Singapore Perspectives 2022 "City"

The Institute of Policy Studies will hold its annual flagship Singapore Perspectives (SP) conference, from 11, 13, 17 and 24 January 2022. 

The theme of this year’s conference is “City”. In this conference, we will engage intellectually with Mr S. Rajaratnam’s vision for Singapore to be a truly global city. We will explore how Singapore can further actualise this vision by extending beyond the physical city to embrace new digitally-enabled financial, economic and social spaces. 

In doing so, we hope to answer the question: how can Singapore continue to succeed as a global city and a city-state in the 21st century?  
 
Drawing from the perspectives of leading urban thinkers, practitioners and researchers, Singapore Perspectives 2022 will kick off with an online pre-conference dialogue on 11 January. This will be followed by seven online forums on 13 and 17 January, and a conference day on 24 January. Complying with COVID-19 safety measures and depending on regulatory approvals at the time, the final conference day sessions will include in-person participation as well as being broadcast to an online audience. 

The online sessions will feature Minister for Health Mr Ong Ye Kung as well as leading thinkers, policymakers and industry leaders. These include Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Chan Heng Chee, Mr George Yeo and Dr Liu Thai Ker. The final conference day on 24 January will close with a dialogue session with Minister for National Development Mr Desmond Lee. 

Please click here to view the programme. 

Pre-Conference Session – Cities, Civilisations and Geopolitics: In Conversation with George Yeo and Liu Thai Ker

• Report on Pre-Conference Session


Forum 1 – Keynote Speech: Cities, Countries and Resilience


• Report on Forum 1
• Speech by Minister for Health Mr Ong Ye Kung at the IPS Singapore Perspectives Conference 2022


Forum 2 – City as an Inclusive Space


• Report on Forum 2
• Presentation Slides of Mr Lim Eng Hwee


Forum 3 – City as a Cosmopolitan Space


• Report on Forum 3
• Presentation Slides of Ms Chang Hwee Nee


Forum 4 – City as Economic Space


• Report on Forum 4
• Presentation Slides of Mr Gabriel Lim


Forum 5 – City as Connected Space


• Report on Forum 5


Forum 6 – City as Green Space


• Report on Forum 6


Forum 7 – Cities in the Digital Space


• Report on Forum 7


Opening Remarks and Panel 1 – City: Who Owns?


• Report on Panel 1
• Speech by IPS Director Mr Janadas Devan at the IPS Singapore Perspectives Conference 2022


Panel 2 – City: Who Plans?


• Report on Panel 2


Panel 3 – City: Who Belongs?


• Report on Panel 3
• Presentation Slides of Ms Cindy Khoo
• Presentation Slides of Associate Professor Ho Kong Chong


Dialogue with Minister Desmond Lee and Closing Remarks


• Report on Closing Dialogue Session
• Speech by Minister for National Development and Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration Mr Desmond Lee at the IPS Singapore Perspectives Conference 2022


Downloads
• Full Report: Singapore Perspectives 2022 "City"
• Full Summaries: Singapore Perspectives 2022 "City"


