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Bill Gate来新加坡被吓一跳，比尔盖茨眼中的新加坡太强了
網友講什麼 2025年5月26日
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盖茨基金会宣布将在新加坡设立其全球第12个办事处，也是继中国之后的第二个亚洲办事处，旨在借助新加坡的科研和慈善资源，推广改善本区域及其他地区人民健康与生活的解决方案。
该基金会由比尔·盖茨和梅琳达·弗伦奇·盖茨于2000年创立，是全球最大的慈善基金之一，截至2023年底已发放超过776亿美元的资助，支持全球健康、教育、性别平等和减贫等项目。
新加坡办事处的设立得到了新加坡经济发展局的支持，旨在加强与东南亚各国政府、慈善机构及合作伙伴的联系，加速推动全球卫生与可持续发展目标的实现。
盖茨基金会南亚和东南亚地区负责人梅农（Hari Menon）表示，新加坡在创新和慈善方面居领先地位，是一个理想的枢纽，可以帮助推广改善本区域及其他地区人民生活的解决方案。
此外，盖茨基金会还与陈江和基金会（Tanoto Foundation）签署了合作谅解备忘录，双方将共同应对本区域在医疗、营养和教育方面的重大挑战。
新加坡总理黄循财与比尔·盖茨会面，讨论了清洁能源和疫苗开发等课题，表示新加坡期待与盖茨基金会紧密合作，在亚洲和全球范围推进创新和改善生活。
国务资政李显龙和张志贤也与比尔·盖茨共进午餐，探讨了根除小儿麻痹症和麻疹，以及可持续发展和核能相关的新兴科技等课题。
盖茨基金会此次在新加坡设立办事处，标志着其在亚洲地区扩展影响力的重要一步，预计将对本区域的公共卫生、教育和可持续发展等领域产生积极影响。
盖茨基金会将在新加坡设立办事处
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陈惠珊 陈惠珊 2025年5月6日
新加坡——盖茨基金会主席比尔·盖茨于5月5日宣布，基金会将在新加坡设立办事处。
盖茨基金会主席比尔·盖茨与新加坡总理黄循财于5月5日合影。 盖茨基金会主席比尔·盖茨与新加坡总理黄循财于5月5日合影。
盖茨先生在淡马锡信托基金会亚洲慈善联盟主办的亚洲慈善峰会上表示：“盖茨基金会在此设立办事处，旨在获取科学信息，并与慈善界开展合作。”
盖茨基金会由盖茨先生和当时的妻子梅琳达·弗朗奇·盖茨于2000年创立，是一个致力于消除全球贫困、疾病和不平等现象的慈善组织。
“我想说，亚洲的创新是我对我们在健康领域取得的进步感到如此兴奋的原因之一。最初，当我们想到亚洲创新时，我们主要考虑的是低成本——这是一件好事，”盖茨先生在与尚达曼总统的对话中说道。
“我的意思是，世界上成本最低的疫苗是在印度、印度尼西亚——这个地区生产的。但创新越来越多地体现在尖端技术上。”
盖茨先生补充道：“盖茨基金会和突破能源公司都对新加坡正在发生的事情感到非常兴奋。”
突破能源公司是由盖茨先生创立的能源和环境工作伞状组织。它旨在加速可持续能源和其他技术的创新，以减少温室气体排放。
盖茨基金会将在新加坡经济发展局 (EDB) 的支持下设立新加坡办事处。
EDB 于 5 月 5 日在另一份声明中表示，设立新加坡办事处体现了盖茨基金会更广泛的承诺，即与各国及合作伙伴携手合作，帮助更多人过上健康、富有成效的生活，并加快实现联合国可持续发展目标的进程。
在对话中，尚达曼先生谈到了能力建设的重要性。
“我们需要增加资源——各国公共部门的资源、慈善资金和私人融资——但这不仅关乎数量，更关乎效率，”他说道。
“因此，如果你想知道如何才能最好地部署哪怕是 10 亿美元，我认为我们首先必须重新关注建设各国的国内能力，使其更加自给自足，”他补充道，并指出建设“国内税收能力”和更有效地执行预算的能力至关重要。
标题：hstharman05 ST 照片：Chong Jun Liang 从左至右：盖茨基金会主席兼信托人比尔·盖茨和尚达曼总裁于2025年5月5日在亚洲慈善峰会上握手。盖茨基金会主席比尔·盖茨（左）和尚达曼总裁于5月5日在亚洲慈善峰会上握手。
“这并非毫无希望。许多人没有意识到的是，在世界收入最低的地区，一些国家的税收收入大幅增加——至少占GDP（国内生产总值）的2至3个百分点，而且经济增长没有受到影响。这是可行的，”他补充道。
尚达曼先生表示：“各国必须重新重视发展能力。亚洲乃至整个发展中国家的能力发展潜力巨大。”
5月5日，新加坡总理黄循财在Facebook上发帖称，他与盖茨先生就未来挑战进行了广泛交流，涵盖清洁能源、疫苗研发等诸多领域。
他写道：“新加坡期待与盖茨基金会密切合作，推动创新，改善亚洲乃至全球人民的生活。”
新加坡国务资政李显龙5月5日表示，他与盖茨先生共进午餐，就从根除脊髓灰质炎和麻疹到开发核能新技术等诸多议题交换了意见。
他在领英上写道：“我们还讨论了盖茨基金会如何与新加坡的实体，例如淡马锡信托基金和大学，开展更多合作。”
“盖茨基金会计划在新加坡设立办事处，支持其与本地区各国政府、慈善机构和机构的合作，以支持其全球卫生和发展目标。”
“我们欢迎盖茨基金会及其他机构继续将其业务和利益带到新加坡，投资我们的生态系统，并深化我们与本地区的联系。”
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Gates Foundation to open office in Singapore
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SINGAPORE – The Gates Foundation will be setting up an office in Singapore, said its chairman Bill Gates on May 5.
Gates Foundation chairman Bill Gates and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on May 5.Speaking at the Philanthropy Asia Summit convened by Temasek Trust’s Philanthropy Asia Alliance, Mr Gates said: “The Gates Foundation is putting an office here – to access the science, to partner with the philanthropic community.”
Founded in 2000 by Mr Gates and his then wife Melinda French Gates, the foundation is a philanthropic organisation that aims to fight poverty, disease and inequity around the world.
“I would say that Asian innovation is a part of why I am so excited about the progress we can make in health. Initially, when we thought of Asian innovation, we mostly thought about low cost – which is a great thing,” Mr Gates said during a dialogue with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
