The Challenge of Public Communications
Review - Vernie Oliveiro
In an episode of the BBC television series The Thick of It, a Minister is tasked with announcing to a classroom of teenagers a new policy encouraging young people to develop mobile phone apps. The problem is twofold: first, the Minister does not know the policy, and second, the Minister is something of a Luddite who cannot tell the difference between “downloading” and “uploading”.
Evolving the Centre of Government: Three Key Insights
Opinion - Vernie Oliveiro
For centres of government to play a meaningful role in coordinating state responses to complex issues, they should be clear and purposeful about their impact on the public sector at large
Fostering Mutually Constructive Engagement in a Globalised Singapore
Opinion - Vernie Oliveiro
An increasingly complex and diverse decision-making ecology calls for more productive relations between the state and civil society.
Contact Tracing Tech Across the Data Life Cycle
Article - Vernie Oliveiro
To maintain public trust and uptake and effectively curtail the spread of COVID-19, digital contact tracing apps should have a robust data governance policy.
Editorial Issue 21
Editorial - Vernie Oliveiro, Aaron Maniam
With Singapore’s ambition to be a Smart Nation, what does it really mean to be “smart” these days? This issue explores the apparent tensions and trade-offs that both underpin and animate Singapore’s Smart Nation efforts.
