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THE INDEPENDENT

Real lessons from Covid-19: Singaporeans must embrace diversity

IPP Senior Lecturer Prof. Donald LOW was quoted in an article on the lessons Singaporeans should learn from the COVID-19 outbreak, with one being they must embrace diversity and their government should be open-minded about dissenting perspectives, as that would facilitate flexible decision making in a rapidly evolving crisis.

中國人民大學國家發展與戰略研究院論壇

人大國發院：科技抗疫與數字戰疫彰顯中國治理創新力量

中國人民大學國家發展與戰略研究院在4月16日舉辦了主題為“科技抗疫與數字戰役：創新實踐與政策啟示”的線上論壇。香港科技大學公共政策學院院長 吳遜教授 受邀與7位專家圍繞科技抗疫與數字戰役的相關問題進行了多角度的深入研討。請點擊查閱詳情。

ABACUS NEWS

A flood of low-quality patents might result from Chinese subsidies, experts warn

In an article on low-quality patents, PPOL/ SOSC Associate Professor Naubahar SHARIF said the reason why Chinese patents are deemed less valuable than those in Japan or the US is that they receive fewer citations by non-Chinese researchers. 

SCMP OPINION

How Singapore can draw the right lessons from the coronavirus crisis

IPP Senior Lecturer Prof. Donald LOW shared his thoughts on how Singapore can learn lessons of diversity and humility from the COVID-a9 crisis, and take note of the stoic resilience and adaptability of the Hong Kong people. 

SCMP

Chinese government subsidies fuel surge in patents but experts warn it’s quantity over quality

Professor Naubahar SHARIF interviewed by South China Morning Post. Please click for full article.

THHE ONLINE CITIZEN SINGAPORE

Prof Donald Low on COVID-19 situation: Singaporeans should not be boastful or “haolian” when they are doing well

IPP Senior Lecturer Prof. Donald LOW’s comments were cited in an article about lockdown life amid the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that asking people to work from home and minimize socializing has a big cognitive and behavioral burden as it requires people to give up existing habits.  Separately, his Facebook post was quoted where he said Singaporeans should not be boastful when they were coping well with the COVID-19 situation in the early stage, and that the Singaporean government should have done more about the wretched living conditions of their foreign workers. 

INKSTONE EDITION

How social distancing might stick after the coronavirus

More coverage on IPP Senior Lecturer Prof. Donald LOW’s comments in an article on lock-down life amid the Covid-19 pandemic. 

SCMP OPINION

Three ways Asia can beat the coronavirus: take early action, be nimble, learn from others

Prof. Xun WU (Head of PPOL) co-wrote a column article with Professor Liang MA, discussing what lessons can be learnt from the successes and failures in containment efforts across different localities (specifically from East Asia countries) and analyzing the factors that may influence the effectiveness of government's polices and measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

SCMP OPINION

The coronavirus has shown us the global economic system is no longer fit for purpose

Professpr Donald LOW's thoughts on how we can exit the lockdowns in most of the developed world, and why we need to rethink our current model of globalisation.

THE KOREA HERALD OPINION

How big virus crisis will become is up to us

Professor Xun WU's and Professor Donald LOW's thoughts on how the pandemic crisis will alter the current political system and global economy. How governance system and societal factors may minimize the negative impacts of the pandemic.