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Leaders should note what the young are saying on social media to foster culture of diversity: Chan Heng Chee
SINGAPORE — Leaders here should pay greater attention to what younger people are saying, including the views they share on social media …
Chinese privilege not as appropriate to use in S’pore’ says Chan Heng Chee, but minorities face ‘institutional racism’ (Mothership, 19.01.2021)
Professor Chan Heng Chee shares her thoughts on Chinese privilege and institutional racism in the Singapore context.
A Guide to Job Redesign in the Age of AI
Under the guidance of the Advisory Council of the Ethical Use of AI and Data, the IMDA/PDPC collaborated with the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC), SUTD to launch the Guide to Job Redesign in the Age of AI.
Biden must listen to Asia, avoid dividing region: Singapore’s former US ambassadors (The Straits Times, 23.11.2020)
On The Straits Times’ inaugural Geopolitical Reset 2021 webinar, LKYCIC chair Prof Chan Heng Chee together with veteran diplomat Tommy Koh, both of whom were former Singapore ambassadors to the US, discussed how the US under Mr Biden is likely to manage its relationships in Asia.
To curb xenophobia, foster dialogue between students of govt and international schools
The unique advantage of Singapore is that students do not have to travel to other countries to gain exposure to various cultures and nationalities. This can be done by harnessing existing educational infrastructure…
Coronavirus: Will our day-to-day ever be the same?
How will the way we live look different in the wake of the pandemic?
Singapore tops world Smart City Index again, lauded for handling of Covid-19
The Republic has topped the Smart City Index for the second year running, with the team behind the ranking saying the smart cities heading the list had handled the Covid-19 pandemic better.
Launch of Smart City Index 2020 by IMD and SUTD
The Institute for Management Development (IMD), in collaboration with Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), has released the 2020 Smart City Index, with key findings on how technology is playing a role in the COVID-19 era in a way that is likely to remain.
Share of accounting tasks done by machines to surge by 80%: study
MORE than half of the 11 finance roles picked for a study will be moderately to highly changed by technology in the next three to five …
Karung guni trade on brink of extinction as scrap industry bears brunt of Covid-19
Scrap dealers unable to export due to lockdowns in importing countries, global travel restrictions Demand for certain items such as clothes…
