Singapore: An Island Nation with a Big Vision for Aging

By Debra Whitman and Lina Walker

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This issue of The Journal features global thought leaders reporting on activity shaping a future that embraces the new realities of rapid population aging and takes an in-depth look at Singapore, which boasts the world’s longest life expectancy at nearly 85 years.

Department

Department

  • By Peter Rundlet
  • Oct 01, 2020

From the Editor: AARP International The Journal 2020

"...the solutions proposed in this edition to address the most pressing aging issues have become more relevant than ever."

  • By Jo Ann Jenkins
  • Sep 01, 2020

From the CEO: What the Pandemic Teaches Us, for Today and Tomorrow

"...this pandemic forces us not only to address immediate needs, but to consider longer-term solutions that will help us all live and age better, lessening the impact of future crises."

  • By Jean Accius
  • Sep 01, 2020

From the Executive Editor: 2020 Fosters a Renewed Look at Equity, Community, Longevity, and Work

"While these have been difficult times for everyone, this pandemic has also provided an opportunity to pause and do a reset in many respects, and reimagine our collective future."

Features

Features

  • By Minister Gan
  • Oct 01, 2020

Successful Aging in Singapore: A Vision for our Future

We must be nimble and continually adapt our strategies so that we can support both current and future generations of Singaporeans.

  • By Debra Whitman and Lina Walker
  • Sep 01, 2020

Singapore: An Island Nation with a Big Vision for Aging

"..what Singapore lacks in space it makes up in vision — an expansive vision for inclusion and proper support that considers its whole population, even as the nation navigates its own changing demographic and economic realities."

Contributors

Contributors

  • By Lisa March Ryerson
  • Oct 01, 2020

AARP Insights & Action: The Longevity Opportunity

"Helping global employers adapt their workplace practices to capitalize on this trend is imperative if we are to unlock this future workforce potential – what I call the longevity opportunity. "

  • By Danielle Arigoni
  • Oct 01, 2020

AARP’s Age-Friendly Network: Catalyzing State and Local Leadership for a More Livable Future for All

"Even before the pandemic hit, the value of pursuing a more 'age-friendly future' was evident."

  • By Anthony Gooch
  • Oct 01, 2020

Putting People at the Center: The OECD’s I Am the Future of Work Campaign

"... we have felt the need to remind both ourselves and the countries we serve of the human beings and the lives behind the numbers, putting real people at the center of the debate."

  • By Jean Accius and Joo Yeoun Suh
  • Oct 01, 2020

Resource Spotlight - Aging Population: From Perceived Burden to Economic Engine

"AARP’s Longevity Economy® outlook debunks provides empirical evidence of older Americans’ substantial contributions to the economy — as well as to the fiscal health of government and society’s overall wellbeing. "

  • By J. Alison Bryant and Patty David
  • Oct 01, 2020

Solving for Inclusive Technology for Older Adults

"By cogently addressing barriers, we hope that tech companies, retailers, entrepreneurs, and others in this space will find ways to both benefit the older population and increase market opportunities."

  • By Heather McGowan
  • Oct 01, 2020

The Future of Work and the Experience Advantage

Out of this reality, as we move from the third to the fourth industrial revolution, comes a silver lining for our increasingly seasoned workforce: the tacit knowledge advantage of wisdom.

  • By Ben F. Belton and Stephanie K. Firestone
  • Oct 01, 2020

The Global COVID-19 Response: Policy and Social Innovations

"We present four case studies—across developed and developing countries—that feature innovative ways governments and communities are helping their populations get through this crisis."

  • By Priyanka Gothi
  • Sep 01, 2020

Building Innovative Multigenerational Teams in an Aging World

"As the employee career span lengthens, this significant demographic change presents employers with a brand-new opportunity to reimagine the workforce of the future."

  • By Michael North
  • Sep 01, 2020

Instead of Workers’ Age Alone, Let’s Focus on Their GATE: Generation, Age, Tenure, Experience

"This GATE framework takes a more comprehensive look at 50+ employees, helping to avoid stereotypes and misconceptions."

  • By Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher, Francisco Villavicencio, Erwin J. Tan & James W. Vaupel
  • Sep 01, 2020

Longevity & Equity

"...not all countries are experiencing the same gains in longevity, nor is everyone living longer. In addition, it is uncertain how the Covid-19 pandemic will affect longevity in the near and long-term future."

  • By Janet T. Mills
  • Sep 01, 2020

Maine, Worth a Lifetime

"Maine has the oldest population in the nation. If you, like some, react to that fact with sympathy for our graying state, I invite you instead to see it as we do: a unique opportunity."

  • By Natasha Oppenheim
  • Sep 01, 2020

Older-Worker Opportunity in the United Kingdom

"At a corporate level, there is a growing awareness and evolving change in organizational outlook that a multigenerational workforce is not only a driver of increased productivity and revenues, but also a pragmatic necessity for the future of the workplace."

  • By Rosa Kornfeld-Matte and Khaled Hassine
  • Sep 01, 2020

The Monster Lurking Behind the Coronavirus

"...the pandemic is exposing a reality that was present long before: the latent and chronic violations of older persons’ human rights, now escalated and aggravated by the crisis conditions."

  • By Fabrizio Hochschild
  • Sep 01, 2020

The UN at 75: An Opportunity to Build an Age-Friendly Future

"...we now have an unprecedented chance to unlock the wisdom and capacities of older people, as more people are able to contribute to their societies and economies later in life."

  • By Maria Shriver and Sarah Lenz Lock
  • Sep 01, 2020

Time to Act: Coming Together to Solve the Women’s Alzheimer’s Crisis

"For too long, women have borne a disproportionate share of the burden associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia—the latter being a more general term that covers a range of conditions that impair memory and other basic thinking skills people need to live independently. "

  • By Susan Reinhard
  • Sep 01, 2020

Year of the Nurse and Midwife: AARP and WHO

"Never has the health of the world depended so much on the power of nursing."

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