Singapore, 05 February 2024 (Monday) - Singapore Management University (SMU) is proud to announce that one of its faculty members from the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) has been honoured as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). David Lo is OUB Chair Professor of Computer Science, and the Director of the Information Systems & Technology Cluster at SMU’s SCIS.
Singapore and London, 31 January 2024 (Wednesday) – SMU Academy, the professional training arm of Singapore Management University, and SuperCharger Ventures, the world’s largest Edtech-only accelerator, today announced the launch of the 'Advanced Certificate in Innovative Educational Technologies' programme.
Singapore, 17 January 2024 (Wednesday) - As Asian cities urbanise at an unprecedented rate, urban policy-makers face the increasingly complex and pressing challenge of balancing urban growth with resilience and sustainability. With migration and the rapid flow of ideas online, old and new city-making practices have become uncomfortably entwined, resulting in contestation for space, resources, and municipal services.
These are the research findings of the 50th round of the DBS-SKBI Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) Survey at the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI), Singapore Management University (SMU).
Singapore, 3 January 2024 (Wednesday) – Straits Interactive, a pioneer in data protection and governance solutions, today announced a new course offering from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. As an Official Training Partner of the IAPP, Straits Interactive is now an authorised trainer of the IAPP’s AI Governance Professional certification (AIGP), bringing AI governance training courses to professionals in their surrounding community.
Climate change impacts life and livelihoods. Economic sectors that generate around US$44 trillion annually depend on a strong ecosystem, and biodiversity loss can create financial challenges for governments, industries, and people who depend on agriculture, fisheries, and tourism for survival. Nature-related risks will impact fiscal and financial stability, affecting governments, central banks, and finance ministries.
• The teaching case, written by the Singapore Management University, documents the story of SELENA+, and is available on Harvard Business Publishing and The Case Centre
• SELENA+ is the brainchild of clinicians and researchers at Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute and the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing.
Singapore, 14 November 2023 (Tuesday) – Using as many as five A.I. tools, 37 Singapore Management University (SMU) undergraduates created engaging video stories on Singtel’s impact on digital inclusion.
Over 400 people – namely alumni, faculty members and students – gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) of the Singapore Management University (SMU) on 20 Oct 2023.
Singapore, 8 November 2023 – Despite improvements in the state of public hygiene at hawker centres compared to 2020, Singaporeans hope that more can be done to improve the toilet sanitation at coffee shops. Customers think worse of these toilets than the employees do, with a quarter of those interviewed saying they would not answer the call of nature at these facilities.