Annex A OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL INTEGRATION COUNCIL (NIC) Members of the National Integration Council and its National Integration Working Groups (NIWG) National Integration Council Members 1 Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports / Chairman 2 Dr Yaacob Ibrahim Minister for Environment and Water Resources, and Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs 3 Mr Lim Swee Say Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, and Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress 4 Mr K Shanmugam Minister for Law, and Second Minister for Home Affairs 5 Mr Gan Kim Yong Minister for Manpower 6 RAdm (NS) Lui Tuck Yew Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts 7 Ms Grace Fu Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of National Development 8 Mr Edward D’Silva President, Eurasian Association 9 Mr Tony Du President, Tian Fu Club 10 Mr Muhd Faiz Edwin Ignatious President, Darul Arqam Singapore 11 Mr Ed Ng Ee Peng, PBM Chairman, Keat Hong Citizens Consultative Committee 12 Mr Lucas Chow Group Chief Executive Officer, Mediacorp 13 Mr Goh Sin Teck Deputy Editor of Lianhe Zaobao, and Consulting Editor of my.paper 14 Mr Pradeep Paul Editor, Tabla! 15 Ambassador Ong Keng Yong Director, Institute of Policy Studies 16 Professor Stella R. Quah Adjunct Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore 17 Dr Su Guaning President, Nanyang Technological University 18 Ms Anisa Hassan Managing Director, It’s Just Lunch 19 Mr Vis Shankar Group Head of Origination and Client Coverage, and Chairman of Principal Finance and Private Banking, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore 1 20 Mr Thomas Tay Vice-President, National Trades Union Congress Central Committee, and General Secretary, Singapore Maritime Officers Union National Integration Working Group for Workplaces 1 Mr Leo Yip Permanent Secretary, Manpower and Chairman, National Integration Working Group for Workplaces 2 Mr D. M. Arulraj Head, Human Resources, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore 3 Ms Stephanie Gault Executive Director and ASEAN Lead, Management Consulting - Talent & Organization Performance Accenture Singapore 4 Ms Goh Sor Imm Asst Executive Secretary, Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Employees Union 5 Mr Loh Oun Hean Head of Human Resources, Singapore and SEA, Deloitte & Touche Management Services Pte Ltd 6 Mr Michael Ngu President & CEO, Architects 61 Pte Ltd 7 Ms Kristin Paulson Chair, Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce 8 Ms Julia Smith Director, Ernst and Young 9 Ms K Thanaletchimi Vice President, Health Services Employees Union 10 Ms Rhodora Palomar-Fresnedi Global Vice President – Diversity, Unilever plc National Integration Working Group for Schools 1 Ms Yeoh Chee Yan Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Chairperson, National Integration Working Group for Schools 2 Mr Tan Kee Yong Deputy Secretary (Services), Ministry of Education 3 Mr Mohd Abdul Akbar B M A Kader Managing Director, Nan Guan Construction Pte Ltd 4 Professor Tan Eng Chye Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost, National University of Singapore 5 Mr Yeo Li Pheow Principal/CEO, Republic Polytechnic 6 Ms Su Yeang Senior Advisor, Lloydnorthover Yeang Pte Ltd 7 Mr Lee Kwok Cheong CEO, SIM Pte Ltd 8 Mr Atul Temurnikar Chairman and CEO, Global Indian International School and Global Indian Foundation 9 Dr Sheila Wang Board of Governors, Singapore American School 10 Mr Andrew Bennett 2 Head of School, Saint Joseph’s Institution International School 11 Ms Anna Chan Assistant Managing Director (Planning & Policy), Economic Development Board 12 Mr Edmund Chua Assistant Chief Executive (Destination Experience Group), Singapore Tourism Board 13 Mr Tay Teck Keng Group Director (Projects), People’s Association National Integration Working Group for Community 1 Mr Niam Chiang Meng Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Chairman, National Integration Working Group for Community 2 Mr Tan Tee How Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Development 3 Mr Tan Boon Huat Chief Executive Director, People’s Association 4 Mr S Rajendran Chairman, Hindu Endowments Board 5 Mr Hj Mohd Alami Musa President, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) 6 Mr Lee Peng Shu Chairman, Sam Kiang Huay Kuan 7 Mr Viswa Roopan S/O Sadasivan Vice-President, Singapore Indian Development Association 8 Ms Shalini Sinha President, Indian Women’s Association 9 Mr Kazuo Sugino Secretary General, Japanese Association 10 Mr Laurence Lien Chief Executive Officer, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre 11 Ms Tan Poh Hong Chief Executive Officer, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority 12 Mr Ng Kwan Meng Managing Director, Head of Global Markets, GMIM, United Overseas Bank Ltd 13 Ms Quah