This P-Talk episode dives into how a mobile app drastically improved public service delivery in Singapore. Dr. Sabrina Luk from Nanyang Technological University introduces Singapore's OneService App, a digital innovation with over 500,000 users and 1.7 million annual reports in 2023. The app enhances public service delivery and citizen participation. It saved 175 man-days monthly […]
Introduced by the late King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej in the height of Thailand’s economic crisis in 1997, the sufficiency economy is a philosophy based on the fundamental principles of Thai culture. It is a method of economic development based on moderation, prudence, and social immunity which uses knowledge and virtue as guidelines for living. […]
In the evolving digital landscape, governments in APO members are recognizing the potential of AI and blockchains for enhanced public services and citizen engagement. These technologies can strengthen egovernment programs, promote public administration transformation, and provide transparent and secure public services. Blockchains are an emerging, disruptive technology that have the potential to transform ICT services. […]
Social enterprises refer to businesses that prioritize purpose over profit in operational and strategic decisions. They exist to solve social and/or environmental problems and reinvest to achieve their goals. Despite varying definitions in different countries, social enterprises are commonly understood as economic entities standing at the intersection of business and social good, spearheading innovative solutions […]
This P-Talk introduces how the creative economy has increased its impact globally and how its role was enhanced by digital technologies. International Advisor Jairaj Mashru of the Global Creative Economy Council gives an overview of the creative economy, its economic size, how advanced digital ecosystems multiply the impact of the creative economy, new careers created […]
