• International Conference on "Humanitarian Action and Peace-Keeping Operations: Debriefing and Lessons", jointly organised by UNITAR (United Nations Institute of Training and Research), IPS and NIRA (National Institute for Research Advancement), Singapore, 24 to 26 February 1997.
• Third US-Singapore Consulative Group Meeting jointly organised by CSIS (Center for Strategic & International Studies) and IPS, Washington DC, United States of America, 30 April to 1 May 1997.
• First Japan-Singapore Action Agenda Committee Meeting, jointly organised by APIC Association for Promotion of International Cooperation) and IPS, 7 August 1997.

• IPS Conference on "Singapore : The Year in Review 1996", 15 January 1997.
• Conference on "The AFTA-CER Linkage: The Way Forward, jointly organised by Asia 2000 Foundation, Melbourne Business School, The Institute of Policy Studies and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 5 - 6 September 1997.
• IPS Second Young Singaporeans Conference: New Challenges New Energies, 10-11 October 1997.
• International Conference on "Financing Health Care and Old Age Security", jointly organised by World Bank and IPS, 8 November 1997.

• IPS Public Lecture on "Britain and Southeast Asia-A Lasting Relationship" by The Rt Hon Malcom Rifkind, QC MP, UK Secretary of State of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 12 February 1997.
• IPS Public Lecture on "India’s Fiscal Regime: Trends and Challenges", by Mr Nand Kishore Singh, Revenue Secretary, Government of India, 7 March 1997.
• IPS Public Lecture on "China’s Tax Policies", by Mr Xiang Huaicheng, Party Secretary and Vice Director-General, State Taxation Bureau,People’s Republic of China, 4 April 1997.
• IPS Public Lecture on "Australia and The Asia Pacific: Complementarity and Cooperation", by The Hon Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, 4 August 1997.

• Discussion on "How can France and Singapore co-operate to increase France’s role and presence in Asia", by Mr Bertrand Dufourcq, 22 March 1997, IPS Conference Room (Discussion aborted at the last minute as Mr Bertrand Dufourcq had to leave earlier than expected)
• Discussion on "The German-Singapore Relationship in the Context of Asia Europe Relations in the next Century", by Dr Peter Hartmann, 5 April 1997, IPS Conference Room (Discussion aborted at the last minute as Dr Peter Hartmann had to leave earlier than expected)
• Brainstorming Session on "IPS Conference on Civic Society in Singapore", 25 April 1997.
• Preparatory Meeting on "IPS Second Young Singaporeans’ Conference", 26 April 1997.
• Roundtable Discussion on "ASEAN-2020", 8 May 1997.
• Focus Group Discussion on "Community Building and Community Development Councils", 28 May 1997.
• IPS Sixth Chief Executive Officers Seminar on Singapore, 14-15 August 1997.
• IPS Seminar Series on "The Aged: Who Should Care? Role of Civil Society, Market and The State", by Prof Dr h c Ursula Lehr, Lady Sally Greengross OBE and Dr Robert Butler MD, 16 August 1997.
• IPS Seminar Series on "The Social and Economic Challenges of Population Ageing, and Issues for Family Care: An European Perspective", by Prof Alan Walker and Dr Robert Anderson, 19 August 1997.
• IPS-APCEL-SEC Discussion on "Urban Recycleable Waste: Further Courses of Action", 8 September 1997.
• IPS Discussion on "Working Mothers", 22 September 1997.
• IPS-Roundtable Discussion on "Southeast Asia and Latin America: New Developments and Challenges", by Brazilian Minister of External Relations, His Excellency Ambassador Luiz Felipe Lampreia, 29 October 1997.
• IPS Closed Door Discussion on "Men and Domestic Violence: Reducing Social and Economic Costs through an Integrated Approach", 3 November 1997.
• Closed Door Discussion on "Consultant & Consensus Vs Decisiveness & Quick Action", 9 December 1997.
• Closed Door Discussion on "Consultant & Consensus Vs Decisiveness & Quick Action", 16 December 1997.

• Prof Tommy Koh, Director, The Institute of Policy Studies, 28 February 1997.

• Launch of Asia-Europe Foundation, 15 February 1997, Organised by IPS.
• IPS Tenth Anniversary Dinner, 20 November 1997.

Books

• Ooi Giok Ling, ed., City and the State: Singapore’s Built Environment Revisited, 8 April 1997.
• Linda Low and Aw Tar Choon, Housing a Healthy, Educated and Wealthy Nation through the CPF, 9 June 1997.
• Tommy Koh, The Quest for World Order: Perspectives of a Pragmatic Idealist, 12 November 1997.