SECRETS of Human Capital Development from Mr Toh Wee Khiang, ED, HCD and ED, BIS

The 2nd day of the EDB Amoeba Challenge has just started and what a great way to kick things off by having Wee Khiang share EDB's SECRETS on planning for Singapore's manpower needs!

The secret is...there is no secret! HAH!

Haha of course there is a secret! The true secret is...

He inspired the participants by sharing his personal vision of maximising the potential of every person and making the youth of Singapore excited about their life and future. Many people often choose to take the easy way out by being passive idealists, but Wee Khiang is certainly not part of NATO (no action, talk only). Wee Khiang is a man who walks the talk, and throughout his career, he has always focused on making his vision become a reality and has come up with and implemented numerous initiatives to help Singaporeans achieve their full potential.

Wee Khiang's interesting multimedia presentation even included quotes from Yeats!

Wee Khiang's work was certainly not smooth-sailing. Besides having to work around Singapore's physical limits, Wee Khiang also outlined specific challeneges when trying to plan for manpower in Singapore, including our nation's shrinking local workforce, the aspirations of Singaporeans, competition from developed and developing nations as well as our aging workforce.

He also challenged the partcipants to think creatively as problem-solvers and look beyond Singapore's shores during their remaining time at the EDB Amoeba Challenge. Wee Khiang reminded the participants to always think about why, what and how during their discussions and also encouraged the contestants to think of ways to bring science, design and business together for a purpose that aspires and inspires. He certainly captured the attention of the contestants with his inspiring and interesting presentation, and many of them "swarmed" towards him after the hour had lapsed to ask him more questions!

Wee Khiang answering questions from the participants during the Q&A session

To our dear participants, with Wee Khiang imparting so many SECRETS and TRUE SECRETS, you guys certainly have lots of insights to draw upon! All the best for your discussions for the rest of the day!