Effects of Globalization on Government Media and Communication in Singapore Assignment 2022

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Effects of globalization on government media and communication in Singapore
Globalization means developments in interactions between cultures, societies,
individuals, and institutions at a rapid speed1. It involves space and time. On the economic field,
globalization represents the distribution of goods and services all over the world by the removal
of all international barriers of the trade like export fees among others2. On other hand,
communication is one of the most crucial factors of globalization. To sell items and services to
another country, one needs to communicate with the customers and clients3. Media helps know
what is going on in the country you are about to do trade with or even cultural interactions with4.
1 Bakhshi, Hasan, and Terry Flew. Nesta and the evolving creative industries policy agenda in
the UK and Australia. 103.
2 Comunian, Roberta, and Can-Seng Ooi. "Global aspirations and local talent: the development
of creative higher education in Singapore." 79.
3 Flew, Terry, and Stuart Cunningham. "Creative industries after the first decade of debate." 86.
4 Comunian, Roberta, Denderah Rickmers, and Andrea Nanetti. "Social enterprises, social
innovation and the creative economy."

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Mass media refers to forms of passing information to large groups of people such as a nation or
an organization. The quality of the information doesn't matter, whether it is a sports
advertisement or a United Nation’s resolutions, both are equally important to the people
receiving concerned with them5. Mass media represents all media that pass information both in
digital or in printed forms.
There are a lot of impacts of communication in Singapore. In Singapore,
communication media are controlled and monitored to prevent them from negative effects of
globalization such as erosion of cultures. Singapore Press Holding and MediaCorp are the two
largest players in the communication media6. They are both owned by the state. The MediaCorp
broadcasts the media where else SPH passes information through print media. The internet
media, however, is hard to control. Globalization has made the media uncontrollable even to the
countries that want to control their information7. Social media also presents a platform for people
all over the world to discuss issues such as inequalities. The two media of information in
Singapore follow the guidelines by the regulatory agency called IMDA to control
communication and information in Singapore. People have turned to social media as it ensures
all the voices are heard including the minorities.
Differences between creative industry policy in Singapore and Australia
5 COMMONWEALTH, OF AUSTRALIA. "Creative nation: Commonwealth cultural policy (1994).
6 Fleischmann, Katja, Ryan Daniel, and Riccardo Welters. "Developing a regional economy
through creative industries 138.
7 Goto, Kazuko. "Why Do Governments Financially Support the Creative Industries? 31.

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Creative industries are industries that are formed as a result of individual creativity,
talent, and skills to create jobs and earn income to the stakeholders involved in them. Singapore
is one of the leading countries in Asia in using creative industries to raise their economy. The
industries have been started8. These industries are meant to use technology and art for business
and making profits. Singapore has recently formed policies concerning broadcasting,
entertainment media, and tourism. These policies put the economy of Singapore in a good place
in terms of the global economy. Some certain areas in the creative industries in Singapore such
as plays, theatres, films, and preservation of heritages received more attention. Heritage areas
have been set up for tourists to visit and observe these cultures while paying entrance fees. Only
those sectors that make a profit gets more attention even if they are less important. Some people
in Singapore are pushing for the policies of privatization of government public sectors of tourism
and entertainment. Changes should be made in the national planning sector to make sure that all
cultural and art sectors get enough attention.
Creative industries in Australia have grown from 3.8% in the 1970s to 5.5% according to
recent researches9. In Australia, technology is the most successful sector in creative industries.
Software and web designs are some of the creative technologies. Others include games
development and social media marketing. The policies that the Australian government should be
focused on are those that will help combine training and education with the creativity of people.
The government should focus on training these creative inventors on how to apply their skills
8 Murphy, Justin. "Mass media and the attribution of blame for globalization. 459.
9 Wu, Di. "Rethinking creative industries research: Synthesizing the Creative Class thesis,
clustering, and global production network approaches."