Abstract This paper describes a detailed survey of attitudes towards safety at the Sellafield site British Nuclear Fuels in Cumbria. Focus groups were held to elicit safety-relevant beliefs, and values, material was incorporated into 172-item questionnaire administered as part monthly team briefings, preceded by an explanatory video. Data collected this from 5296 participants. The questions covered nine domains safety, i.e. procedures, risks, job satisfaction, rules, participation, training,...

The wealthy and ‘smart’ city-state of Singapore was one the first to develop a mobile tracing app called TraceTogether during coronavirus outbreak. It then pivoted towards developing wearable tech device in order reach all 5.7 million residents, brushing off concerns about privacy surveillance. This article tracks development engages critical debates that have ensued around use app, namely twin implications protection conduct surveillance panoptic auto-regulatory society privileges...

This article surveys the status quo of AI readiness and governance in Asia identify Asian approaches doing regulation through policy document analysis. We note that some countries are moving from 'soft regulation' strategies guidelines to 'hard rule-setting laws on AI. argue their greatly influenced by existing internet frameworks suggest importance historical understandings Internet, telecommunications, digital technology connections influences – 'path dependency' past policies upon current...

We are bound together by the Singapore idea but it is not easy to define what exactly constitutes it. It involves both heart and mind, probably includes aspects like good governance, civic responsibility, honesty, strong families, hard work, a spirit of voluntarism, use many languages deep respect for racil religious diversity. George Yeo, as Singapore's Minister Information Arts (Yeo 2000, 25).

The Itaewon incident that occurred in 2023 served as an opportunity to recognize the security vacuum due regional special circumstances such ‘multi-events without a host’ is not problem limited police. Since then, many studies on maintenance and safety management have been conducted academia police criminology, criminal justice studies, private but most discussing organizations organizations. In other words, although cooperation with local governments essential for maintain order at...

Since the 1990s, Singapore has sought to project itself as innovative and technologically cutting-edge through narratives such 'intelligent island', digital ecosystem', more recently, 'smart nation'. The Smart Nation initiative is aimed at digitising and, 'datafying' many public services possible. To this end, government launched a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy in 2019 that envisions global hub for developing, test-bedding, deploying, scaling AI solutions. In late 2023, same year...

This paper offers a short history of the term and discourse civil society in Singapore: from its promulgation by then Minister information Arts (MITA) George Yeo as civic (in 1990s) to reassertion government vision statement calling for active citizenship public participation feedback (from 1999). In 2004, lead-up installation city-state's third Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has been re-framed re-branded with political buzzwords like openness inclusiveness. argues that while some extent,...

The availability and “readiness” of culture as a mode governmental control makes cultural policy matter great importance in any contemporary society. This is true not only liberal democracies with established arts councils or policies, it also proactively pursued by technologically advanced yet illiberal regime like Singapore, eager to position itself the global “Renaissance City” twenty‐first century. What this “renaissance” model entails remains highly cryptic, least because terms...

Though the term "new technology" is widely used and discussed, there has been very little systematic study of attitudes to technology their relation other beliefs group memberships. This article describes an initial investigation into nature towards new (n=534 undergraduates) demonstrates that, as yet, these are only weakly structured not fully integrated with social beliefs. General evaluations benefits technological advance appear be almost unrelated about inevitability advances or desire...

Common perceptions and literature on media in Singapore suggest an authoritarian government that either silences or co-opts public media, using repressive laws are passed unopposed, given the People’s Action Party (PAP) government’s super majority Parliament. In practice, not simply crafted to maximise their effects silencing political criticism but also carefully debated – at times with PAP’s strongest opponents public, rationalise implementation even before such applied. studying discourse...

S ummary . 883 children from 57 rural primary schools were assessed by their teachers on ten dimensions of personality. Comparisons between with (a) short walking, (b) long (c) transport, and (d) transport journeys to school showed differences for individual traits a combined index, suggesting relationship maladjustment. For approximately equal times, are associated poorer adjustment than walking journeys. Boys in the sample show girls greater length journey. The apparent effect lessens age...

Dairy cows can be reservoirs of foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella that pose serious public health risks to humans. The study was designed examine the molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles isolates from dairy heifer calves adult lactating in pasture-based system Australia. A total 838 animals (328 510 cows) 22 farms were sampled. Overall, 54 recovered (calves 28/328 26/510). herd-level prevalence 50% (95% confidence interval: 31%-69%) recorded. Within-herd for...

Singapore's technological prowess as one of the most networked cities, societies and nations is reflected in statistical data. In its latest Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015) master plan, Singapore plans to integrate all aspects info-communications into a single ultra-fast broadband platform that will be capable delivering Internet. This paper provides brief update on extent Internet deployment. More importantly, it looks at how has further developed by analysing events surrounding 2006...

Abstract Against the background of current state provision drinking water and sanitation in world — with one billion lacking safe water, 2.2 not having adequate this article argues that private participation is necessary. The most important issues for management utilities 21 st century are identified as mobilizing investment highly capital intensive operation supply infrastructure, achieving efficiency delivery services. highlights need to be raised if seriously considered an alternative....