Tuesday 4 September 2012

The ‘National’ Conversation becomes an online Controversy indeed


Photo credit: EDMW loves Singapore



On National Conversation (Singapore) in short is NCS (Unofficial)
It is a citizens-led initiative to engage citizens on their Facebook page

On Our SG Conversation, in short is OSC (Official)
It is a government-led initiative to engage citizens on their Facebook page.


Both Facebook pages serve the same objectives. It has became a hot controversy this morning online when people found out that the NCS page which has started sometime ago appears to be an unofficial page while the OSC page is an official one.

Now the burning questions:

Which page will we (netizens) all follow more actively? NCS or OSC?


Points to consider:-

1)       When a citizen has a feedback, who do he/ she goes to? NCS or OSC?
2)       Let’s presume a citizen gives his feedback to NCS, will his message gets delivered?
3)       When a minister delivers his message, it naturally goes to OSC. Will OSC deliver the message to NCS directly?
4)       Let’s presume OSC decides to deliver the minister’s message to NCS, will NCS deliver the message to citizens?
5)       In process of message delivery, will the message be lost? Messages twisted or buried six feet under the carpet?
6)       What will become even more confusing is; the mode of online engagement & communication. Which one is true and false? Will these really be in line with the government objectives?
7)       Important national information being circulated, which one do you think will be more accurate? NCS or OSC?
8)       Is there another hidden agenda that will appear from NCS at much later date?
9)       Will you end up experiencing another ‘wayang’ or (transferring) from NCS page to OSC page to ministers? Wouldn’t it be more logical to go to the official OSC one?
10)   Do observe further from the screen shots below.



  

Now the next screenshots below. Moderators of NCS page claims that they are civil servants? True or False? If that's true, they are 'certainly operating' in line with government objectives by creating online confusion! It doesn't make sense at all. Certainly singing different tune...


Above Image Source from [here] by Judas Ong as seen below




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