This week, Singapore’s environment agency announced that it was considering a scheme to introduce a deposit return scheme for beverage containers, first suggested at a citizen’s workgroup in 2019. GovInsider speaks to these citizens to learn more.
This International Day of Democracy, GovInsider delves into an emerging form of citizen engagement that promises to overcome polarisation and build consensus on thorny issues – but are they all they’re cracked up to be?
From extensive government funding to highly engaging citizen science communities and advanced biomonitoring technologies, the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef cannot be credited to a single stakeholder.
An opinion-gathering exercise aimed at young people in Singapore has kickstarted a series of forums looking at a range of social issues. GovInsider spoke with one of the organisers to learn more about how such an exchange of views is hoped to contribute to social development.
Government agencies can improve interactions and lift service levels by using centralised communication platforms, says Ng Seng Ping, Regional Vice President of ASEAN Public Sector at Salesforce.
Public sector experts shared how governments can shift to the cloud to improve citizen services while ensuring data security at AI x GOV 2022.
Ng Seng Ping, Regional Vice President, ASEAN Public Sector, Salesforce, shares how government agencies can take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the cloud.
Eldrid Jordaan, Chief Executive Officer of GovChat, shares how chatbot technology can help governments provide quicker citizen services, and hold governments accountable.
Foo Cexiang, Director (Futures and Transformation) at the Ministry of Transport, talks electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, drones and sustainability.
Ng Seng Ping, Regional Vice President, ASEAN Public Sector, Salesforce, shares how carbon accounting can keep government agencies on track to carbon neutrality.
