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How best to bridge divides and strengthen a common national identity?
The issue of tribalism and identity was discussed at a conference this week. Insight looks at why the subject has come under the spotlight and why it matters.
The Big Read: Screen time all the time — the unspoken effects of COVID-19 on digital addiction
SINGAPORE: When social media sites Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp were temporarily down on Monday (Oct 4) night, it was the first time …
Messaging app chat groups a catchment for Covid-19 misinformation on ivermectin, vaccines
Checks by The Sunday Times found at least 17 Telegram groups and channels spreading Covid-19 misinformation.
Anatomy of a lie: Unpacking deceit in the startup world
It is late 2016 when Tony*, a venture capitalist (VC), gets a meeting request from a fintech investor he’s never heard of.
The war against Covid is over – if we want it to be
As we learn to live in peace with the virus, vulnerable people must be protected, rapid antigen testing can be used to help protect children, and global health equity is vital
Digitalising our SMEs – benefits, costs and considerations
In this article, Dr Samuel Chng and Prof Lim Sun Sun share key takeaways from their ongoing research into SMEs across diverse sectors and how these SMEs are adapting to digitalisation. This research is part of the project on Digital Workplace 4.0, which seeks to understand digital disruption in workplaces.
Singapore Malay writers imagine fantasy and future worlds
In a futuristic underground cemetery, machines dispense electronic prayers for the departed. A man’s shadow splits into two… These are the worlds of Singa-Pura-Pura, a groundbreaking anthology that collects speculative fiction by home-grown Malay writers.
Mind the gap – income divide in children's use of digital devices
Study shows young children from lower-income families are spending more unsupervised time than higher-income ones on such devices, to their detriment. Their parents need help to bridge this digital gap.
Prominent women share experiences to spur girls to pursue their dreams
After her father died when she was five, her mother worked hard as a nurse to raise her and her siblings. So the little girl wanted to make …
Technology: To trust or not to trust?
From the Singapore Computer Society Magazine – 2021 Issue 2. Prof Lim Sun Sun shares her views with The IT Society: is there going to be an ever widening rift between us and tech?
