Jan 22, 2010
By Chang Ai-Lien, The Straits Times
IN THIS Internet age, the Government is still 'experimenting' on
the best way to lead and interact with Singaporeans, Foreign
Minister George Yeo said on Friday.
Leaders have to possess a certain 'programmability', he said,
and know when to become students again so that they can pick up the
right skills in areas such as social networking to connect with the
people.
The world is very different from previous times, when
information was less freely available, he noted. Today, there are a
multitude of sources available, as well as a variety of avenues
such as Facebook and blogs, for people to get themselves heard.
'The fact now is that hierarchies are breaking down, dissolving
into messy networks,' he said at the inaugural Fullerton-SJI
Leadership Lectures.
The series will features outstanding St Joseph's Institution
alumni who have played significant roles in various aspects of
Singapore's development.
Said Mr Yeo of the new environment: 'It affects the relationship
of teachers to students, of parents to their children, of employers
to their employees, of ministers with ordinary citizens.'
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Seems like the thunderstrike party now into internet for
purposes of election is coming, wanna be aware what people talk
about them on the net.
When on earth are they ever interested to have social networking
with the common people, what a joke!
This article should be in the Jokes forum.
