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MFA Press Statement: Courtesy calls on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Dr Vivian Balakrishnan by Professor Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, 21 June 2016

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21 June 2016

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received a courtesy call by World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab at the Istana on 21 June 2016 [Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and I...

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Two men in suits, likely Klaus Schwab and Lee Hsien Loong, shaking hands in an office setting.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received a courtesy call by World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab at the Istana on 21 June 2016 [Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore]

Two men in suits sit in leather armchairs in an office space with tea cups on the table.

Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong received a courtesy call by World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab at the Istana on 21 June 2016” [Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore]

Two men in suits shaking hands, one holding a book titled "The Fourth Industrial Revolution".

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-In-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Dr Vivian Balakrishnan received a courtesy call by World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 21 June 2016 [Photo Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore]
 

            Professor Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum paid separate courtesy calls on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-In-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Dr Vivian Balakrishnan today. During the meetings, they discussed collaboration between the World Economic Forum and Singapore and exchanged views on international developments.

            Professor Schwab, accompanied by officials from the World Economic Forum, is in Singapore from 19 to 21 June 2016 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam.  Professor Schwab was hosted to dinner by DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday.  Professor Schwab also visited the Infocomm Development Authority Hive, housed at the Sandcrawler in Fusionopolis.  Professor Schwab was briefed on the Smart Nation Initiative and Singapore’s efforts to harness technology and data to improve capabilities in the government and deliver more citizen-centric services.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

21 JUNE 2016

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