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Big Data For Climate Change Actions And The Paradox Of Citizen Informedness, Kustini Lim-Wavde, Robert J. Kauffman
Big Data For Climate Change Actions And The Paradox Of Citizen Informedness, Kustini Lim-Wavde, Robert J. Kauffman
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
Advanced sensor technology, social media, and other information technologies have provided us with “big data” on climate change. Due to the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Climate Observing System, climate observations and records, as well as discussions on climate-related concerns such as measurement of air temperature, are widely available now. The United Nations’ Global Pulse visualises public engagement on climate change globally, with data such as the volume of climate-related tweets. Big data, data analytics, and the sharing of scientific results in the popular press have created, as a result, an unprecedented level of citizen informedness—the degree to which citizens have …
Special Delivery: An Afternoon With Three Ladies Behind Mamre Oaks, Han Peng Ho, Trang Delos Luu, Geraldine Szeto, Magdelene Yip, Diana Low
Special Delivery: An Afternoon With Three Ladies Behind Mamre Oaks, Han Peng Ho, Trang Delos Luu, Geraldine Szeto, Magdelene Yip, Diana Low
Social Space
Initiatives and groups vested in promoting the well-being of people with disabilities have been on the rise in Singapore—many focus on the school-going age group, with a smaller number catering to adults with disabilities. Besides raising awareness for a more inclusive society, such organisations often provide meaningful social engagement, skills training, employment opportunities and/or caregiver support for their membership and the larger community.
Community Engagement As A Form Of Participatory Governance, Ijlal Naqvi
Community Engagement As A Form Of Participatory Governance, Ijlal Naqvi
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
The Singapore government increasingly conducts a wide-rangingvariety of community engagement, which involve some degree ofpublic participation in government decision-making. These range fromOur Singapore Conversation, a wide-ranging discussion of whatSingaporeans want for their future, to the Colour Your Busescampaign in which citizens could vote on whether public buses shouldbe red or green. While these engagement processes typically informand consult, or occasionally involve deliberation and co-creation, theyrarely — if ever — empower citizens to make consequential decisionsin the manner of Archon Fung and Erik Olin Wright’s concept ofEmpowered Participatory Governance (2003).
Creating Inspired Employees, Singapore Management University
Creating Inspired Employees, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Providing a purpose beyond profits is key but companies should select candidates with the right ‘fit’
Generation "P": Philippines' Millennial Impact Entrepreneurs, Jinky Tuliao, Zen Bin, Vivienne Zerrudo
Generation "P": Philippines' Millennial Impact Entrepreneurs, Jinky Tuliao, Zen Bin, Vivienne Zerrudo
Social Space
"Millennials"—broadly defined as those born between 1980 and 2000— are a dynamic driving force behind any country’s economic progress, but particularly so in the Philippines. Making up about 50 per cent of the national population, Philippine millennials are mainly employed in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which in turn account for over 99 per cent of all local businesses.
Pay For Social And Impact Bonds In Singapore, Richard Edwards, Kevin Tan
Pay For Social And Impact Bonds In Singapore, Richard Edwards, Kevin Tan
Social Space
Measurably Improving the Lives of People Most in Need
The Might Of Millennials, Christopher Cheok
The Might Of Millennials, Christopher Cheok
Social Space
Throughout history, young people have been the energy and driving force of change in society. Today, that is all the more true. With the prevalence of social media, youth and young adults have the unique ability to infl uence others, and to a greater extent than parents or schools can. Since they are able to shape attitudes and values so greatly, it is important to empower youth with the necessary knowledge and tools to be a force for good, and to make positive contributions to society. Young people have shown their ability to create change and broad awareness of social …
Hot Topics And Happenings In Social Innovation, Florian Parzhuber
Hot Topics And Happenings In Social Innovation, Florian Parzhuber
Social Space
WALK THE TALK Do you take your ability to speak, sing or swallow for granted? For individuals with speech impediments, simple actions like taking a sip of tea or saying hello can be diffi cult, or even impossible. However, speech therapy can help strengthen the muscles responsible for making sounds and swallowing, and equips affected persons with strategies to improve verbal communication, and to make eating and drinking safer. To combat Cambodia’s lack of speech therapy and therapists, Australia-born Weh Yeoh founded OIC Cambodia, a charity dedicated to making speech therapy available to the local people. Himself a professionally trained …
Your Burning Changemaking Questions - Answered, Jiezhen Wu
Your Burning Changemaking Questions - Answered, Jiezhen Wu
Social Space
To be or not to be? That may (or may not) be your question. In ASK ME ANYTHING, readers write in with their social innovation queries, and the Social Space team finds a changemaker to answer them. In this issue, we pose these inquiries to JIEZHEN WU of THE HIDDEN GOOD.
