SMU Associate Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan said, commenting on the governmental pledge to increase help for the pioneer generation of Singaporeans, that: "This is the generation that has provided the foundation for Singapore's success through their hard work, sacrifices and forbearance, but for some, the success of Singapore may seem to have passed them by." On the change in standards for cyberspace, Associate Prof Tan said that 2014 might be the last chance for the Government to refine the regulatory framework as it will not do the Government any good to impose new measures too close to the next General Election, which is slated for 2016.