“I mean, the lowest-cost vaccines in the world are made in India, Indonesia – this region. But more and more, the innovation is about cutting-edge work.”
Mr Gates added: “Both (Gates Foundation and Breakthrough Energy) are very excited about what’s going on in Singapore.”
Breakthrough Energy is an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts founded by Mr Gates. It aims to accelerate innovation in sustainable energy and in other technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The foundation’s presence here will be established with the support of the Economic Development Board (EDB).
EDB said in a separate statement on May 5 that the establishment of a Singapore presence reflects the Gates Foundation’s broader commitment to working alongside countries and partners to help more people live healthy and productive lives, and to accelerate progress towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
During the dialogue, Mr Tharman touched on the importance of capacity building.
“We need a step-up in resources – public sector resources within countries, philanthropic money and private finance – but it’s not just about volumes, but effectiveness,” he said.
“So if you think of how we can best deploy even a billion dollars, I think we first have to refocus on building up the domestic capacity within countries for them to be more self-sufficient,” he added, pointing to the importance of building up “domestic tax capacity” and the ability to execute budgets more effectively.
Gates Foundation chairman Bill Gates (left) and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Philanthropy Asia Summit on May 5.“It’s not a hopeless case at all. What many don’t realise is that in the lowest-income regions of the world, several countries have significantly increased their tax revenues – by at least 2 to 3 percentage points of GDP (gross domestic product), without loss to economic growth. It’s doable,” he added.
“Developing capacity within countries has to be a renewed priority,” Mr Tharman said. “There’s still huge potential for capacity development in Asia and in the developing world at large.”
In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he had a wide-ranging conversation on the challenges ahead, from clean energy to vaccine development, with Mr Gates.
“Singapore looks forward to working closely with the Gates Foundation to advance innovation and improve lives – here in Asia and around the world,” he wrote.
“We also discussed how the Gates Foundation could collaborate more with entities in Singapore, like Temasek Trust and the universities,” he wrote in a LinkedIn post.
“The Gates Foundation is planning to establish a presence here, to support its work in our region with governments, philanthropies and institutions, in support of its global health and development goals.
“We welcome the Gates Foundation and others to continue to bring their businesses and interests here to Singapore and invest in our ecosystem and deepen our ties with the region.”
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