I adopt the strategy of "pick the low lying fruits".
These are projects that are easy to implement, not costly, and can produce significant results.
Here are two examples:
a) The two governments will spend a few hundred million dollars to build the MRT link to Johore Bahru. It will take 6 years to be ready.
The low lying fruit is to increase the capacity of the KTM Trebau Shuttle, linking Singapore to Johore, by 5 times. The trains will run at 15 minute intervals, rather than an average of 75 minutes. It can be implemented within a month and can cut down the jam on the causeway.
The train fare can be reduced to $2 to encourage more people to use it.
b) The Ministry of Health is building an electronic Health Record system. It will take many years and a few hundred million dollars to get it ready. The value of this system is questionable.
The low lying fruit is to build a system to store the drug alergies of each patient and the health checkup records. This system can be ready in a short time. It will use information that are already captured in existing systems. The doctors will find this information to be useful to give proper treatment to patients and to avoid unnecessary tests. They do not need to ask the patient for these information.
This approach of "picking the low lying fruits" can improve our productivity and reduce our cost. It is the way to go ... to be a Smart Nation.
Tan Kin Lian
These are projects that are easy to implement, not costly, and can produce significant results.
Here are two examples:
a) The two governments will spend a few hundred million dollars to build the MRT link to Johore Bahru. It will take 6 years to be ready.
The low lying fruit is to increase the capacity of the KTM Trebau Shuttle, linking Singapore to Johore, by 5 times. The trains will run at 15 minute intervals, rather than an average of 75 minutes. It can be implemented within a month and can cut down the jam on the causeway.
The train fare can be reduced to $2 to encourage more people to use it.
b) The Ministry of Health is building an electronic Health Record system. It will take many years and a few hundred million dollars to get it ready. The value of this system is questionable.
The low lying fruit is to build a system to store the drug alergies of each patient and the health checkup records. This system can be ready in a short time. It will use information that are already captured in existing systems. The doctors will find this information to be useful to give proper treatment to patients and to avoid unnecessary tests. They do not need to ask the patient for these information.
This approach of "picking the low lying fruits" can improve our productivity and reduce our cost. It is the way to go ... to be a Smart Nation.
Tan Kin Lian
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