Imagine that you are Sir Stamford Raffles.
You had signed an agreement with Tengku Hussein to allow you to set up a trading settlement in Singapore.
How are you going to develop Singapore?
Share your views by posting your comments at the Comments Section.
Please remember to include your name at the end of your idea/ideas.
I will build many tall flats for all Singaporeans.
ReplyDeleteI will build many hospitals, factories, flats and police stations.Make more buses
ReplyDeleteI will build lots of tall flats,hospitals ,MRT,buses,police stations,factories and condominiums for everyone who lives in Singapore.
ReplyDeleteI will make a town plan.
ReplyDeleteI will build tall flats, MRT,Condominiums and make more buses for people to travel around quickly.
ReplyDeletei will build more schools for more people to study and build more places to go.
ReplyDeletei will build luxury condos and very tall flats for alot of people to live in Singapore.Must have alot of cars,buses,taxis,school for better education and shopping malls to relax after work.
ReplyDeleteI will make a city plan
ReplyDeleteI will make Singapore a free city and build lots of flats,bungalows,terrace houses,condominiums and schools.
ReplyDeleteConstance,
I will build schools for many people to study in,shelters for people to feel safe,shopping malls for people to get the things they want and last but not least, buses,taxis and cars for people to travel easily.
ReplyDeleteI will build many tall building for many people to live and shelter, schools for many students even the needies to study, hospital for sick or ill patients to see the doctor and buses ,taxi and cars for the people to travel.
ReplyDeleteI will try to control Singapore's air and noise pollution and try to make as much land as possible in case of emergencies. I will also start a campaign against hunting for animals' fur because there a link between animals, plants and the survival of Mother Earth.
ReplyDeleteI will build flats,condos and bungalows for people to live in. I will also build police stations,military and some fire stations to protect my people.I will also build hospitals and schools for people to study in.I will also build shopping malls,markets,grocery shops and provision shops so that people can buy things easier.I will also buy MRTs,buses,cars and trucks so people can travel safer,easier and better.I would also cut slave trading, build some casinos for gamblers to gamble in and build some jobs centres for people to work in.
ReplyDeleteI will built a Walt Disney Land / Universal Studio bigger than the one in Florida. Inside the Walt Disney land/Universal Studio, there will be a mega big shopping paradise for the avid shoppers, grand hotels for the business and pleasure travellers, an eating paradise for the food lovers as well as a huge indoor stadium to host concerts. (i will bring in Jonas Brothers to perform here!!!!) With this plan, it will not only create more jobs for us but also bring in visitors all over the world thus generate revenues for Singapore. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) are collaborating to develop the Digital Cinema industry in Singapore, riding on the combined strengths of both agencies. IDA's efforts in building capabilities and capacity in processing, management and distribution of digital content complements MDA's efforts in nurturing content development. Together, both agencies will ensure a complete pull-through from content creation to exhibition in the Digital Cinema space.
ReplyDeleteDigital Cinema heralds a new era for the cinema industry. Digital Cinema is about the digital transformation of today's celluloid film-based distribution and exhibition systems. This transformation is considered to be the most significant technological advancement in the cinema industry since the advent of digital sound. It opens up many new possibilities - greater variety of content, lower cost of distribution and exhibition of better quality. In turn, this will open doors to greater business opportunities for the local Infocomm and Media industry, and potentially create up to 5,0001 jobs over the next three years in areas such as post-production and infrastructural support.
IDA and the MDA recognise that globally, important changes are underway in the cinema distribution market due to the ability of Infocomm and Media technologies to move and manage content in bits and bytes. This emerging digital delivery will change the manner in which businesses deliver movies and entertainment to audiences worldwide, and how consumers experience movie-watching in cinemas. For instance, movie-distributors can save on reel duplication costs as well as encrypt digital content to ensure greater security and prevent piracy. Movie-goers can also enjoy the latest block-bluster movies with simultaneous releases or the transmission of 'live' concerts from other countries. In view of the significant impact that Infocomm technology will have on the cinema industry and the significant2 growth potential, IDA and the MDA are therefore taking the lead to develop the Digital Cinema industry and to stake Singapore's position as an early-mover in the digital space.
Taking the first step to develop Singapore's Digital Cinema industry is the IDA-MDA collaboration with Eng Wah Organization to turn 20 of its cinema screens digital, and installing another outdoor screen at the Legends Fort Canning Park over the next one year. IDA and the MDA are supporting Eng Wah's Digital Cinema roll-out in the areas of equipping these 21 screens with leading edge digital equipment, fibre and satellite connectivity as well as manpower capability development.
