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On 6 August 2025, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy hosted the launch of How Singapore Beat the Odds, a book on Singapore’s governance released in conjunction with SG60. The event was graced by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Guest-of-Honour and attended by our benefactors, partners, and senior practitioners from across Singapore’s ministries, making it a truly inspiring and memorable occasion.
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On 6 August 2025, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy hosted the launch of How Singapore Beat the Odds, a book on Singapore’s governance released in conjunction with SG60. The event was graced by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Guest-of-Honour and attended by our benefactors, partners, and senior practitioners from across Singapore’s ministries, making it a truly inspiring and memorable occasion.
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![[LKYSPP Alumni] Discover the journeys of LKYSPPs alumni: Grace Ho](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/unsOvcLhhbI/mqdefault.jpg "[LKYSPP Alumni] Discover the journeys of LKYSPPs alumni: Grace Ho
Discover the journey of LKYSPPs Master in Public Administration (MPA) alumna, Grace Ho.
Here, she shares why she chose LKYSPP and the MPA programme, about how her time and learning here, and how it has eventually opened doors for her career at Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
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![[Policy Unpacked] Nuclear in Southeast Asia: Power, Politics and Public Trust](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vo5o6deCngU/mqdefault.jpg "[Policy Unpacked] Nuclear in Southeast Asia: Power, Politics and Public Trust
Whats more controversial than coal, harder to build than a dam, and suddenly, back on Southeast Asias policy agenda? Nuclear.
For years, it was too politically sensitive. Too scary and too expensive. But now, demand from industry, data centres and urbanisation is making it necessary for governments to look again. Renewables can definitely help, but they have limits. So nuclear, especially Small Modular Reactors, is being reconsidered.
In Singapore, the issue is also moving from hypothetical debate to formal assessment. From 2027, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts will assess Singapores nuclear infrastructure readiness. Though the government has emphasised that this is not a decision to adopt nuclear, but part of a rigorous three-phase assessment. So nuclear isnt just an engineering question. Its about trust, safety, public fear, and what happens when risk crosses borders.
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![[Foreseeable Podcast] Maritime heritage and the power of narrative](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x9-e7GOEYnk/mqdefault.jpg "[Foreseeable Podcast] Maritime heritage and the power of narrative
Dr Marina Kaneti is an Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Her area of research centres on global governance and questions of migration, climate and geopolitical developments.
She has explored the influence of China around the world, including the Belt and Road initiative. Recently, she produced a two-part documentary series titled “The Seas That Bind Us and Define Us”, exploring maritime heritage and its significance in Asia.
She joins us to talk about maritime heritage, exploring the shaping and impact of narratives, and implications for the present and beyond.
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![[Policy Unpacked] Rethinking the Social Contract](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xIItBkAqDbs/mqdefault.jpg "[Policy Unpacked] Rethinking the Social Contract
In the first episode of our newly launched podcast series, “Policy Unpacked”, we explore Singapore’s “small nation, big journey,” featuring Terence Ho, Adjunct Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and author of “How Singapore Beat the Odds.” The conversation explores why Singapore’s survival was uncertain at independence - small population, high unemployment, reliance on British bases - and how it built success through ideas and institutions rather than luck. Ho highlights the pivotal role of first-generation leaders like Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Keng Swee, long-term planning, strong inter-agency coordination, and empowering capable people - principals, commanders, and civil servants - through mechanisms like block budgeting.
A core theme is Singapore’s pragmatic synthesis: drawing from both left and right (compassion and self-reliance), combining market forces with judicious state intervention, and adapting global best practices to local context. Policy evolution, such as shifting from streaming to subject-based banding, illustrates continuous recalibration to reduce stigma while keeping standards. The civil service complements political leadership as “intellectual equals,” increasingly communicating policies publicly, while tripartism builds trust and buy-in, countering the misconception of a purely top-down technocracy.
Associate Prof Ho outlines enduring tensions Singapore must balance: growth and equity, global openness and local identity, development and heritage. Looking ahead, he sees new “odds” in a fractured global trading system and disruptive AI, arguing for an updated success formula that layers resilience (domestic capabilities, local core) atop openness and investment in human capital. He is cautiously optimistic, citing strong institutions, societal trust, adaptability shown in COVID-19, and purposeful youth. His overarching takeaway: values - service, integrity, and evolving meritocracy - anchor Singapore’s policy playbook and continue to guide its inclusive, pragmatic path.
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