinos/seasons
Thailand – Various
islands/ Beach resorts
Mainland Southeast
Asia – Vietnam,
Cambodia

24. Year Tourism Arrivals [1] Percentage change from previous period
1965 99,000
1970 579,000 488.1%
1975 1,324,000 128.6%
1980 2,562,000 2.%
1985 3,031,000 18.3%
1990 5,323,000 75.6%
1995 7,137,000 34.1%
2000 7,691,399 7.76%
2005 8,943,029 16.27%
2010 11,638,663 30.14%

26. How many jobs does it provide?
10, 000 direct, 20, 000 indirect
How many jobs went to locals?
30%
How much does it earn?
S$450 million per quarter (est)
How many jobs does it provide?
45, 000 jobs
How many jobs went to locals?
30%
How much does it earn?
S$669 million per quarter (est)

28. Chapter 2: Ideas
shaping
Governance
Having good
leadership
Anticipating change
and staying relevant
Practising
Meritocracy
Providing a stake for
everyone

29. Chapter 2: Ideas
shaping
Governance
Having good
leadership
Anticipating change
and staying relevant
Practising
Meritocracy
Providing a stake for
everyone

31. ‘Those who work the hardest/ are the best/
the most talented get the most rewards’

32. for Singapore Schools
For secondary school pupils in Government or Government-aided schools
All Singaporean students studying in a Government or a Government-aided secondary
school are eligible for the Edusave Scholarship for Secondary Schools if they are among
the top 10% of students of their level and stream based on their overall school
examination results for the year.

34. All Singaporean students in Government and Government-aided
schools, junior colleges/ centralised institute, independent
schools or institutions, specialised schools or Institute of
Technical Education who are not recipients of any Edusave
Scholarship.

35. they are within
the top 25% of
each level and
stream in their
schools
meet the means-
testing criteria of
not exceeding
$5,000 monthly
gross household
income
their per capita
household income,
i.e. gross household
income divided by
the number of
household members,
does not exceed
$1,250

36. $200 for Primary 1 to 3
$250 for Primary 4 to 6
$350 for Secondary 1 to 5
$400 for Pre-University 1 to 3
$500 for Institute of Technical Education

37. A scheme to share government
revenue surplus with
Singaporeans

40. Chapter 2: Ideas
shaping
Governance
Having good
leadership
Anticipating change
and staying relevant
Practising
Meritocracy
Providing a stake for
everyone

41. Is to let Singaporeans have a say in the
decision-making of their country

43. of every citizen in a
to be informed about local issues and to
give feedback to the government about them.

47. In 2004, the government asked for
before they decided to start building the 2 IRs

48. What did
say?
What did the
say?

50. The Singaporean Entry
Levy - $100 for 24
hours, $2000 per year.
The National Council
on Problem Gambling

51. Does
to feedback mean that
the government must
according to the feedback?

52. The government must have the
and
to do what is right, not what is popular.

53. What has the public feeling been for
each of these policies?
COE
(Certificate of
Entitlement)
ERP
(Electronic Road
Pricing)
The Graduate
Mothers Scheme