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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Forecasting, Chaos and Non-Linear Dynamics
In a world as complex and chaotic as ours, how can we predict the future? The problem of finding order in seemingly disorganized systems first garnered serious academic attention in 1961, when Edward Lorentz began a study of the chaotic …
DR. KRISSANAPONG KIRTIKARA
There has been enormous investment in infrastructure across the Southeast Asian region over the past decade, but there is much discussion over how such investment has benefitted the poor. Let me start by asking you what is your perception of …
In Gates We Trust
As Southeast Asian nations continue to urbanize, cities keep expanding beyond the suburbs to the exurbs. Population increases at higher rates in the outer, compared with inner areas of Bangkok and other megacities. Without enforceable land-use controls, urban sprawl occurs …
The Southeastern Digital Society: Speed and Space Dilemmas
The revolution in information and communication technologies (ICTs) since the mid 1990s facilitated the flow of information at a rate and scale never before witnessed. The Asia Pacific region has embraced these emerging technologies, recognizing their importance as an engine …
Infrastructure Challenges
Trend A: Constructing and Revitalizing Regional Mobility As the global economy continues its tentative recovery, the Southeast Asian region is experiencing an infrastructure boom that is quite unprecedented. This is especially the case for the poorer countries such as Laos, …
LEADER
Welcome to the 2nd issue of TRENDNOVATION SOUTHEAST, a monthly platform for horizon scanning, focusing on emerging trends relevant to human development across the Southeast Asian region. Our main aim is to visualize emerging signals for change, at the same …
LEADER
Welcome to the 3rd issue of TRENDNOVATION SOUTHEAST, a monthly platform for horizon scanning, focusing on emerging trends relevant to human development across the Southeast Asian region. Our main aim is to identify emerging signals for change, at the same …
Scenario Building
Scenario building is among the most well-known and extensively utilized tool in foresight research. It is a planning tool for future challenge preparation, rather than a prediction of what will happen. This tool allows us to identify future option spaces …
Dr. Trirat Jarutach
1. What is your 2030 scenario for an ageing society in Southeast Asia? “First I would note that Southeast Asia’s populations are ageing at different rates. Whilst Singapore and Thailand have already been categorized as ageing societies since the early …
Coming of the Grey Collar Age
Keywords: ageing population; grey collar; life-long learning; grey collar economy; Singapore; Thailand Idea: The ‘ageing’ of Southeast Asia’s populations raises many fundamental issues. This article explores one of these – how to deal with a senior workforce that is healthy, …
