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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[Apply Now] Reading Group on Digital Technology
Digital technology has quickly become a key area of focus for societies globally. It has allowed people to create, innovate,
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Rethinking the Push Towards a Cash-Free Society
As part of the Smart Nation initiative, the government has been pushing for Singapore to go fully cashless within the next few years. Soh Kian Peng lays out the benefits and drawbacks of this move and explains why a complete switch away from cash might not be desirable.
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Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act: A Legal Primer
As we put more of our lives and data online, personal data and its management has become a much more controversial issue. What are Singapore’s laws on the issue, and how do we balance technological progress with personal privacy? Jarret Huang explains.
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Becoming Citizens of the Smart Nation
BY JOCELYN LANG What, or who, really is the Smart Nation? In the era of the #SmartNation Singapore, discussions of “smartness” abound in the news space, but corresponding discussions of nationhood are few and far in between. …
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Beyond Apple vs FBI: Implications for Singapore’s Smart Nation Project
BY BENJAMIN ANG The ongoing legal dispute between Apple Inc and the FBI, over accessing data on the iPhone of
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Smart Nation & Its Implications: The State in a Hyper-connected Singapore
BY TAN TECK BOON As Singapore transforms itself into a Smart Nation, challenges will emerge. Instead of being decentred, the
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