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Singapore’s next phase of growth requires a refreshed blueprint

New tools will be needed for Singapore to thrive in a world upended by trade shocks and a coming AI disruption.

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The real test is not just sustaining GDP growth but whether a broad cross-section of Singaporeans can continue to find work that is secure, meaningful and rewarding, says the writer.

The real test is not just sustaining GDP growth but whether a broad cross-section of Singaporeans can continue to find work that is secure, meaningful and rewarding, says the writer.

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What happens when the formula that has powered Singapore’s prosperity for six decades comes under strain? 

That is the question facing policymakers today, as globalisation frays and artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to upend not just factory floors but white-collar professions too.

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