IPS-RSIS Conference on Identity: Opening Speech & Dialogue with Minister

There is a growing appetite among citizens to engage with complex social issues, many of which are intertwined with the Singapore identity or Singapore identities. Ongoing debates on class, race, religion, gender, sexuality and disability demonstrate the multiplexity and cross-cutting nature of identity. Social media has spurred conversations and contestations on issues relating to identity and diversity by providing the space for people from diverse backgrounds to initiate frank discussions and rally for change.

What are the implications of such developments for nation-building? How should notions of the Singaporean identity and established practices of social resilience evolve with the times? How should people engage with one another on these issues in ways that foster empathy and solidarity amidst diversity? The IPS-RSIS Conference on Identity aims to discuss these issues.

1:33 min
Opening Speech & Dialogue with Minister by
Mr Lawrence Wong
Minister for Finance

34:12 min
Question-and-Answer Session moderated by
Ambassador Ong Keng Yong
Executive Deputy Chairman
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies &
Director
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies

Date: 23 November 2021
Time: 09:25 am - 01:15 am

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