Singapore Perspectives 2018 "Together" Panel Two: Singapore Community - Solidarity not Contention

Conference Singapore Perspectives 2018 "Together"

Conference "Singapore Perspectives 2018 "Together". The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) will hold its annual flagship Singapore Perspectives (SP) conference on 22 January 2018. Panel two considered the possible fault lines that could emerge in an ageing society, in areas such as taxation, immigration and jobs. Panellists also urged society to consider the economic potential of the silver industry and discussed whether we should aspire to be an "age-less" society - where age is irrelevant - or an "age-friendly" society - where we confront and address issues that come with an ageing society.

It is often assumed that there will be a contest for political, cultural and social space amongst different segments of the population, especially between the young and the old, localand foreign-born, in the context of a small, open economy confronted the challenges of sustaining economic growth and dynamism. This panel delves into the political, social and, cultural dimensions of Singapore's evolving population structure and how this may give rise to age-based political or social divides. The speakers will consider the political, social and community dimensions of balancing the needs of different generations in a manner that ensures sustainability not just in the fiscal or economic sense, but also the whole of our diverse society in this small, yet global city-state.

Key questions include the likelihood of age-based political divides to arise as our population ages, whether income and wealth inequalities transmitted across generations will fracture the community, and the continued viability of the family as the first line of social support. Will Global City Singapore be "no country for old men", or will it be a city-state for all ages? To whom will Singapore belong, if the citizens of Singapore do not replace themselves?

Moderator - Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director (Research) Institute of Policy Studies
Speakers - The Future Politics of Ageing Professor Mr Chan Heng Chee, Chairman Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities Singapore University of Technology and Design,
Creating a Golden Age for Ageing: Opportunities We Are Missing Mr Laurence Lien, Chairman Lien Foundation.

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