On the campaign trail: Day 5

Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 5: Carrie Tan on co-living and public rental housing

Ms Carrie Tan (Nee Soon): Mr Chairman, there is great comfort in having a nice home to rest and recharge in – physically, emotionally and mentally. For some people, a restful home may be an elusive concept if there is frequent conflict, arguments or violence in their families.
The roughly 50,000 households under the PRS today, do not have this luxury of a restful home because of space constraints. Another group is young singles below 35 that I meet often in my Meet-the-People sessions,….

Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 3: Derrick Goh on support for SMEs in digital, AI and green economy

Mr Derrick Goh (Nee Soon): Sir, digitalisation remains an imperative for our SMEs in a rapidly evolving technology space, to thrive and capture opportunities in the new economy. The year 2023 saw the breakthrough of AI and its use cases in the real world. But as is always said, AI will not replace humans but the person using AI will. In essence, SMEs who will succeed better are those that can adapt and transform quicker, by viewing digitalisation and AI as a friend instead of a foe…..

Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 6: Carrie Tan on integrating persons with special needs

Ms Carrie Tan: Beyond income, work raises confidence, self-esteem, provides identity, structure and purpose to one’s life. It can also provide persons with special needs with a community of support at the workplace. Persons with special needs are physically and neurologically diverse. They are not a monolithic group of helpless or disabled care recipients. The framing of persons with special needs labels them as needy. The framing of neurodiversity as a problem labels people who have them as problematic…..