SINGAPORE: Minister for Information, Communications
and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim said he has seen changes take place in
two areas since the General Elections in May last
year.
Speaking to the media after a visit to the Alkaff
Mosque on Friday afternoon, he said one area of change he noticed
is the government stepping up engagement efforts.
"We have stepped up our engagement and there was a
call for more voices to be heard and more voices to be invited in
some of the processes," Dr Yaacob said.
"What we have done across the government, statutory boards and
agencies is to engage as many people as possible before a policy is
created or after a policy has been thought through to get some
feedback to refine the policy."
Dr Yaacob added that the second area of change is that the
government sees more people getting information and news through
the new platforms it created on Facebook and Twitter.
"The more important point is to provide our point of view and also
allow constructive debate to take place," Dr Yaacob said.
"It is positive because we recognise that society has changed and
if society has changed, we also have to change according to the
norms."
- CNA/wm
