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IPS Past Events 2001
The activities of IPS in 2001 included the organisation of:
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International Conferences
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- Association for Promotion of International Cooperation and IPS "Fourth Japan-Singapore Symposium", 8 - 9 January 2001.
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research, IPS and Japan Institute of International Affairs Conference on "The Reform Process of United Nations Peace
- Operations: Debriefing and Lessons", 2 - 3 April 2001.
- Herbert Quandt Stiftung, IPS and Asia-Europe Foundation "Europe Asia Forum", 4 - 5 May 2001.
- OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials Meeting, 19-20 November 2001.
- OECD-Indonesian Senior Budget officials Meeting, 20 November 2001.
- OECD Workshop on Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Development, 22-23 November 2001.
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Local Conferences
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- IPS Conference on "Perspectives 2001", 17 January 2001
- CAFO - IPS Open Symposium on "Multisectoral Partnerships for Urban, Rural and Social Development in Asia", 27 September 2001.
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Public Lectures / Forums
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- IPS Forum on "Achieving a High Skills Society and Economy", 21 February 2001.
- IPS-MAS Public Lecture on "Asia and the IMF" by Dr Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 1 June 2001.
- IPS Public Lecture on "East Asian Financial Co-operation: Vision and Reality" by Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan, 28 June 2001.
- IPS Public Lecture on "Koizumi's Vision of a new Japan" by Mr Nobutaka Machimura, Acting Secretary-General Liberal Democratic Party, 17 August 2001.
- IPS Public Lecture on "Workable Policies for a New Philippines" by HE Mrs Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines, 24 August 2001.
- IPS Forum on "The War Against Terrorism: Implications for USA, Singapore and Southeast Asia", 10 October 2001.
- IPS-EAI Public Lecture on "China in the WTO: New Opportunities for Singapore and ASEAN" by Mr Long Yongtu, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 30 November 2001.
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Closed-Door Discussions
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- IPS Roundtable Discussion with Dr Beth Noveck, President, Bodies Electric LLC on "Demonstration of PnyxUnchat", 22 February 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with Mr Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Former Danish Foreign Minister on "European Integration and Enlargement", 26 February 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with Yayasan Mendaki on "Social Cohesion in Singapore", 26 July 2001.
- IPS Executive Briefing with Amb Jacky Foo, Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines, 26 July 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) on "Social Cohesion in Singapore", 3 August 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with Singapore India Development Association (Sinda) on "Social Cohesion in Singapore", 6 August 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with The Eurasian Association, Singapore on "Social Cohesion in Singapore", 20 August 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with Mr Jusuf Wanandi, Member, Board of Trustees and Senior Fellow of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on "The Megawati Administration: Challenges and Prospects", 24 August 2001.
- IPS Round Table Discussion on "The Formulation of an Urban Sustainable Index", 6 September 2001.
- IPS-SIIA Closed Door Discussion with Dr Michael Reiterer, ASEM Counsellor, European Commission on "EU's New Asia Strategy", 14 September 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion on "Regional Perception of the Singapore Response to the Attacks on WTC", 5 October 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with Academics on “Social Cohesion in Singapore”, 24 October 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion on General Elections 2001, 7 December 2001.
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Briefings
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- IPS Briefing for the members of The Danish Rektorkollegium, 22 October 2001.
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Corporate Associates Activities
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- IPS Corporate Associates Breakfast Meeting on "US-Singapore FTA: An Update" by Professor Tommy Koh, Director, The Institute of Policy Studies and Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 18 April 2001.
- IPS Corporate Associates Lunch Meeting on "Will the US be in recession this year?" by Ms Gail Fosler, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, The Conference Board, 11 May 2001.
- IPS Corporate Associates Breakfast Meeting on "The Business of Life Sciences" by Mr Philip Yeo, Chairman of NSTB and Co-Chairman of EDB, 20 June 2001.
- IPS Corporate Associates Breakfast Meeting on "Can Singapore Maintain its Infocomm Edge?" by Ms Yong Ying-I, CEO, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, 10 July 2001
- IPS Executive Briefing with Amb Jacky Foo, Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines, 26 July 2001.
- IPS Corporate Associates Breakfast Meeting on "Genomics and the New Biology: For Public Health and Public Wealth" by Dr Edison Liu, Executive Director, Genome Institute of Singapore, 15 August 2001.
- IPS Closed Door Discussion with Mr Jusuf Wanandi, Member, Board of Trustees and Senior Fellow of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on "The Megawati Administration: Challenges and Prospects", 24 August 2001.
- IPS Corporate Associates Breakfast Meeting on "Challenges for Singapore’s Financial Centre" by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, 26 September 2001.
- IPS Corporate Associates Breakfast Meeting on "The Manpower Revolution: Mobilising Human Capital for the New Singapore" by Dr Tan Chin Nam, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Manpower, 25 October 2001.
- IPS Corporate Associates Breakfast Meeting on "Singtel’s Acquisition of Optus – How it became a ‘Yes’" by BG (NS) Lee Hsien Yang, President & CEO of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, 6 November 2001.
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Working Breakfasts/Lunches/Dinners
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- IPS Breakfast Meeting with Hon Jim Sutton, Minister for Trade Negotiations, New Zealand on "Global Trade Arrangements Post-Doha with Particular Reference to Bilateral FTAs", 27 November 2001.
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IPS's publications in 2001
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Books
- Yap Mui Teng, ed., Perspectives 2001.
- Nassrine Azimi and Chang Li Lin, ed., The Reform Process of United Nations Peace Operations: Debriefing And Lessons.
IPS Working Papers
- Ramkishen S. Rajan and Rahul Sen, "Hong Kong, Singapore And The East Asian Crisis: A First Look At The Importance Of Trade Spillovers", Working Papers, No.11, December 2001.
- Anisha Sabhlok, "The Evolution of Singapore Business: A Case Study Approach (Case Studies)", Working Papers, No.10 (Volume 2), October 2001.
- Anisha Sabhlok, "The Evolution of Singapore Business: A Case Study Approach", Working Papers, No.10 (Volume 1), October 2001.
- Tan Tay Keong, Social Capital and State-Civil Society Relations in Singapore, Working Papers, No. 9, September 2001.
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