In the Spotlight
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By Carol Soon
IPS Senior Research Fellow Dr Carol Soon observes that some campaigns resonate with segments of Singapore society and gain traction in local and foreign media, while others fade into oblivion. The secret sauce could lie in the framing of a message that speaks to different audiences.
By Shawn Goh
IPS Research Assistant Shawn Goh asserts that fake news deserves close scrutiny by public policy-makers, who want to address a community’s concerns before it becomes estranged. For one, it is telling of how people make sense of their reality. “It can reveal people’s fears, the problems they face, and their attitudes towards others.”
(The Straits Times)
By Christopher Gee
Roles such as full-time caregivers of children and elderly people are important to individuals and society as a whole, but remain undervalued in our market economy. This can be changed with formal recognition and accounting for the time put in by such individuals. IPS Senior Research Fellow Christopher Gee explores the principles behind such a system.
Features
Doing Business in China: Lunch Dialogue with Mr Lim Ming Yan of CapitaLand
China’s rise to become the second largest economy in the world has been phenomenal, both in scale as well as speed. What are the challenges and risks that Singapore companies should consider when expanding to China? Mr Lim Ming Yan, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand Limited, joined IPS Corporate Associates to share his insights on navigating the business landscape in China.
Roles of the 3Ps in the Development of Arts and Culture
Why are the arts heavily funded by government in many European and other countries, but draw overwhelming support from private foundations in the United States of America? What are the implications of this for cooperation between the people, public and private sectors? This was the subject of a study commissioned by the then Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts to IPS. The full report has been released for the first time here.
Upcoming
2016/17 IPS-Nathan Lectures, Lecture III: The Paradox of Singapore and the Dialectic of Governance
Date: 3 May 2017, Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm
This lecture will examine the paradox of Singapore’s extreme vulnerability and exceptional performance, and show why maintaining the resulting tension is key to Singapore’s survival. It will also discuss the dialectic of governance in Singapore, where diverse perspectives and ideas are allowed to surface and considered robustly, so as to find balanced and pragmatic solutions to problems encountered.
IPS in the News
IPS Researchers commented on fake news and the future of Singapore’s civil service in the past month.
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