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IPS merger with LKYSPP set for 1 January
The Institute of Policy Studies will merge with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore on 1 January 2008.
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Message from Chairman Tommy Koh
In a special message to mark the event, IPS Chairman Professor Tommy Koh says he looks forward to a brighter future for IPS, and that as an autonomous research centre it will expand its research capacity and broaden the areas for critical policy analysis.
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Message from Dean Kishore Mahbubani
In his special message, LKYSPP Dean Kishore Mahbubani says that he sees more opportunities for IPS and LKYSPP to leverage on the strengths of each other, to work together on new areas of research, and to reach out to new audiences.
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New tax breaks for giving to IPS
With the merger, donations to IPS will enjoy a double tax deduction, allowing donors to claim an amount equivalent to twice the value of their gift from their assessable income. Among those who can claim for the double tax deduction are IPS Corporate Associates.
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New website and staff email addresses
With the merger, IPS will have a new website address, and staff will also have new email addresses. Our address and telephone numbers will remain the same for the time being.
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More on the Merger
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| Upcoming Events |
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Singapore Perspectives celebrate 20 years of IPS
IPS is organising a special installment of its flagship annual conference Singapore Perspectives based on imagining what Singapore will be like 25 years from now. Besides Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, other key speakers at the event on 1 February 2008 will be Ministers George Yeo, Lim Swee Say, Yaacob Ibrahim and Khaw Boon Wan and the scenario planning guru Peter Schwartz of the United States.
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Mental Capacity Bill comes under scrutiny
The proposed Mental Capacity Bill is a right step forward but it can be improved and reinforced. The suggestions offered at an IPS closed-door discussion include making clearer what is meant by mental incapacity and willful neglect.
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Making CEDAW work in Singapore
Issues on how Singapore is measuring up in implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) were highlighted at a recent IPS forum. Among questions raised were treatment of victims of trafficking, foreign spouses of Singapore men, and inclusion in the Constitution of a provision against gender discrimination.
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Civil Service Chief and others explain policy and issues
This year, IPS launched its Public Sector Roundtable for its Corporate Associates to discuss issues of the day with the nation's top civil servants. Four sessions have been held, kicked off by civil service chief Mr Peter Ho.
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Seminar on economic crime in Singapore and the world
Fraud remains one of the challenges for businesses worldwide, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Global Economic Crime Survey 2007. What are the causes of such economic crimes, and how do they affect industries across the globe? IPS organised a seminar on the nature and detection economic crimes, and how they can be prevented in Singapore.
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New take on Singapore's foreign policy
Singapore's reputation in foreign relations is that of a practitioner of realist diplomacy, yet in actual practice things are more complex. A new book by Professor Amitav Acharya delves into the subtleties of the nation's diplomacy.
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Regulation and Competition: How Singapore does it
Singapore has liberalised sectors of the economy such as telecommunications, electricity and finance. A new book by the Civil Service College, IPS and the Economic Society of Singapore looks at how Singapore regulates these industries and what it has done to spur competition.
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New milestone in better straits cooperation
IPS Chairman Professor Tommy Koh writes about a historic breakthrough in establishing a cooperative mechanism for all stakeholders on Straits of Malacca and Singapore. It was the result of a compromise that extends territorial waters for states while ensuring a new regime to give safer passage to ships.
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Use social immune system to fight ills of racist speech
Senior Research Fellow Tan Tarn How reflects on the how best society can cope with racist behaviour on the Internet, and suggests that instead of resorting only to prosecution a better way may be to build up society's "immune system".
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Sound Bites
Senior Research Fellows gave the media their insights on topics such as bloggers and their emerging role, civil society, immigration and race relations.
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IPS in the News
Press coverage articles on IPS events ASEAN-US Symposium and the 'Singapore's Foreign Policy' Book Launch.
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