Speaking at the launch of Eng Wah Organization's digital cinema deployment, IDA Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Tan Ching Yee, said, "The application of Infocomm technology in entertainment promises significant cost-savings, new economic activities and jobs, and a superior movie-going experience. Singapore is now a step closer in our quest to be a leading global Digital Exchange where not just capital, people and ideas but also digital assets come together. Through this, IDA targets to increase the value of digital transactions through Singapore from the current S$150million to S$500million by 2006."
Mr. Lim Hock Chuan, the Chief Executive Officer of the MDA said, "The MDA is excited by the potential and prospects of digital media. We are happy to support Eng Wah as it takes the step in converting its cinema screens to digital cinema. We believe that digital cinema will take off in a big way as more filmmakers and cinema operators adopt the technology. This will in turn make the transmission and screening of movies, advertisements, trailers and other digital content such as concerts and sports events in cinemas possible. Deploying digital media is a strategy under the MDA's Media 21 strategy to develop Singapore into a vibrant global media city. The initiative announced today brings us a step closer towards that vision."
Commenting on the launch, Ms. Goh Min Yen, Managing Director, Eng Wah Organization Ltd., said, "As the only publicly-listed movie exhibitor and distributor, Eng Wah has always been keen to venture into higher value-added areas, where cinema technology is concerned, to enhance shareholder value. The impact of efficiencies and savings from Digital Cinema to our cinema operations, on top of the enhanced cinema experience, will be significant. We are indeed proud to partner IDA and the MDA on this far-sighted initiative. The value-add to the media industry and the opportunities to create knowledge- and technology-driven niche industries in Singapore will be immense."
"We applaud the forward thinking vision of both IDA and the MDA in strongly supporting this Digital Cinema initiative," said Mr. Sjoerd De Clerck, Managing Director of Barco Digital Cinema. "This further enhances the leading technology role Singapore already enjoys in the region and therefore we are proud to be associated with this initiative as well as with Eng Wah Organization who once again show a tremendous enthusiasm to invest in technology to enhance productivity and Customer Service for the benefit of the movie going patron", he continued.
Dr Chong Man Nang, GDC Technology CEO said, "Singapore has chosen the best time to develop the Digital Cinema industry. The recent announcement from DCI on the studios' consensus to adopt the 2K and 4K specifications for projectors and servers for Multiplex are indications of the growing maturity of Digital Cinema technologies. We are pleased to supply Eng Wah Organization the most advanced GDC Technology's real-time Cineplex Central Server that can help schedule any movies to playback on any screens, hence maximizing the revenue from all category of movies. This would be the world's first full Digital Cinema Multiplex's installation. GDC Technology seeks to establish a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship with Eng Wah Organization, IDA and the MDA, and provide Singapore with the most advanced products and services she needs to help her grow and compete in the era of digital entertainment."
The IDA-MDA collaboration with Eng Wah is an exciting first step that will stimulate S$9 million in industry spending over the next one year and trigger demand for equipment purchase and supporting services such as digital content processing, storage, management and distribution. It will also bring about manpower training to upgrade the skills set of the industry. This Digital Cinema deployment will position Singapore as a leader in Digital Cinema in Asia.
4J, Keep our ideas coming into this blog. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteMay the Anonymous person who wrote about IDA introduce yourself.
Ruizheng, you mentione about setting up a town plan. What do you wish to include in your plan? Please elabroate.
Isaac, how about your city plan? What do you want to have in your city plan?
Adam, I love your idea of having a Disney land here. I wish you were really Sir Stamford Raffles :)
As for the rest, I am please that all of you are very concerned with your residents. You intend to buid many ammenities for the public to use. Not only for you.
i would build many schools,bulidings and flats to give them a better life
ReplyDeletei would build many more schools and homes for them to live and help them when they are in trouble.
ReplyDeletei will build many houses and schools for them and have many shopping centres.
ReplyDeletei will build many offices for people to work to make a living.
ReplyDeletei will build many banks for people to keep their money in a safe place.
ReplyDeletei will plant many plants around singapore to beautify the place.
