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The combination of increased physical and virtual connectivity will allow people and nations who can master them to have the edge in attracting talent and investments seeking creativity, efficiency, and resilience.ġ0.

We must also expect digital connectivity to continue to grow, shaping and reshaping the way we live, produce, transact, and interact.

Yet more fragmented on the geopolitical, trade, technology, and ideological fronts.ĩ.

We will be more connected across the digital, physical and production domains.

Our people must master the skillsets and possess the mindsets to operate in such an environment. We will face a more connected, yet fragmented, world. Let me start with the macro-environment.Ĩ.

And we do this not just for the next few years, but also the next generation.ħ.

Any education system, to be relevant to the times, must deeply understand and adapt to the forces that shape our world, our society, and, very importantly, the nature of work.

Most importantly, how we intend to realise this vision together, starting now.Ħ.

Our vision of how the various pieces on education fit together and.

The challenges and opportunities that confront us, and the urgency for action.

Good outcomes are not just the result of good policies, but also consistent application, with conviction.

10 years to grow a tree, a lifetime to nurture a person.

Indeed, education is a long-term endeavour.

Whatever bad that happens after my time as Education Minister, I should be even quicker to take responsibility.Ĥ.

Whatever good that happens during my time as Education Minister, I should be quick to give thanks to my predecessors.

One of the sagely pieces of advice shared with me, which I took to heart, was this:.

Before I assumed my appointment as the Minister for Education, I sought advice from several of my predecessors.

Thank you IPS for the invitation to share my perspective on the future of education.ģ. Education – Moving Fast & Staying Firm IntroductionĢ.

Instal the new A Long Journey to an Uncertain End