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Artificial Intelligence & data protection in Singapore

Data has emerged as the most important driver for modern economic development. New industries have arisen from the use of data with personal information as the core asset, while many traditional…

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CSR behaviour of firms & its ripple effect

Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR in short, is an evolving business practice that incorporates sustainable development or ‘doing good’ into a company's business model. In…

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Introducing the SMU City Dialogues Series

On 24 and 25 October 2019, SMU held its inaugural edition of the new SMU City Dialogues series, titled "Inspiring Solutions: Growing Green, Can sustainable urban development nurture continued…

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SMU City Dialogues #1: Keynote Speech by Dr David Dodman

The SMU City Dialogues series was launched on 24 and 25 October 2019. This inaugural Dialogue in the series was titled Inspiring Solutions: Growing Green, Can sustainable urban development nurture…

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Electronic waste recycling and sustainability in Singapore

Assistant Professor of Humanities Aidan Wong from SMU’s School of Social Sciences has researched on the areas of development and sustainability, in particular on electronic waste, informal…

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Adopting sustainable urban development measures for continued economic growth

Associate Professor of Humanities Winston Chow from SMU’s School of Social Sciences has researched on the areas of urban vulnerability to climate change; sustainability in urban climatology;…

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Rural Transition in China

In the past two to three decades, amidst a backdrop of changing food demand, sustained transfer of rural labour into urban jobs, decline of the natural birth rate in the rural population, rural…

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Urban Logistics: Collaborative Urban Delivery Optimisation

Last-mile deliveries in urban areas often raise environmental and social issues in Singapore and urban cities worldwide. As the e-commerce market and urban logistics spending continues to grow…

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Poverty

Is (the lack of) money the reason for poverty? Or is it one of the underlying symptoms? How else can we think about poverty, other than it being an economic issue? In this video, Professor John A.…

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Ep 6: “Belt, Road Initiative: Will ASEAN remain in the driving seat?”

SMU hosted the sixth episode of Perspectives - “Belt, Road Initiative: Will ASEAN remain in the driving seat?” which featured an esteemed panel of thought leaders including SMU President…

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Does the Crowd Support Innovation?

Crowdfunding, a disruptive force in the traditional finance sector, is changing how entrepreneurs finance their creative endeavours and bring products to market. It has allowed thousands of…

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