Media Coverage
• Berita Harian. 2022. SG perlu terus cipta semula untuk kekal relevan: Ye Kung, Berita Setempat. 14 Jan.
• Berita Mediacorp. 2022. Dunia pasca COVID-19 peluang terbaik untuk 'cipta semula' S'pura, kata Ong Ye Kung. 13 Jan.
• Berita Mediacorp. 2022. Penting ikrar komitmen & pastikan dasar sokong perubahan iklim, tegas Desmond Lee. 24 Jan.
• Channel Newsasia. 2022. Biggest opportunity for reinvention lies in post-COVID world; crisis is 'reset button': Ong Ye Kung. 13 Jan.
• Channel Newsasia. 2022. Important to make climate change commitments, but must ensure policies can support them: Desmond Lee. 24 Jan.
• eNanyang. 2022. 应对不断反复冠病疫情 狮城卫长指令政府进步. 14 Jan.
• Mothership. 2022. 10 million population in S'pore 'not really a ridiculous number' to plan for: Liu Thai Ker. 12 Jan.
• Mothership. 2022. Ong Ye Kung: S'pore has become like a 'smartphone' & this is what we must keep offering the world. 13 Jan.
• Mothership. 2022. S'pore should be mentally prepared for US-China tension to last for up to 30 years: George Yeo. 13 Jan.
• Mothership. 2022. 2 party system unlikely to happen in S'pore, but 'ownself check ownself' is a virtue: Ong Ye Kung. 14 Jan
• Mothership. 2022. 'Not entirely accurate' that singles are prevented from buying prime location flats: Desmond Lee. 25 Jan
• Rice Media. 2022. IPS 2022: The Soul of a Nation Is Not All That Mysterious. 19 Jan
• Rice Media. 2022. With LGBTQ+ Issues, Can Singapore Churches Ever Be Civil and Kind?. 9 Feb
• Rice Media. 2022. What Good Is This City We Built, if Not for Everyone to Live?. 10 Feb
• Tamil Murasu. 2022. கொள்கைகளை நிர்வகிக்க இன வகைப்பாட்டு முறை சிறந்தது. 25 Jan
• The Independent Singapore. 2022. George Yeo: With US-China tensions predicted to be long-term, Singapore must become capital city of Asean. 13 Jan
• The Independent Singapore. 2022. Netizens dismayed that ex-chief planner thinks 10m population ‘not really a ridiculous number’. 13 Jan
• The Independent Singapore. 2022. Younger Singaporeans want a two-party system, whatever Ong Ye Kung may say. 16 Jan
• The Independent Singapore. 2022. Can the PAP catch its own tigers?. 21 Jan
• The Independent Singapore. 2022. Leon Perera: We should never trust blindly in any government or institution. 25 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. 10m population not really a ridiculous number for S'pore to plan for: Liu Thai Ker. 11 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. S'pore should prepare for up to 30 years of US-China rivalry: George Yeo. 11 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Good governance key to helping S'pore reinvent and stay relevant in post-Covid-19 world: Ong Ye Kung. 13 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Two-party system like those in UK, US unlikely in Singapore, says Ong Ye Kung. 13 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Move beyond 'us vs them' differences and embrace heritage in building national identity: IPS panel. 13 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. New policies should be tested on the most vulnerable to be more inclusive: NUS don. 13 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Call for more inclusiveness by testing new policies on the most vulnerable. 14 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Goal to grow local agriculture sector may not succeed, says IPS conference panellist. 17 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. S'pore's Covid-19 story: In the same storm, in different boats, but going the right way?. 22 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Singapore's CMIO race model an administrative tool to manage policies: IPS panel. 24 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Leasehold concept in S'pore allows for land to be recycled for future generations, say IPS panellists. 24 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Public housing should be protected as heritage for future generations: DP Architects CEO. 24 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Trust, stewardship and collective action necessary to build future Singapore, says Desmond Lee. 24 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Mixing rental and sold flats allows for integration amid increasing economic inequality: Desmond Lee. 24 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. S'pore has to plan for more flexibility in the city: Desmond Lee. 25 Jan
• The Straits Times. 2022. Hard decisions in city planning, says minister. 25 Jan
• TODAY. 2022. 'Ownself check ownself' is a virtue, S'pore in trouble if Govt can't ensure public accountability: Ong Ye Kung. 25 Jan
• Yahoo! News. 2022. Ong Ye Kung: 'Ownself check ownself' is a virtue, shows government functions well. 14 Jan
• Zaobao. 2022. 王乙康：冠病疫情像重置按钮 迫使我国重新思考处事方式. 13 Jan.
• Zaobao. 2022. 李智陞：城市规划无完美解决方案 国人彼此信任是关键. 24 Jan.