A Quick Guide To Social Change Buzzwords, Jay Boolkin
A Quick Guide To Social Change Buzzwords, Jay Boolkin
Social Space
Social Impact, Intrapreneurship, Benefit Corporation, Shared Value— these are just a few of the many buzzwords that get thrown around in the social arena. But what do these terms mean and how do we apply them? JAY BOOLKIN of socialgoodstuff.com has come up with a handy guide that demystifies the myriad jargon and fanfare surrounding social change.
Increasing Energy Acces In Southeast Asia Through Social Enterprises, Haneol Jeong
Increasing Energy Acces In Southeast Asia Through Social Enterprises, Haneol Jeong
Social Space
The 21st century has seen cars go driverless and virtual reality become a reality—yet one fact remains: one in seven people still do not have access to electricity.1 In an age where more people have access to mobile phones than toilets,2 electricity has become as vital a necessity as clean water. To address this issue, social enterprises such as M-KOPA and Sunlabob have pioneered efforts to provide renewable energy for off-grid communities, and yielded innovative energy alternatives and financing solutions. Southeast Asia, however, remains a largely untapped market, with approximately 19 per cent of its population still without access to …
Governing For Happiness, Singapore Management University
Governing For Happiness, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
A fair and just society should be the aim for creating maximum societal happiness
Integrity In And Beyond Contemporary Higher Education: What Does It Mean To University Students?, Sarah Shi Hui Wong, Stephen Wee Hun Lim, Kathleen M. Quinlan
Integrity In And Beyond Contemporary Higher Education: What Does It Mean To University Students?, Sarah Shi Hui Wong, Stephen Wee Hun Lim, Kathleen M. Quinlan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Research has focused on academic integrity in terms of students’ conduct in relation to university rules and procedures, whereas fewer studies examine student integrity more broadly. Of particular interest is whether students in higher education today conceptualize integrity as comprising such broader attributes as personal and social responsibility. We collected and analyzed qualitative responses from 127 students at the National University of Singapore to understand how they define integrity in their lives as students, and how they envisage integrity would be demonstrated in their lives after university. Consistent with the current literature, our data showed that integrity was predominantly taken …
Nation Branding, Nirmalya Kumar, Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp
Nation Branding, Nirmalya Kumar, Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp
Asian Management Insights
Emerging nations need national champions, and national champions need strong support from the state.
Bob’S Red Mill: For The Employees By The Employees, Singapore Management University
Bob’S Red Mill: For The Employees By The Employees, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Putting people before profits is more important than accumulating ever-increasing amounts of possession
Education As The Weakest Institutional Link In Japan's Nuclear Regulation, Hiro Saito
Education As The Weakest Institutional Link In Japan's Nuclear Regulation, Hiro Saito
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Debates over the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster pointed to a set of institutional and organizational failures in Japan’s nuclear regulation as a primary cause of the disaster. While the Japanese government has implemented reforms to strengthen nuclear regulation, I argue that these reforms have largely left out the education system as a key institution that produces and distributes expertise necessary for nuclear regulation. First, the Japanese education system has traditionally produced only a small number of experts in the fields related to nuclear regulation, aligned top-ranked experts with the pro-nuclear government, and weakened the civil society’s capacity to mobilize counter-experts. …
Do We Owe Each Other Our Emotional Labor?, Aliya Hamid Rao
Do We Owe Each Other Our Emotional Labor?, Aliya Hamid Rao
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
In academia our intellectual pursuits are also inherently emotional. It is thus unsurprising that in a recent blog post (here) another graduate student makes a case for acknowledging that academic work is infused with emotional labor, and for creating a space for “crying in academia.” She urges us to move away from scripts of professionalism so that we can stop pretending that emotional labor is not intrinsic to almost all that we do as aspiring academics.
