Speech by Mr Eddie Teo, Chairman of PSC on “Lee Kuan Yew’s Public Service: How has it changed and how will it continue to change in future?”
Dr Sudha Nair Joins the Public Service Commission
4 candidates have been awarded the 2014 Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.
Mr Eddie Teo, Chairman of PSC Has Written a Second Open Letter.
The President has appointed Dr Sudha Nair as a member of the Public Service Commission with effect from 9 January 2015, for a five-year term in the first instance.
Dr Nair, 57, received her doctorate in social work from the National University of Singapore in 2006, and has been serving as Executive Director of the Centre for Promoting Alternatives to Violence since 2012. She was the inaugural winner of the Outstanding Social Worker Award in 1998.
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship was set up in 1991 by the Tanjong Pagar Citizens’ Consultative Committee with funding from the public, to commemorate the contributions made by Mr Lee Kuan Yew to Singapore. This year, the scholarship has been awarded to four outstanding young people to pursue their post-graduate studies:
- Miss Abigail Sin Si Ern - pursuing a PhD in Performance Practice at the Royal Academy of Music, UK.
- Ms Charlene Chang E-Ching - pursuing a Master in Public Management at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore.
- COL Goh Si Hou - pursuing a Master of Science in Management for Experienced Leaders at the Stanford University, USA.
- Mr Kwa Chin Soon - pursuing a Master of Engineering in Geotechnology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
Applicants for the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship must be Singapore citizens and have an outstanding track record of leadership and service within or beyond their profession. Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship holders can pursue postgraduate studies overseas or locally in various fields to develop their potential as leaders. There is no restriction on the course of study. The scholarship holders are expected to actively contribute towards the betterment of Singapore, Singaporeans and the community.
Chairman/PSC has written a second open letter which highlights the value of diversity in the Singapore Public Service. It describes how the PSC has sought diversity by selecting scholarship holders from a variety of schools and backgrounds and sending them to study in different courses and countries. It also elaborates on how the PSC guards against elitism and ensures that candidates are selected for scholarships based on a broad definition of merit.
The second open letter can be found here