ReplyDeleteI will invite more people to come to Singapore so that traders might trade here and immigrants might stay here. Singapore has deep water thus, making a good port for ships and traders might stop here to take a rest as Bencoolen were too far from the main trading area.Penang was also not a suitable place
ReplyDeleteI will invite more people to come to Singapore so that traders might trade here and immigrants might stay here. Singapore has deep water thus, making a good port for ships and traders might stop here to take a rest as Bencoolen were too far from the main trading area.Penang was also not a suitable place
ReplyDeletei will build a hotel for traders and tourists to stay.
ReplyDeletei will build many public toilets so that people can use it
ReplyDeletei will build many hawker centers for people to eat when their hungry.
ReplyDeleteI will allow foreigners from nearby countries to come and help Singapore provide its basic needs such as food and clothes and I will appoint Farquhar to make laws for Singapore. I will also build a police force so that Singapore will have peace. Then, I attract traders to come.
ReplyDeleteBtw, 'Hi' copied from a secondary school textbook...
no originality
i will make a town plan such that it will seperate the indians, malays, chinese and eurasians.i will build many libraries so that people can go there to borrow books .
ReplyDeleteI will make a school, a hospital, a city plan, more vehicals to move around and more tall buildings.
ReplyDeleteI will bluid schools houses, bluidings, factories, hospitals, roads, chalets, cers, buses, vans, thruks, taxis and clothes.
ReplyDeleteI will design and build different resorts, eg. needy, business, attraction on our island. Each resort will be for people with different needs. The needy resort help to take care of the handicaped and old-folks. The resort will have special houses, supermarket and medical centres. There will also be a business resort with offices, hotels, banks, restaurants. The attraction resort will have shopping malls, parks and Sentosa.
ReplyDeleteI will create more jobs so that more people can earn their livings.I will make sure that people have clean water and food to comsume.
ReplyDeleteI will try my best to use this three Rs reuse,recycle and reduce.
ReplyDeleteI will build lots and lots of educational schools and hawker centers.
ReplyDeleteI would want to make HDB flats so that a lot of people can stay here. I would like a playground for every flat so children can play their favourite things.
ReplyDeleteI'll build houses for people to live in, schools to provide every child with a good education, an efficient transportation system and a robust defence system to provide a peaceful and safe environment for all Singaporeans to live in.
ReplyDeleteI will build flats, hotels, hospitals, clinics, restaurants, food centres, libraries, schools, nurseries, shops, factories, gardens, playgrounds, sports centres, recreation facilities, police stations, train stations and bus-stops to create a healthy, safe and happy lifestyle for the people of Singapore.
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I would like to build tall flats so that many people can stay there . I would also build bus-stops and MRT stations so that it is more convenvient.
ReplyDeleteEsme Tan
I will understand the weather,build a reservoir and an airport,shipyard,roads,atractions,shops, decorations,restaurants,schedule performances and buildings
ReplyDeleteI would make Singapore properous.Provide people with work so that everyone is able to lead a happy life.Improve transportation,education and trade.
ReplyDeletei will build more hospitals,schools,factories,shopping mall.i also want to build disney world and ocean park.i also want to build more wild wild wet and escape theme park!
ReplyDeleteI would build a beautiful flower garden with an orgnic farm,blossom trees & many more in the centre of the country.Too,I'm going to create MRT & lots of LRT unlike the real Raffles who only bulid LRTs at the western side of Singapore.
ReplyDeleteIf possible,I'd like to make signboards for tourist whois an 'alien' my homeland and make a bigger singapore zoo with more spieces of the world's animals.Making more schools for kids to study other topics as well as indian, melay, hokien,gaundong and many more other sayings.Better still,I'd create studios and I believe the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and the Media Development Authority of Singapore are collaborating to develop the Digital Cinema industry in Singapore, riding on the combined strengths of both agencies. IDA's efforts in building capabilities and capacity in processing, management and distribution of digital content complements MDA's efforts in nurturing content development. Together, both agencies will ensure a complete pull-through from content creation to exhibition in the Digital Cinema space.
I will also have charities to help the poor people,restaurants and water supplies.24 hours cinemas so that people can watch movies whenever they want and won't feel bored.Supermarkets,shopping malls and fire stations must be build.I will also build carnivals,underwater worlds,zoos and bird parks.Oh I forgotten about cable cars and Sentosa!!!!!!!!!!!!That is all I want to say about.........................
ReplyDeleteMan............I missed out book fares and jod centres.................That is the very last thing I want to say..........
ReplyDeleteI mean job centres not jod centres......
ReplyDeleteI will build flats,police stations,fire stations,hospital and condo.So we can let people to get a good life.
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