In Singapore, there's been a lot of chatter about cybersecurity since SingHealth's leaked data.

Much of Smart Nation's initiative has been centred around data protection.

The notion of Smart Nation needs to be centred around creating a sustainable future for both humans and animals that live on Earth.

Pollution needs to be addressed quickly in the next few years to mitigate the effects of global warming.

Instead, people are told to put up with a "warmer" Earth - akin to hiding the problem under the carpet.

The problems of global warming have already been highlighted since the early 1960s and is getting worse in many parts of Asia due to increase in shipping activity as a direct result of the movement and production of goods.

Economic competition have led to forces which harm the environment. Transport infrastructure is "stuck" in the past.

The Smart Nation initiative has to encompass a paradigm shift in thinking and thought patterns.

Living in luxury while the rest of the creatures of the Earth suffers is no longer favoured.