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From Smart Nation to Wise Nation: Bridging the Last Digital Mile for Seniors
LKYCIC Research Fellow Dr Cai Yanjun wrote an opinion piece on how Singapore should not leave older seniors behind in our advancement towards becoming a Smart Nation. This includes providing the right learning support, garnering seniors’ feedback when designing new tech, not completely phasing out physical counters for public services, among others.
Human–AI Co-Evolution Is Not Automatic. Education Must Change First.
Professor Yow Wei Quin writes about how education systems must evolve in order for human-AI co-evolution to take place.
Changi’s new Terminal 5 will stress-test Singapore’s land transport
LKYCIC’s Assistant Prof Samuel Chng co-authors an opinion piece with Adjunct Associate Prof Lynette Cheah. They explore the question of whether Singapore’s land transport system will be able to cope with the increase in passengers brought on by the opening of Changi’s new Terminal 5 airport.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce launched an artificial intelligence workshop to assist businesses in their transformation
SCCCI will collaborate with four higher education institutions including Singapore University of Technology and Design, to jointly develop and pilot artificial intelligence solutions to address the fundamental challenges faced by SMEs, such as operational efficiency, cost management, and scalability.
In its 10th year, THE TOKYO TOILET project has altered the way we view restrooms forever
SUTD students, Akrapong Kiatkongchayin, Howard Budihartono, and William Tan won the best public toilet design along Singapore’s Park Connector Network under the Rethinking Public Toilet: Student Design Contest.
SOY Architecture's founders bet on patience, craft and intention
SOY Architecture was co-founded by three young Singaporeans, one of whom is SUTD alumnus Terence Chew.
Tianjin Visit: A chapter on technology that supports ageing
Professor Yow Wei Quin shares about a visit to a wellness community in Tianjin and how a pilot introduction of AI-based cognitive games could fill a gap by providing structured, trackable cognitive stimulation among the elderly without replacing human caregivers.
Yeo Kang Shua and Tan Kay Ngee engage in an in-depth dialogue on "Home" and "Temple"
Architectural historian and associate professor at SUTD, Yeo Kang Shua, and architect Tan Kay Ngee will engage in a dialogue exploring the relationship between home and temple, private and public, and history and modernity.
Can Singapore’s aviation ambitions soar without a future-ready workforce?
As aviation advances in AI, digitalisation and sustainability, its greatest risk is not technology—but whether a future-ready workforce can deliver. What’s encouraging is that educational institutions like SUTD are advancing multidisciplinary approaches to support the future of air mobility and connectivity.
As traditional work models evolve, more local youth embrace diverse career paths
Traditional full-time employment with a single employer is gradually giving way in Singapore to portfolio careers, as more young people take on freelance work and side hustles. Research by LKYCIC’s Mr Poon King Wang and Isabel Lam was referenced in the report.
