FEATURES
New IPS Fellowship in Honour of Former President SR Nathan
In appreciation of Mr SR Nathan’s dedication to public service in Singapore, IPS is seeking to endow the SR Nathan Professorial Fellow in Public Policy, the first of its kind for IPS. IPS Director pays tribute to a man whose extraordinary life journey took him from “office boy” to the sixth President of Singapore. [...]
In Memoriam: Dr Andrew Chew
Dr Andrew Chew was a founding Governor of the Institute of Policy Studies. He passed away on 29 February 2012, aged 82. The staff and management of IPS salute a great founder and mentor. [...]
Deliberative Polling in Public Opinion Research
Deliberative Polling is a new public opinion research methodology that combines the virtues of public opinion polls with those of the deliberative process of discussion among citizens and consultation with experts. The result is deemed a better gauge of informed public opinion than the usual opinion surveys. This article discusses Deliberative Polling and its relevance to Singapore. [...]
A Year in Bangkok
Newly returned from Bangkok, Research Associate Lee Yoong Yoong reflects on his one-year stint at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and recounts his first hand experience of the 2011 Thai General Election and the “Great Bangkok Flood”. [...]
VIEWS
Lessons from Taiwan in Social Inclusion
Tommy Koh: Time to see Older Workers in a New Light
Older workers still have plenty to contribute, and are assets in manpower-short Singapore. Employers should judge them on ability and performance, not age. [...]