Ley Hoon Director, National Population Secretariat 14 Mr Sng Seow Wah Executive Vice President, Fullerton Financial Holdings (International) Pte Ltd 15 Ms Khartini Abdul Khalid Lecturer, School on Interdisciplinary Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic 16 Mr William Yang Jian Wei Vice President, Asia-Link Technology (Pte) Ltd 17 Ms Sybil Rocha Chairman, Eurasian Association Mentoring Young Leaders Network National Integration Working Group for Media 1 Mr Chan Yeng Kit Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts, and Chairman, National Integration Working Group for the Media 2 RADM (NS) Sim Gim Guan 3 Deputy Secretary (Info and Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts 3 Dr K U Menon Director, National Resilience Division, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts 4 Dr Winston Ong Director, Corporate Planning and International Relations Division and Co-Director, National Resilience Division, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts 5 Ms Julia Hang Director, Corporate Communications Division, and Press Secretary to Minister, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts 6 Ms Low Mei Mei News Director, SAFRA Radio 7 Ms Suzanne Jung Presenter, ChannelNewsAsia 8 Mr Woo Keng Choong Deputy Chief Editor, Chinese Current Affairs, MediaCorp News 9 Ms Ong Lay Hong Managing Director, Suria & Vasantham 10 Mr Dominic Nathan News Editor, Straits Times 11 Ms Lee Huay Leng Snr Exec Editor, Lian He Zao Bao 12 Mr Ong Peng Huat Snr Exec Editor, Shin Min Daily News 13 Mr Saat A Rahman News Editor, Berita Harian 14 Mr J Rajendran Deputy Editor, Tamil Murasu 15 Mr Santokh Singh News Editor, The New Paper 16 Mr Zhou Zhao Cheng Editor, Crossroads; Associate Chief Sub-Editor, Lian He Zao Bao 17 Mr Felix Soh Deputy Editor, Digital Media & Consulting Editor, My Paper 18 Mr Tay Kay Chin Blogger/MySingapore.sg & photographer 19 Mr Zheng Wei Online editor, zaobao.com 20 Mr Chew V Ming Editor, STOMP! 21 Ms Lim Suat Jien Executive Vice President, Channel 5 and Okto, MediaCorp 4 General Information on the National Integration Council The National Integration Council (NIC) was set up in April 2009 to foster social integration across society. Chaired by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community, Youth and Sport, the Council comprises of leaders from the people and private sectors, and the government. 2 Four National Integration Working Groups have been set up to look more closely at the areas of Community, Schools, Workplaces and the Media. They are chaired by the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry most relevant to these areas. The Working Groups also include prominent non-government leaders. They will propose and implement integration programmes under the NIC’s strategic direction. 3 The NIC and its Working Groups have each met twice in the last four months to take stock of the current state of integration, discuss integration strategies, and propose new initiatives for the year ahead. Desired Outcomes 4 The NIC aims to achieve the following desired outcomes: a. A landscape of vibrant 3P social integration initiatives that comprehensively meet integration needs; b. A sustainable, active network for effective social integration efforts across Singapore; and c. Internalisation of core Singaporean values among Singaporeans and others living, working and playing in Singapore. Principles of Social Integration 5 The following principles guide the NIC’s efforts in promoting integration: a. Singapore is for Singaporeans : Singaporeans must feel secure in the knowledge that the government will look after their long term interests. Newcomers should feel encouraged to take up Singaporean citizenship. b. Singapore is a global nexus of talent and ideas : Singapore has limited natural resources and must remain a country open to global talent, ideas, and capital. c. Integration is a two-way effort : Social integration does not come about naturally. Singaporeans must recognise the contribution of all members of society, including non-citizens, and actively reach out to each other. d. A united Singapore people committed to meritocracy and multi-racialism: Singaporeans must be one united people, committed to a shared belief in the core tenets of meritocracy and multiracialism, and sharing a common stake in the future of Singapore. 5 Annex B GENERAL INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY INTEGRATION FUND Objectives The CIF aims to provide funding to encourage ground-up social integration efforts from the people, private and public sectors. In general, projects which satisfy any of the three objectives will be considered: a. Provide information and resources to new immigrants and foreigners on integrating into Singapore; b. Encourage greater interaction between new immigrants, foreigners and locals; and c. Reinforce positive mindsets