Bold strategies can be taken to better engage workers and employers across the board and it goes beyond funding.

Professor Eduardo Araral, is a distinguished academic and practitioner with over 30 years of experience in academia and government. His research primarily focuses on institutions for collective action. As a prominent figure in the field, Professor Araral has contributed to significant projects with various governments and international organisations, including the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. He has engaged in over 250 executive education programmes, sharing his insights with thousands of government officials, business leaders, and NGOs across more than 50 countries.

Singapore is a good illustration of the importance of inclusive institutions to national development, but there’s more to be done, says the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Terence Ho.

More discretion in public administration is welcome, but every effort must be made to uphold impartiality and accountability to maintain public trust.