Heng to Singapore firms: Be innovative, tech-savvy but leave no one behind
Anti-globalisation backlash is happening where people feel excluded, he says
Singapore
SINGAPORE companies must take innovation and technology seriously, be able to change quickly - and yet not leave workers behind, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told an audience at a conference in San Francisco.
Speaking at the two-day Bridge Forum CEO Summit, he said he was impressed by the innovative, entrepreneurial mindset of Silicon Valley-based businesses after having sat through presentations at the event.
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