SS Chapter 2 - Governance in Singapore (Lesson 3 of 3) In this lesson, we moved swiftly through Singapore's ageing population. We talked about what that meant for us in the future (more taxes!!!) and the 'Many Helping Hands' approach to deal with this problem.

1. Managing an
Ageing Population

2. RECAP (1)
O Principles of Governance
O ‘Leadership is Key’ (leadership)
O ‘Anticipate Change & Stay Relevant’
(foresight)
O ‘Reward for Work and Work for Rewards’
(incentives)
O ‘A Stake for Everyone and Opportunities
for All’ (Participation)

3. RECAP (2)
O Population policy
O 1950s-1980s: Slow down population
growth
O 1980s onwards: Promote population
growth

4. Targets for Today
O Describe policies implemented to meet
the challenges of an ageing population

5. Impact of an ageing
population
O Increased demand for healthcare and
social services
O Smaller security forces
O Reduction in competitiveness
O Strain on working population

6. Meeting the challenges of an
ageing population
O Senior citizens as assets to society
O Changing people’s perceptions
O Giving opportunities to senior citizens to
contribute
O ‘Many Helping Hands’ Approach
O Individual responsibility
O Family Support
O Community Help
O Government support

7. ‘Many Helping Hands’
Individual Responsibility
O Healthy lifestyle (fewer health problems)
O Financial planning (plan for retirement)

8. ‘Many Helping Hands’
Family Support
O Families to provide emotional, social and
financial support

9. ‘Many Helping Hands’
Community Help
O Communities provide social and emotional
support
O Services and activities to help senior
citizens remain active

10. ‘Many Helping Hands’
Government Support
O Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents
(forcing people to provide financial support)
O Tax Relief
(incentives to support parents)
O Central Provident Fund
(ensures people have retirement savings)
O Public housing scheme
(encouraging families to stay nearby)

11. POSTER COMPETITION
O Form groups of 6 people each
O Create a poster using one the following:
1. NEWater
2. Integrated Resorts
3. Stop At Two
4. Attracting Foreign Talent
5. ‘Many Helping Hands’ approach
6. Senior Citizens as Assets to Society
Objective
Persuade viewers that this is a good thing!

12. PRIZES
Best Design
Most Persuasive
Most Accurate

13. POSTER COMPETITION (3-5)
O Form groups of 6 people each
O Create a poster using one the following:
1. NEWater (Rama)
2. Integrated Resorts (Snowy)
3. Stop At Two (Irfan)
4. Attracting Foreign Talent (Dexter)
5. ‘Many Helping Hands’ approach (Dian)
6. Senior Citizens as Assets to Society (Roshan)
Objective
Persuade viewers that this is a good thing!

14. POSTER COMPETITION (3-7)
O Form groups of 4-5 people each
O Create a poster using one the following:
1. NEWater (Daniel)
2. Integrated Resorts (Jung Won)
3. Stop At Two (Jia Xin)
4. Attracting Foreign Talent (Darrell)
5. ‘Many Helping Hands’ approach (Thoon)
6. Senior Citizens as Assets to Society (Syairah)
Objective
Persuade viewers that this is a good thing!

15. POSTER COMPETITION (3-8)
O Form groups of 6 people each
O Create a poster using one the following:
1. NEWater (Yi Xuan 3-8)
2. Integrated Resorts (Min 3-8)
3. Stop At Two (Bryan 3-8)
4. Attracting Foreign Talent (Benjamin 3-8)
5. ‘Many Helping Hands’ approach (Chenhong
3-8)
6. Senior Citizens as Assets to Society (Jing Kai
3-8)

16. POSTER COMPETITION (3-9)
O Form groups of 6 people each
O Create a poster using one the following:
1. NEWater (Ashraf)
2. Integrated Resorts (Kum Seng)
3. Stop At Two (Gregory)
4. Attracting Foreign Talent (Hanyu)
5. ‘Many Helping Hands’ approach (Peining)
6. Senior Citizens as Assets to Society (Linjie)
Objective
Persuade viewers that this is a good thing!

17. 3-5
O Population White Paper (Snowy)
O PG Package (Dexter)
O Integrated Resorts (Reynard)
O ERP/COE (Whitney)
O CHAS Medishield (Wesley)
O IP in Schools (Sanjana)

18. 3-7
O Population White Paper
O PG Package
O Integrated Resorts
O ERP/COE
O CHAS Medishield
O IP in Schools