Science Techology and Policy: The Future of Work

The Science, Technology and Policy (STP) Workshop brings together graduate students from Singapore, Europe and the United States to jointly explore the role and impact of science and technology in public policy, and to contextualise this understanding based on the realities in Singapore as it plans for the future.

In its third year, the STP workshop puts the spotlight on science, technology and policy issues related to Industry 4.0, namely: artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, robotics, and governing disruptive changes. Specifically, participants will be exposed to topics including the implication of industry 4.0 on the future of work, education and skills training, and on governance.

Objectives

The STP workshop aims to:

• Expose graduate students to issues at the intersection of technology and policy faced by Singapore’s government. These insights will help students in their research in technology policy and may open new research directions for faculty and students.
• Advance discussion about the policy implications of the smart nation initiative, in particular as they relate to data governance.
• Contribute to the larger effort of building a technology and policy focus in universities in Singapore, in conjunction with ETH Zurich, MIT, and TU Munich.

Key Themes

• Optimising an intelligent workforce: limitations and advantages of AI systems, review of various technologies in academia and industry with consideration of the evolving role of human intelligence in the workforce.
• Securing a connected workforce: data sharing implications, data sharing laws, risks and benefits from automated additive manufacturing pipelines
• Robotics and mobility at work: Smart Mobility, National Robotics Program, Autonomous Vehicles
• Governing disruptive changes: managing the ambitions and fears associated with advances in autonomous systems and artificial intelligence in Singapore’s context

Programme

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