1. Principles of Good
Governance

2. What is governance?
• To meet the people’s needs through managing
whatever resources that are available.
• Gov has to gain the people’s confidence that they
would be able to lead them and ensure their needs
are met.
• Obama’s presidential campaign 2012:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAmRqg7i-ZQ

3. Principles of Good Governance
• In Singapore, there are 4 guiding principles the gov
follows to ensure their ministers can meet the
people’s needs:
• Leadership is Key
• Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant
• Reward for Work and Work for Reward
• A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All

4. Leadership is Key
• Honest & capable leaders
• Possess moral courage & integrity to do what is right
and not what is popular with the people
• Why is this important?
• Honesty is highly valued in the SG gov – corruption
is not tolerated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9gTPhFQQxdA

5. Leadership is Key
• Michael Palmer’s resignation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghtffvVeI_U
• Dr Jia Jia for MP in Punggol East:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=AdpdWzSEHRY

6. Anticipate Change & Stay
Relevant
• Decisions made need to be forward-looking so future
challenges will be anticipated
• Why is this important?
• NEWater
• Currently dependent on Malaysia for water supply
• With NEWater, we can become self-sufficient
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?
NR=1&v=XGqtlyzgwNQ

7. Reward for Work, Work for
Reward
• Meritocracy
• Reward based on abilities and hard work
• Regardless of race, religion and socio-economic
backgrand
• E.g. Edusave Scholarship, Merit Bursary

8. A Stake for Everyone,
Opportunities for All
• Having a say in decision-making helps develop
people a greater sense of belonging.
• Why does the gov want a greater sense of belonging?
• Dialogue with citizens before building the casinos in
the IRs
• Listened to their concerns and put measures in place