Reimagining Productive Longevity
Article - Kok Ping Soon
By increasing seniors’ productive capacity, strengthening the ecoysystem functional capacity and changing the social narrative, we can turn ageing from a societal liability to a productive asset for the nation.
Knowledge Hub
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Features past issues of Ethos, event materials and CSC-authored case studies and toolkits
Behavioural Economics Symposium 2016- Data Science and Behavioural Economics
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Behavioural Economics Symposium that brought together Gary King, Sumit Agarwal, and Daniel Lim to discuss how data science complements behavioural economics in designing better policies.
Risk and Resilience in a Changing World
Article - David Skilling
A structured approach to managing risk and building resilience is a significant competitive advantage in a more volatile world.
The End of the World (Economy) as We Know It
Article - Wee Shu Lin, Lee Chor Pharn, Adeline Aw
“…After this crisis, the world is not going to be the same again. This is not just another cyclical downturn and recovery. The world’s economy is undergoing a structural shift.” — Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Parliament, 27 May 2009
Transformative Investments: Remaking American Cities for a New Century
Article - Julie Wagner, Bruce Katz
“Transformative investments” is a class of urban interventions that is making an impact on markets, people, city landscapes and urban possibilities.
Editorial Issue 19
Editorial - Alvin Pang
Singapore’s urban solutions are the outcome of efforts to address and overcome prevailing, complex constraints through unique approaches.
Opinion: Globalisation and the Challenges of Social Policy in Asia's Developed Open Economies
Opinion - Wong Chack-Kie
At a time when public welfare appears to be losing its growth engine for raising additional resources, traditional family-based welfare is being threatened by socio-demographic changes and shifts in values between generations.
Crisis-proof Governance
Roundtable - Solomon Molebatsi Sekwakwa, Sabir Said Al-Harbi, Sa Bali Abas
The Ethos Roundtable brings together thought leaders and practitioners to discuss key issues of interest to the public service. In this session, three eminent participants in Singapore’s second Leaders in Governance Programme reflect on the impact of the economic crisis on their home countries, and their strategies for recovery.
