Learning from Singapore<\/strong><\/h5>\n\nThe East Java Deputy Governor continued by noting that the gap between Indonesia\u2019s resources and its reality takes many forms. He expressed concern that Indonesia\u2019s comparative advantage may be falling behind, making decisive action necessary. Drawing on Tony Blair\u2019s reflections, he highlighted three strategic decisions made by Singapore\u2019s founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew.<\/p>\n\n
First, after Singapore separated from the Federation of Malaya, Lee Kuan Yew made English the national working language, believing it would connect Singapore to the global community. Second, the government committed to a strict, zero-tolerance stance on corruption, with the belief that investing heavily in professional salaries would prevent unethical behavior.<\/p>\n\n
Third, as Blair recounted, Lee Kuan Yew insisted that Singapore remain open to talent from anywhere, without restrictions. Anyone could contribute to the nation\u2019s progress. This openness shows in the rise of the National University of Singapore, once overlooked and now ranked among the world\u2019s top ten universities.<\/p>\n\n
Dardak stressed that Indonesia does not need to copy Singapore exactly but can still draw lessons from its example. \u201cSingapore seeks the best talent without regard to nationality, students included. What does that tell us? Their mindset isn\u2019t \u2018I\u2019m wealthy so I should spend it.\u2019 Instead, it\u2019s \u2018We must strive to be the best to survive.\u2019 Their mentality is that without struggle, you cannot succeed,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n
Author: Uswatun Khasanah\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
Editor: Yulia Rohmawati<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UNAIR NEWS \u2013 The Student Executive Body (BEM) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) 51动漫 (UNAIR) successfully hosted Dr Emil Elestianto Dardak BBus MSc PhD as the keynote speaker of its national seminar. Speaking on the theme \u201cCharting Indonesia\u2019s Future Trajectory Amid the Paradox Between Resources and Reality,\u201d Dardak offered his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":377003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,4554],"tags":[14707],"class_list":["post-377165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en-2","category-news","tag-news-en-3"],"yoast_head":"\n
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