MARINA BAY LEARNING JOURNEY!SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT!

Done By: Goh Rui Zhi (22)

Class: 3s2

QUESTION?

Explain how Marina Bay serve as a model to the Principal of Governance deployed to help Singapore sustain its growth in the 21st Century.

CONTENTS

• Explain 4 factors of governance in Singapore.• Explain how the government use these

factors to develop the Marina Bay.• Explain how Marina Bay help to sustain

Singapore’s growth in the 21st century.

LEADERSHIP IS KEY

1st factor for the governance in Singapore. Honest and capable leaders needed to lead

Singapore to prosperity. Leader must be incorruptible. Need for good leaders to make the right

decisions for the country. The law deals with leaders guilty of dishonest

behavior. TO ensure that no money would be wasted.

ANTICIPATE CHANGE AND STAYING RELEVANT. The government must be forward looking to

ensure that Singapore would continue to prosper.

Eg, NEWater, IR Casino The Government must know when to take the

risk and when not to. Singapore must be open to new ideas and

feed backs from the people.

REWARD FOR WORK AND WORK FOR REWARD. Meritocracy is important in Singapore. To ensure that the society remains competitive. To ensure that everybody have equal rights. Encourages people to do well.

A STAKE FOR EVERYONE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.

Creates a greater sense of belonging when people have the opportunity to voice out what he or her have to say.

More ideas and opportunities created, as more people are involved in decision making.

HOW IS ANTICIPATING CHANGE AND STAYING RELEVANT USE AS A GUIDELINE TO DEVELOP MARINA BAY?

It is used in many areas for example the casino and the Singapore flyer. (shown below).

HOW IS ANTICIPATING CHANGE AND STAYING RELEVANT USE AS A GUIDELINE TO DEVELOP MARINA BAY?

The Government stayed relevant to the current society by developing a casino in Marina Bay.

Government saw the need to build a casino in Singapore to boost Singapore’s economy by attracting tourists to gamble there.

In addition, the casino also creates job opportunities for locals.

This is also the reason why the Government took the risk by spending so much money and occupying so much land to build the Singapore flyer.

HOW IS LEADERSHIP IS KEY USED AS A GUIDE LINE AT DEVELOPING MARINA BAY?

As mentioned in the previous slide, all that would not have been possible if the government is incapable and corrupted.

Therefore, Leadership is key.

HOW IS REWARD FOR WORK, WORK FOR REWARD USED AS A GUIDE LINE IN DEVELOPING MARINA BAY?.

The government rewards people for quality work and their effort to maintain the competitiveness between companies and industries.

Hence, this allows Marina Bay to prosper.

HOW IS A STAKE FOR EVERYONE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL USED AS A GUIDE LINE IN DEVELOPING MARINA BAY?

The government listened to the people whom said that Singapore is a boring place for tourist.

Thus the government built the Marina Bay.

Hey! Lets build THAT!

SOURCES

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/willy-peter_schaub/ http://www.slideshare.net/radedward/guiding-

principles-of-singapore-governance http://aboutsingaporecasino.com/