Highlights

How is digitalisation reshaping the everyday lives of older adults? This question drove the exhibition Digitalisation and Everyday Life Activities, held on 8 and 9 May 2026 at Chinatown Point’s JiaYou Centre.

How do we live alongside nature—not as distant observers, but as co-inhabitants sharing space, resources, and daily encounters?

As part of Ideas Festival 2026 supported by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), LKYCIC organised a seminar on 13 March looking at Singapore’s urban resilience from three interconnected lenses.

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Ms Irma Ylikangas, Lead, Microelectronics Services, Microelectronics and Quantum Technology,
and Mr Jukka Kiviniemi, Customer Account Lead, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Mr Adrian Harrington, Board Member of the ACT Government’s Suburban Land Agency, Australia.

Prissé, Benjamin., Deng, Ruotong., Ho, Jun Quan., Jayasekara, Dinithi., & Ouangraoua, Chris. (2026). The creativity of artificial intelligence. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 121, 102528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2026.102528

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Mr Umut Berker Sevilmiş, PhD Candidate (Political Science and Public Administration), Bursa Uludağ University.

The Activating Outdoor Recreation Space— People Connection Playbook draws on mixed-methods research from Singapore to guide the creation of vibrant, inclusive outdoor recreation areas that foster meaningful connections between people and their environment.

Choi, Yunkyung., Ho, Daren Di Xiang., & Chng, Samuel. (2026). Semantic Segmentation for Walkability Assessment in Southeast Asian. Sustainability, 18(3). doi: 10.3390/su18031355

Autonomous shuttle services are starting public service in Singapore soon, and researchers from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) had an early opportunity to preview the services in Punggol.