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We are moving
IPS will be moving to its new premises in the Bukit Timah Campus on 13 October, Monday. Our telephone numbers and email addresses will stay the same but we will have a new fax number.
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Pan-United Corporation Ltd donates $200,000 to the IPS
Pan-United Corporation Limited (PUC), the logistics and infrastructure multinational and a IPS Corporate Associate, has given IPS $200,000 as a gift. At the PUC 50th Anniversary Dinner where IPS Patron, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was the Guest-of-Honour, Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon, Chairman of PUC presented the cheque to IPS Director, Ambassador Ong Keng Yong. We extend a warm thank you to PUC.
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Deputy Director Arun Mahizhnan on sabbatical
Arun Mahizhnan, Deputy Director of IPS, has left Singapore for a six-month long sabbatical at the London School of Economics. He will be embarking on new research on E-Governance with a focus on its social and political impact. In addition, he will be working on two books he is co-editing with Tan Tarn How, IPS Senior Research Fellow. These books examine the impact of the Internet on Singapore's General Elections in 2006 and the challenges and limitations of free speech on the internet respectively. |
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Roundtable on Developments in Future Studies
How Future Studies can be used to tackle the impact of climate change and energy supply pressures will be the subject of an IPS roundtable discussion on 15 October 2008. Professor Sirkka Heinonen of the Finland Futures Research Centre will talk about her work in developing innovative ways for combating climate change and cultivating energy-efficient communities, and discuss the latest developments in the way Future Studies are conducted.
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Young Singaporeans Conference to zoom in on creativity
The Young Singaporeans Conference this year will be held on 20 and 21 November with the theme "Cultivating a Singapore Creative Class". It gathers young Singaporeans between 25 and 40 years of age who are leaders in their fields of endeavour to discuss key national issues.
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Electronics industry as fuel for growth
Constant technological innovation has made electronics a vital part of human progress and an integral part of modern life. In an upcoming roundtable discussion, Mr François Guibert, Corporate Vice President and CEO, Asia Pacific of ST Microelectronics will speak about how the electronic industry also spurs economic growth and benefits society as a whole.
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"Globalization is not a new phenomenon"
Mr Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal Online Magazine, gave the audience at the IPS Corporate Associates Appreciation Lunch a sneak preview of his latest book on the history of globalisation and shared several insights into a centuries-old phenomenon.
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"More freedom for politics on the Internet, please"
Calls were made for less regulation of the Internet at a forum organized by IPS and the National University of Singapore Law Faculty. The event was held to gather feedback from the public on the recently published consultation paper by the Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society (AIMS) .
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Family Research Network launched
A forum for researchers, policy makers and social workers to discuss issues on the family has been launched by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports with the help of IPS. Called the Family Research Network, it was announced together with a fund for independent research on the family in Singapore.
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"Inclusiveness key ingredient to sustained growth" -- Nobel Laureate
Professor Michael Spence, Chair of the Commission on Growth and Development and Nobel Prize winner, gave a lecture recently about the ingredients needed for countries to enjoy high and sustained economic growth. He was speaking at the IPS' regular Nobel Laureate Lecture series.
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IPS launches book on religious diversity
A new book with the latest research on "Religious Diversity in Singapore" has been released. The seminal publication has nearly 30 essays on issues raised by Singapore's multi-religious society such as religion in schools, in the media, in the social services, and among the youth. A forum was held to mark the launch.
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"Highly recommended" for economists and non-economists
IPS' book on the impact of China's and India's rise on the world has garnered a glowing review from the journal Pacific Affairs. The book was co-published with the World Bank last year.
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"Important for US to stay engaged with SE Asia"
IPS Chairman Professor Tommy Koh pens an open letter to the next President of the United States, in which he cites the reasons for why America should continue engaging with Southeast Asia, and also makes suggestions on how to do so.
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"Print newspapers will no longer be money-spinners"
IPS Senior Research Fellow Tan Tarn How warns that newspapers in Singapore may not be able to stave off the challenges posed to their businesses by changing media consumption patterns and old business models.
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Hard questions that need to be answered
IPS Deputy Director Arun Mahizhnan and Senior Research Fellow Tan Tarn How says the success of the Government's engagement with citizens online, or "e-engagement", will hinge on whether it does several things right.
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"Cultivate sense of rootedness from an early age"
Senior Research Fellow Gillian Koh discusses the ways in which the rootedness of citizens can be strengthened and urged for more to be done to make it easy for the Singapore diaspora to return.
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Does modern Singapore need a vision?
Singapore is at a crossroads after 43 years of nation-building, but does it need a national vision at this juncture? Senior Research Fellow Tan Tarn How thinks so in a commentary responding to the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech.
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"Mission Impossible" accomplished
IPS Chairman Professor Tommy Koh shares his experience as the United Nations' special envoy to Russia and the Baltic states in 1993. We learn about how the peace mission revolving around the tricky issue of the timetabling of Russian troop withdrawal from Baltic territory was accomplished.
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"Develop soft power to win over the world"
The rise of China and India on the world stage has created some anxiety, even fear, around the world. IPS Deputy Director Arun Mahizhnan and Senior Research Fellow Tan Tarn How suggest that soft power may be useful for the two emerging powers in winning the battle of minds as they win over international markets at the same time.
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McCain vs. Obama: Pluses and Minuses
The upcoming US presidential election will have a major impact on the United States and the world at large. IPS Chairman Professor Tommy Koh shares some of his thoughts and concerns about candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
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McCain vs. Obama: Pluses and Minuses
The upcoming US presidential election will have a major impact on the United States and the world at large. IPS Chairman Professor Tommy Koh shares some of his thoughts and concerns about candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
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Bloggers subvert through humour
In a recent conference paper, IPS Deputy Director Arun Mahizhnan and Senior Research Fellow Tan Tarn How find that the Internet allowed citizens to subvert the "OB markers" on political expression during the 2006 general election.
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IPS in the news
Media coverage of IPS events.
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Sound Bites
IPS staff members and researchers give their insights in the media on topics ranging from online political content to trade relations.
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