President's Message





The past 2 years have been both exciting and challenging for SIP, due to the pandemic situation, where physical meetings were restricted. Despite the restrictions, however, SIP Council 2020-2022 was able to initiate and execute many good projects that benefited both the SIP members as well as the planning community in general. Hence, I would like to sincerely appreciate and thank the outgoing SIP Council for their hard work and dedication for the planning community in Singapore.

The SIP AGM 2022 elected the new SIP Council 2022-2024, with more younger members elected and co-opted into the Council. This positive trend is expected to further promote participation among younger planners, while cultivating fresh perspectives and creating a new spirit in the SIP Council to better serve the planning community in Singapore.

The New Council will continue to advance the good programme & projects that have been initiated by the previous Council, such as the SICP certification process, the SIP Awards, Partnership with Planning Institutions in Asia, as well as the collaboration and involvement with local planning bodies and local universities.

The New Council will also look at possible new initiatives, such as facilitating “Knowledge Sharing” among planners in Singapore, promoting SIP Young Planners’ and Student’s programmes, tailoring programmes for SIP Senior members, as well as establishing SIP Knowledge Bank that will harness the wealth of knowledge and promote research work among SIP members.

With the pandemic ending, we come to new era where digital and data driven technology will take centre stage and where resiliency and sustainability will be rigorously pursued in our planning profession. We are looking forward to see the advancement in these areas within the planning community in Singapore through good collaborations between SIP, local planning bodies and the universities.

As the new Council is charting the direction and looking at the programmes for the next 2 years, we sincerely welcome your contributions, suggestions and ideas that we believe will enrich and add clarity to the direction and the programmes.

Finally, we are looking forward to have closer communication and interactions among SIP members and hopeful that it will lead to better collaboration within the planning community and lead to the advancement of the planning profession in Singapore. 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Djoko Prihanto, President (2022 –2024)