AcademiaSG

The growing contradictions of Singapore’s HDB scheme

A notionally egalitarian public housing program has come to fuel class and intergenerational inequalities

When to stop learning from Singapore: data, surveillance and Australian business

More data means more risk., and a system focused on control is not—it turns out—one that is particularly nimble or responsive.

LGBTQuiet? Silence does not mean consent

That silence is chosen as a form of contestation in Singapore suggests there is a larger population desiring, ready for and calling for change.

Scholarly Journeys: Substation and Singapore’s Academia

The Substation as we know it may be history, but its significance should not be written as an obituary.

Post GE2020, there has never been a greater need for freedom of information

GE2020 results suggests a greater focus on the details of policy making rather than the broad strokes of policy proposals, making freedom of information increasingly relevant.

Does Singapore need mandatory contact tracing apps?

Technological solutions like TraceTogether will only effectively if people believe it’s there to help them.