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振兴中华(文化) 新加坡何去何从?


新加坡即将设立一个《未来经济委员会》,目的就是要创造价值(creating values), 而不像以往那样只是增加价值(adding values)。 大中华地区即将或者已经成为世界第一经济体了。新加坡在这样的一个格局下,在母语( 华文)掌握日渐式微下背景下,如何可以这个大环境中创造价值?

不论是习近平的复兴中华,还是马英九的振兴中华,这都是同样的一个文化圈。也不论是正体字还是简体字,双方用普通话和国语,在正式场合和社交时,都能顺利沟通,表达各自的立场,想法和理念。习马会是这样,娱乐圈也是如此,网上的课程也没有例外。这个文化圈也随着经济活动的增加而逐渐扩大影响力。

因此,这里面就有创造价值的机会。而不是增加价值的机会而已。人民币国际化,500大的大公司将出现更多中国 企业,更多中国大学挤入世界一流大学,城市人口继续增加,中产阶级人数继续增加,。。。。。

香格里拉酒店提供会场的方便,那是价值增加,而不是创造价值。习马会如果能够确保台海两边的安全,对东北亚的稳定做出贡献,那将会创造出很多经济,文化机会来。这些机会,对于新加坡人来说, 很可能是可望而不可及。

难道,我们只有扮演中间人,增加价值而已吗?而无法利用这个机会,创造价值,为新加坡带来利益?当然,如果你没有一个critcal mass足够的人数,来了解这个文化圈的动向,趋势,分析信息的一群人;自然的,这个创造机会,创造价值的机会也就轮不到你。 新加坡还没有准备好,但是,机会不等你。

新加坡在独立50年后,已经把增加价值的路走了差不多了。《未来经济委员会》,甚至以前的一些委员会,早就已经大力提倡创造价值的重要性。其中包括生产力的增加,创意提升,企业精神等。但是,见效不大。为什么?一党独大?容不下不同的声音?

独立前后,新加坡曾经是东南亚的华文文化中心,也是中台以外一个学习中文的地方。但是,我们的务实政策,走了50 年,走到现在,这个地位也走完了。因此,我们只能提供增加价值的功能,而无法利用有利的大环境创造价值。

习近平为〈中国文化中心〉开幕,这代表了什么?这表示这里的人,和50年相比,急需从新认识中国,从新了解中国,当然包括语言,历史和文化学习。 〈中国文化中心〉是为老外而设立的,目的就是要让老外认识中国。

如果,我们有马来西亚那样的华文根基,〈中国文化中心〉其实应该提供更高层次的哲理,文化探讨, 研究等等的交流。这样才能创造价值,这点龙应台在最近的演讲中也有提到。

事实上,这不只是华文问题而已。新加坡要继续创造价值,整体国力的提升,真的要做出巨大的改变。思维上要改变,更加哲理化,这些东西方思维和哲理改变,要从务实基础提高到接受失败,接受不同意见,接受反向思维,接受无中生有的层次。这当然包括民主,公平,开放, 透明的原则。

《未来经济委员会》在12月成立后,我们拭目以待它如何提出增加价值的建议,是否还是依旧利用老方法,以务实态度,而不以冒险,创业精神来增加价值。是否继续以务实的教育,语言政策来捆绑价值创造?

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