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kthemovementoflibrarybooks,soastocutdownthetimevisitorsendqueuingtocheckinandcheckoutbooks.thebooksareimplantedwithamicrochipwhichemitsradiowaves.toborrowabook,youputitonapadattheself-checkmachines,andthebookisregisteredasborrowed.therearehardlyanymorequeues.returningthebookisalsoabreeze.yousimplyslidethebookdownabook-dropchute,anditisregisteredasreturned.

ournationallibrarywasthefirstlibraryintheworldtousethistechnology.ithaspatentedtheinvention.

nationaliovationcouncil
   ironically,tochangemindsetsinoursociety,atop-downaroachseemsunavoidable.butiamclearinmymindthatthegovernmentcanonlystimulateandencourageyoutobeiovative.itisnotpoibletodirectanddrivethepopulationtobecomeiovative.

earlierthisyear,iinvitedprofeorgaryhamel,amanagementcoultant,toconductaseminaroniovationforministersandtopcivilservants.theseminarhasgeneratedsomegoodideasonhowwecanencourageamoreiovativesociety.

iintendtosetupanationaliovationcounciltopushalongthischangeinthethinkingofourpeople.limhngkiang,whoismakingseveraliovativechangesinthehealthministry,willchairthiscouncil.

structuraladjustment
   ourfourththrustistomakefurtherstructuraladjustmentstooureconomy.

openingup
   　

ihavemetpeoplewhohavebeenpersonallyaffectedbyoureconomicrestructuring.somearefriendsandrelatives.remisiers''commiiohavebeencut.banktellersarecompetingwithiuranceagentstoselliurancepoliciesandunittrusts.manybankemployeesarefearfulofbeingretrenchedbecauseofbanksmerging.

iunderstandyourdistreoverthedismantlingofprotectiveregimes.butihopeyouwillunderstandthatthegovernmenthastolookatthelargerpicture.wehavetocoiderthetectonicchangesunderway,andworkoutastrategicreoetosecurethelong-termproerityofsingaporea.

thestatusquoisnotsustainable.evenifthegovernmentdoesnothing,themarketwilleventuallybringaboutpainfulchanges.wecandelaytheadjustment,butthefinalresultwillbeworse.itisfarbetterforustoacceptrealityandgowiththeforcesofchange,andnottoresistth

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