Caregiving In Singapore, Singapore Management University
Caregiving In Singapore, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Close familial relationships are crucial in caring for the elderly, disabled and disadvantaged but professionalising the caregiving industry is perhaps even more important
Are We Really Making A Difference?: Lessons From Nesta’S Innovation Lab, Philip Colligan
Are We Really Making A Difference?: Lessons From Nesta’S Innovation Lab, Philip Colligan
Social Space
Are public and social innovation labs achieving impact? Philip Colligan from Nesta’s Innovation Lab looks at how we can answer the most important question of whether labs are indeed making a difference to societies.
Nursing Homes: Insure To Ensure Quality Care, Singapore Management University
Nursing Homes: Insure To Ensure Quality Care, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Women are more likely to need nursing care, but few – men or women – can afford it in old age
Retirement Villages: Golden Years In A Golden Community, Singapore Management University
Retirement Villages: Golden Years In A Golden Community, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Putting the folks in a retirement home might actually be the best thing you can do for them, if you can afford it
People Powered Social Innovation: The Need For Citizen Engagement, Julie Simon, Anna Davies
People Powered Social Innovation: The Need For Citizen Engagement, Julie Simon, Anna Davies
Social Space
Citizen engagement is widely regarded as critical to the development and implementation of social innovation. What is citizen engagement? What does it mean in the context of social innovation? Julie Simon and Anna Davies discuss the importance as well as the implications of engaging the ground.
Unmet Needs In Portugal: Tradition And Emerging Trends, Helena Gata, Sara Almeida
Unmet Needs In Portugal: Tradition And Emerging Trends, Helena Gata, Sara Almeida
Social Space
An indepth study on the unmet needs in Portugal was conducted by Tecnologia, Educação, Saúde e Engenharia (TESE ) with Dinamia-CET from the Lisbon University Institute from 2008 to 2010. Helena Gata and Sara Almeida offer us the first English translation on its findings and update us on the programmes created in response to the needs and vulnerable groups identified.
Political Participation: Influences And Implications, Singapore Management University
Political Participation: Influences And Implications, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
From the understanding of topical issues to activism, education has been said to play a major role in promoting political participation. Past research has shown that the educated would display stronger tendencies to vote, join political parties and engage in civic activities. However, if education predicts political participation, why do some countries with lower education rates face higher chances of political unrest? For instance, the average schooling in East Asian countries exceeds the average for Latin American countries. Yet, Latin America experiences higher levels of political unrest.
Space And The City: Gender Identities In The Seventeenth-Century Norwich, Fiona Williamson
Space And The City: Gender Identities In The Seventeenth-Century Norwich, Fiona Williamson
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Influenced by interdisciplinary studies and the ‘spatial turn’ in social history, this article explores the relationship between space and the construction of gender identity amongst the poor to middling sorts of seventeenth-century Norwich. To this end I have considered gendered interaction in different ‘types' of space: domestic, private space, ‘borderline’ space – such as the alehouse or threshold – and, finally, the public space of streets and markets. Each section explores the relevance of recent spatial historiography in the Norwich context, and evaluates whether men and women inhabited different ‘worlds' in the city, not only in terms of their physical …
Human Trafficking: An Ancient Trade With A Modern Face, Singapore Management University
Human Trafficking: An Ancient Trade With A Modern Face, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
If we believe that advances in science, health and human rights have led to a more civilised society than before, think again.
Good Reputation: A Reputation For Doing Good, Singapore Management University
Good Reputation: A Reputation For Doing Good, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
When a global food powerhouse saw hungry students who had to attend school without food in their stomachs, it decided to step in and help in ways that it knew best.
Broadening Boards: How Directorships Should Adapt For Challenging Times, Singapore Management University
Broadening Boards: How Directorships Should Adapt For Challenging Times, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
"Will good governance lead to greater profitability and business sustainability?" This was the question that framed the lively panel discussion that involved talk on a broad range of issues, from gender diversity to boardroom theatrics.
The Arts As A Social Cause, Felicia Low
The Arts As A Social Cause, Felicia Low
Social Space
The arts may be quietly making waves, says Felicia Low, but much more can be done to support the movement and effect real change.
Towards A Cleaner Singapore: Sociological Study On Littering In Singapore, Paulin Tay Straughan, Narayanan Ganapathy, Daniel Goh, Everold Hosein
Towards A Cleaner Singapore: Sociological Study On Littering In Singapore, Paulin Tay Straughan, Narayanan Ganapathy, Daniel Goh, Everold Hosein
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Keeping Singapore clean has always been the priority of the National Environment Agency (NEA). We have made much progress over the years, but as Singapore's population grows amid changing demographics, littering remains a concern.