The Possibility of an Inclusive Smart City: Designing for Foreign Domestic Workers
BY JOSHUA TAN “Technology is the answer, but what was the question?” asked architect Cedric Price during a lecture in
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Op-Ed
Rethinking What We Owe Each Other
Jane Loo and Yasmine Wong examine our moral obligations to one another during COVID-19. They discuss the importance of social responsibility and how it maps onto the provisions and shortcomings of existing tracking technologies used to curb the spread of the virus. From the angle of beneficence—acting for the benefit of others and the common good—they explore possibilities for our control strategies and the community going forward.
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In TraceTogether We Trust: Singapore’s Challenge with Data Governance and Ethics
Sarah Anderson and Lionel Oh highlight existing gaps in Singapore’s current legislative and bureaucratic structures for managing data and digital technology. They argue that these concerns extend past any single product or incident; because of the importance of building public trust in the government’s use of digital technology, transparency, privacy, and other ethical considerations should be a fixture of technology policy. The authors also provide recommendations on how these data ethics concerns might be addressed through augmented workstreams which introduce procedures and safeguards for government technology.
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The Bifurcation of International Cyber Norms: Navigating the Space In-Between
In this article, Lionel Oh discusses the concerning trend of bifurcation in the development of international norms governing the cyber domain, driven by tensions between major powers and competing visions of cyberspace. He outlines the diplomatic challenges that Singapore faces in light of such divergence, and explores how Singapore might continue to further her foreign policy interests amidst this splintering global landscape.
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A Growing Government-Ground Divide
Kwan Jin Yao analyzes the perceived deficiencies in the government’s engagement with youth. In this piece, he provides an overview of the trends that have facilitated youth civic and political engagement in Singapore, and the ideological bases that underlie this government-ground divide. He ends off on a hopeful note — with concrete ways that this divide can be bridged.
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Housing Politics: Examining the Built Legacies of Toa Payoh
Joshua Tan demonstrates how Toa Payoh’s architecture set the precedent for Singapore’s famous HDB public housing project. He offers a compelling analysis of how facades, public space, and private space were shaped with important social consequences, bringing to light the importance of the politics of housing.
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Let Us Have Data for Breakfast Together
This article is republished from Academia.sg. The original article can be found here. BY SHANNON ANG How likely is it
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