The public administration and defence sector comprises of organisations that are involved in governmental activities such as the implementation of laws and policies as well as the up keeping of public safety and order.
Examples pertinent to Singapore:
Azfer A. Khan is a Staff Officer at the Cyber Coordination Office of the Singapore Police Force. In this article, conducted when Azfer was an Investigation Officer, Azfer shares about the nature of his work, and his opinions on how his industry will continue to develop. He also describes his experiences studying Law at the University of Cambridge and Harvard Law School, and his current role teaching at Singapore Management University as Adjunct Faculty…
Brandon Lee is the Group Director of the Transformation Support Group (TSG) at Workforce Singapore (WSG). Brandon supports WSG’s transformation efforts, which aim to keep it relevant and agile through innovation and improvement of public services and policies. In this article, Brandon shares more about his working experiences at WSG and offers valuable advice for youths today…
On 23 December 2020, Advisory organised a ProNet Engagement Evening with Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment; and Member of Parliament for Yuhua SMC. The theme was “Building Back Better A Sustainable Singapore Post-Covid-19”, where Minister Grace Fu shared her insights about Singapore’s role in advancing climate change cooperation in the world, opportunities in the domestic sustainability sector, and also her biggest takeaways about crisis leadership in 2020 …
The Discover+ Panel on Law Enforcement, held on 4 August 2020, was graced by Azfer A. Khan (Moderator), Investigator Officer at the Singapore Police Force Tanglin Division; Dominika Janus, Research Agent at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation; and Dr Portia Gloria Loh, Acting Director of Forensics Centre of Expertise, Home Team Science and Technology Agency. Attendees included students at various levels of education with a desire to know the different career paths in law enforcement and how to best position themselves for such roles…
The Discover+ Panel on Mobility, held on 19 May 2020, was graced by Kenny Tan (Moderator), Head of Operations Excellence at Gojek; Andrey Berdichevskiy, Director at Deloitte Future of Mobility Solution Centre; Bai Zhiyong, Assistant Vice President, Strategy (Mobility) at Singapore Economic Development Board; and David Liang, Manager, Evolving Mobility at Land Transport Authority…
As Head of Rule of Law and Emerging Markets at LexisNexis, Hannah works with governments to leverage technology to support the rule of law and build meaningful partnerships with key stakeholders and international organizations. Hannah is passionate about the impact that technology might have on the legal industry and society, as well as the future of the legal profession…
The Discover+ Panel on Government Relations & Public Affairs, held on 2 June 2020, was graced by Ravi Alfreds (Moderator), Vice-President (External Affairs) at the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore; Jonathan Law, Government Relations Manager at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Matin Mohdari, Government Affairs Manager (Singapore) at Grab; and Rachel Teo, Government Affairs & Public Policy Lead (Singapore) at Google…
The Discover+ Panel on International Organisations, held on 12 May 2020, was graced by Janine Civitate, Deputy Director at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Centre on Tech, Innovation and Sustainability; Mock Yuan Bing, Legal Consultant at the World Bank Group; and Tan Bao Jia, former Investment Officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). It was moderated by Alan Wu, Senior Regional Coordinator (Asia-Pacific) at the Open Government Partnership and Board Member at Oxfam Australia…
Genie Gan is the Head of Public Affairs & Government Relations (APAC), Kaspersky. Genie’s story is one of diverse professional experiences, which brought her to become an entrepreneur and also work in professional services (in accounting and law), showbiz, the public sector, non-profit, and now government relations and public affairs in the private sector…
Mr. Tham Jun Han (more commonly known as ‘Tham’ among his friends and colleagues) is a Senior Executive at the Learning Futures Group, Civil Service College. He works on innovation in adult learning programmes and experiences for public servants, including the design of serious games for adult learning and policymaking. In this article, Tham shares about his work, how his experiences in tertiary education led him to his career, and his community work in a ground-up initiative called Friendzone…
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