As Singapore completes its sixth decade of nationhood, its remarkable accomplishments are well established. Challenges ahead are inequality, rapid aging, tech disruption, and climate change.
Dealing with ineqaulity will require increasingly progressive tax and transfer policies.
Aging will be dealt with labour market reforms and broader safety nets.
Business should find new opportunities in an increasingly silver and wealthy society.
Tech disruption is inevitable, but sizeable tech investments are incoming helping industries.
Climate change is an existential threat; but Singapore has resources in its arsenal to manage.