Media Division, Ministry of Information and The Arts, 36th Storey, PSA Building, 460 Alexandra Road, Singapore 119963. Tel: 3757794/5
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Serving Singaporeans
Today, Tomorrow
EXHIBITION FACT SHEET ON
THE LOGO TEXT AND SUBTHEME AREAS
Meaning of the Logo Text of the Exhibition "Serving Singaporeans Today, Tomorrow"
The orangered colour of the words "Serving Singaporeans" and "Today" symbolises the dynamism and energy with which the Public Service strives for continuous improvement, serving our customers with CARE and PRIDE.
The bold blue of the word "Tomorrow" demonstrates the forward looking character of the Public Service and our commitment to always reach for higher standards of quality.
The Public Service is about people. With this emphasis, the two stylised figures represent the partnership between public officers and Singaporeans.
The Exhibition Subthemes
The exhibition will be organised according to subthemes reflecting clusters of related public~services. These will help visitors identify with the services offered by the Public Service more readily. The areas are:
A. Enhancing living standards This will show how the public service has improved Singapore's living environment, housing, healthcare, arts, culture, and recreation facilities, hence contributing to a better life for Singaporeans;
B. Connecting at home and abroad This will highlight how the public service plans and operates our worldclass communication networks road, air, and sea transport; information technology and telecommunication to plug
Singapore into today's world;
C. Developing a dynamic economy This will present the role played by the public service in creating a conducive environment for the private sector to generate wealth, jobs and businesses for Singapore's survival and growth;
D. Making friends, assuring security This will highlight the contribution of institutions such as our armed forces, the police force, drug enforcement agencies and the civil defence network. It will also inform the public about the
importance of sound foreign policy, effective anti-corruption measures and an efficient, just legal system;
E. Investing in our people This will highlight the investments made in our education system such as improvements in curriculum, upgrading of school environment and facilities, progressive enhancement of teaching systems and training opportunities for lifelong learning;
F. Caring for the community Focusing on the people, this section
will show how the public service is working to bring home the importance of social cohesion, care for all members of society and the building of a gracious community.
For more information, please contact the following persons in the PS21 Exhibition Publicity Committee:
Telephone Fax
Mrs Ong-Chew Peck Wan 3757090 2755451
Mr Lim Ee Guan 3757790 2781526
Mr Feisal Abdul Rahman 3757832 2781526
PUBLIC SERVICE EXHIBITION COMMITTEE
c/o MEDIA DIVISION
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND THE ARTS
DATE ISSUED: 29 April 1997 TIME ISSUED: 1735 HOURS