Page 5 point A(14)
The markets of the future will require us to watch and listen more closely to what people are buying, doing, and wanting. Singapore must develop an open approach to ‘niche markets’, for example, in eco-friendly and organic products, lifestyle pursuits, and even the opening up of our shores to regional and global non-profit organisations, social enterprises, and non-government organisations (NGOs). Such an openness is the result of enabling and allowing the people - the consumer and the merchant - to dictate where the market should go. Co-opting successful entrepreneurs into state-mandated committees is counter-productive because, governed by the internal logic of the establishment, they become hidebound by the culture of conservatism, hierarchies, and ministerial edict and become reified, unable to identify the trends and patterns of consumer behaviour.
Page 12 point C(12)
"The government will also repeal the Political Donations Act in order to encourage local NGOs to flourish and regional and international NGOs to relocate to Singapore, thus opening up a new economic sector."
My comments
Why was it mentioned in the Shadow Budget? Why do we need NGOs presence in Singapore? For purpose of transparency, SDP should list those NGOs they would like to be in Singapore. Who are they? Are they political in nature? Are they active groups in advocating human rights? What is their purpose here? How does it benefit Singaporeans socially and economically? Please elaborate.
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