e-Government: The Singapore Arun Mahizhnan & Narayanan Andiappan Arun Mahizhnan is Deputy Director‚ Institute of Policy Studies‚ Singapore and Narayanan Andiappan is Assistant Manger‚ Infocomm Development Authority‚ Singapore Government. This paper draws heavily from resource materials provided by IDA. The views expressed are in the authors’ personal capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction The term "e-Government" is used in this paper
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In the last decade‚ Singapore had liberalized immigration policies thus a large influx of foreigners. There are several reasons to this decision. Firstly‚ is to keep the citizen population size stable due to declining total fertility rate‚ longer life expectancy and migration. According to AsiaOne news (a Singapore Press Holding portal) dated 24th April 2012‚ the paper stated that Singapore’s ageing population will outstrip births by 2025 if fertility rates remain low. Immigration can help mitigate
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Leading through uncertainty Singapore Budget Commentary 2013 Foreword Greetings from your tax team at Deloitte. The Minister for Finance presented the 2013 Budget Statement on 25 February 2013 and we are pleased to provide our commentary on the tax and certain other changes proposed therein. Overall‚ Budget 2013 offers various tax measures and sets out the strategies to achieve quality growth and build an inclusive society for Singapore. The tax measures are further explored in our commentary
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BANK RECONCILIATION Before entering your adjusting entries‚ complete the bank reconciliation form (page 16) for December 31‚ the statement date‚ and the last workday of the month. Enter the cash balance from the trial balance as the book balance and $49‚559.93 as the bank statement balance. Additional information needed to complete the reconciliation is listed below: 1. A late deposit of $1‚477.00 was not listed on the bank statement. 2. Checks 10064 and 10065 were not returned with the bank statement
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Overview of Aging Population in Singapore Populations in many developed countries are ageing‚ and Singapore is no exception. The first batch of post-war baby boomers will reach 65 years of age by 2012. The number of seniors will increase from 8.4% in 2005 to 18.7% in 2030 (refer to Table 1). According to the 2010 Population Report‚ The proportion of residents (i.e. citizens and PRs) aged 65 and above increased from 7.0% of the resident population in 1999 to 8.8% in 2009. Correspondingly‚ the
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nature of Singapore business culture – imagine that you are trying to explain Singapore culture to an American Expatriate who has recently arrived in the country; identify practices which are central to Singaporean culture and also those practices which would be unacceptable or inappropriate for people in Singapore. You should primarily focus on organizational issues but a treatment of broader issues may be beneficial Danielle‚ my friend‚ is an Indonesian who has lived in Singapore for more than
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would not be able to complete my assignments on time. I begin my week with reading the assignments and answering the discussion forum questions. Next‚ I usually reply to other peoples posts throughout the week. I will start writing the journal entries and completing the assignments that are due for the week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Finally‚ I read my work over before I finally submit my assignments for the week. After a hard day of work I come home and complete my assignments first‚ and then
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combinations as well. Target Market We intend to develop the markets in Singapore. According to the State Department‚ there is much opportunity to export into Singapore. Generally‚ government accounts for most of the healthcare purchases for the country. We intend to enter the Singapore market because we have seen recent increases in diabetes cases. Data that was released by International Diabetes Federation at its 19th world congress‚ showed that Singapore ranked second among countries for
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globalised markets and a merciless pace of change. Powered by relentless technological advances‚ the forces of globalization have undoubtedly driven the ever-accelerating expansion in economic activity and capital flows‚ even opening previously closed sectors and countries. The economies of countries are becoming increasingly integrated with one another. Indeed‚ living in today’s globalised era‚ no country has been untouched by the expanding and influential force of globalization. Singapore is no exception
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slimmer can change the way they feel about themselves. The obesity rate among young Chinese women in Singapore is only 4.2 percent. However‚ Singapore is ranked fifth in per capita consumption of diet pills in the world. Even the women who are not obese are taking diet pills to be slimmer. This has led to a whole host of products claiming to reduce weight with little effort flooding the market. Advertisements claim that they promote “the natural way to losing weight‚” that they allow women
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