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07-02-2025, 09:11 PM
https://youtu.be/iRUxHFDxcJ8?si=5AkEcZ4wM6B7Besh
Here are the micro-expressions, body language, hedging statements, and roundabout answers from Tan See Leng as well as quotes from him with timestamps:
[00:00:32]
“We work collectively as an ecosystem.”
Begins to fidget with the lapel.
“So, MOM, MTI, and other economic agencies.”
A slight blink of the eye.
“Monitoring how Singapore performs at a macro level, and of course this include includes the competitiveness of uh Singapore economy as well as how it translates into good employment outcomes for our locals. At the upcoming COS when MOM has the opportunity we will give a sort of balanced scorecard update as to how the performance have been.”
[00:01:01]
More pronounced fiddling.
“I think the one point that um I would like uh to also uh perhaps alert the member too is that when it comes to top global talent, the proverbial rainmakers, the ones that can bring deals, that can crowd in, they can attract they’re super magnet for talent. You know, enhancing reinforcing our competitiveness as a hub for global talent, we can never have enough.”
[00:01:32]
More comfortable and confident.
“So, in terms of a specific target, you know, for KPI you’re not like running a business uh where you can set the return on on on on equity, return on investment. I think we should be thinking in terms of a measure of what kind of return of social equity that we would need to to think about in terms of imputing this type of balance scorecard measure. And in a sense itself we will work across our entire ecosystem with all the different government ministry.”
[00:02:02]
“Now, what we have done for MOM, because this program only started barely two years ago, we have already started an annual notification for the existing one-pass holders in September last year, so about three three and a half four months back. We will be reviewing the data that we collect uh we will also be evaluating their contributions to Singapore.”
Slight forward leaning, more enthusiastic
[00:02:27]
Continues enthusiastic delivery.
“I want to once again reinforce, the impact of one pass holders goes beyond the individual contributions and also the immediate tangible output that can be measured, because for the longer term sustainable ecosystem that we endeavor, we aspire to build and to succeed, we need to continue to ensure that our only resource and that of the highest form of human resource, our talent continues to be here to be well anchored here, and then I think we will continue to succeed in making Singapore attractive to leading firms and also investors. I hope that addresses the member’s point, thank you.”
[00:03:39]
Slight lip purse.
“I have also shared in my SQ that we will be sending up notification letters, and in terms of understanding the different segments of the one-pass holders today that resides in Singapore it would then allow us to be a lot more targeted in leveraging on their expertise in leveraging on their networks and also leveraging on their skill sets to be able to to work closely and to transfer those skill sets, to mentor our locals and given the fact that today it's really maybe perhaps one and a half two years into the program itself um the data that we have fundamentally uh as I said, the biggest group are in financial services in uh infocomms and in professional services, some of the programs we've curated in those kind of areas for them to be able to to to produce I mean to come up with uh capability transfer programs. Rather than for us to mandate that they have to do that, we would prefer to work with a more encouraging tone, working with them, getting them to inspire our successive successive generations of Singaporeans to to think outside of the box. I hope that gives you that that context. Thank you.”
Tan See Leng's responses seem to address the questions in a roundabout way without providing specific numbers or direct answers.
Here are the micro-expressions, body language, hedging statements, and roundabout answers from Tan See Leng as well as quotes from him with timestamps:
[00:00:32]
“We work collectively as an ecosystem.”
Begins to fidget with the lapel.
“So, MOM, MTI, and other economic agencies.”
A slight blink of the eye.
“Monitoring how Singapore performs at a macro level, and of course this include includes the competitiveness of uh Singapore economy as well as how it translates into good employment outcomes for our locals. At the upcoming COS when MOM has the opportunity we will give a sort of balanced scorecard update as to how the performance have been.”
[00:01:01]
More pronounced fiddling.
“I think the one point that um I would like uh to also uh perhaps alert the member too is that when it comes to top global talent, the proverbial rainmakers, the ones that can bring deals, that can crowd in, they can attract they’re super magnet for talent. You know, enhancing reinforcing our competitiveness as a hub for global talent, we can never have enough.”
[00:01:32]
More comfortable and confident.
“So, in terms of a specific target, you know, for KPI you’re not like running a business uh where you can set the return on on on on equity, return on investment. I think we should be thinking in terms of a measure of what kind of return of social equity that we would need to to think about in terms of imputing this type of balance scorecard measure. And in a sense itself we will work across our entire ecosystem with all the different government ministry.”
[00:02:02]
“Now, what we have done for MOM, because this program only started barely two years ago, we have already started an annual notification for the existing one-pass holders in September last year, so about three three and a half four months back. We will be reviewing the data that we collect uh we will also be evaluating their contributions to Singapore.”
Slight forward leaning, more enthusiastic
[00:02:27]
Continues enthusiastic delivery.
“I want to once again reinforce, the impact of one pass holders goes beyond the individual contributions and also the immediate tangible output that can be measured, because for the longer term sustainable ecosystem that we endeavor, we aspire to build and to succeed, we need to continue to ensure that our only resource and that of the highest form of human resource, our talent continues to be here to be well anchored here, and then I think we will continue to succeed in making Singapore attractive to leading firms and also investors. I hope that addresses the member’s point, thank you.”
[00:03:39]
Slight lip purse.
“I have also shared in my SQ that we will be sending up notification letters, and in terms of understanding the different segments of the one-pass holders today that resides in Singapore it would then allow us to be a lot more targeted in leveraging on their expertise in leveraging on their networks and also leveraging on their skill sets to be able to to work closely and to transfer those skill sets, to mentor our locals and given the fact that today it's really maybe perhaps one and a half two years into the program itself um the data that we have fundamentally uh as I said, the biggest group are in financial services in uh infocomms and in professional services, some of the programs we've curated in those kind of areas for them to be able to to to produce I mean to come up with uh capability transfer programs. Rather than for us to mandate that they have to do that, we would prefer to work with a more encouraging tone, working with them, getting them to inspire our successive successive generations of Singaporeans to to think outside of the box. I hope that gives you that that context. Thank you.”
Tan See Leng's responses seem to address the questions in a roundabout way without providing specific numbers or direct answers.
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