Books
Case Studies: Designing Change
Edited by June GweeStories are powerful in presenting important insights about issues, events and people. Using storytelling as a narrative form in case studies is a compelling way to communicate real-life experiences and learn from them. Such case studies can highlight the challenges of public governance, policy development and implementation, and the dilemmas in decision-making. This collection of multi-layered narratives on change and innovation is useful to policymakers, public officers, students, researchers, and anyone who is interested in using case studies for education, training and capability development.
Navigating a Complex World: A Simple Guide for Public Officers
Edited by Peter Ho and Sheila PakirThis book is intended as a primer for public officers on complexity and its applications to public policy. It recounts the steps the Singapore Government has taken to use complexity to better inform policymaking, from making long-term strategic planning more robust, to planning public transport infrastructure more holistically, to enabling senior citizens to age in place through improved community healthcare. It also examines what can be done in the years ahead to infuse an understanding of complexity across the public service.
Evidence-based Policymaking in Singapore: A Policymaker’s Toolkit
Multiple authorsThis book covers a collection of tools commonly used in evidence-based policymaking and how they can strengthen policy design and decision- making. These range from broad, cross-cutting policy measures to seemingly operational interventions which contribute to larger policy objectives. Examples from Singapore and other countries are used to illustrate key learning points.
Case Studies: Building Communities in Singapore
Edited by June GweeThis book contains four case studies on how public agencies design solutions to improve the quality of life for individuals and society by listening, observing and being empathetic to the needs of people. They describe how public officers have been able to think differently, find new paths and build resilient communities.