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    • RSIS Seminar by Dr Cung Vu, RSIS Visiting Senior Fellow, Former Associate Director, Office of Naval Research Global (Singapore), United States Department of the Navy

    RSIS Seminar by Dr Cung Vu, RSIS Visiting Senior Fellow, Former Associate Director, Office of Naval Research Global (Singapore), United States Department of the Navy

    The Smart Nation Unpacked – Issues, Challenges and Policy Implications

    19 Feb 2016 15:30 - 17:00
    The KeyPoint, RSIS
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    Abstract:

    Rapid advancement in information and computing technology has made it possible for us to enjoy a high standard of living. From mobile smart phones that connect us with the rest of the world to autonomous vehicles that reduce traffic congestions to smart homes and buildings that are eco-friendly, the technology has evolved to the point where we may now finally be able to reconcile our need for rapid economic growth and urbanization with resource conservation and environmental protection. As Singapore embarks on the Smart Nation initiative to support its growing population and drive economic growth, this seminar examines the issues and challenges that Singapore will face and ultimately, must overcome for this futuristic blueprint to come to fruition. Policy implications and the difficult decisions that must be made will also be discussed.

    About the Speaker:

    Cung Vu is a Chemical Engineer with 35 years of experience in industries, academia and government, was listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering and has thirty eight world‐wide patents. Has extensive personal networks across the Department of Defense (DOD), National Academies, National Laboratories, Industries, US Government and Allies. Former Leader of a Community of Interest (COI) on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT) under the charter of the Global Futures Forum.

    Dr. Vu is currently an independent consultant, following his retirement from the US government, focusing in Science and Technology (S&T) in National Security, S&T in Maritime Security, Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy for Rural Community, Waste to Energy, Water and Energy Nexus, and Renewable Energy in the Asia-Pacific region. He is also a Visiting Senior Fellow, Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

    Dr. Vu served as Associate Director at the Office of Naval Research Global in Singapore. He acted as a technical broker linking the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Naval Research Enterprise with international scientific community. He identified EDT in order to avoid naval technical surprise. He provided ONR forward presence with global innovators and technologists.

    Previously, Dr. Vu served as Chief Science and Technology Advisor at the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) where he advised the Director of NMIO on the implications of emerging technologies in the maritime domain. He fostered engagement and information sharing amongst the NMIO stakeholders (Federal, State, Local Government, Academia, Private sector, and Foreign Partners) focusing on S&T. He also led a COI on EDT under the charter of the Global Futures Forum, coordinated by the Department of State with members from over 50 countries to provide cultural/social context and allow the anticipate responses to EDT issues from different parts of the world. He was Branch Chief, Advanced Technologies of the Defense Warning Office DOD overseeing strategic assessments on emerging technologies with the intent of precluding technological surprise. Prior to this he was Senior Program Officer; Board of Manufacturing and Engineering Design and National Materials Advisory Board of the National Academies. He conducted studies, defined technical issues, proposed solutions and identified research opportunities over a wide range of manufacturing, engineering design, materials, and processing topics for government, industries, and academia. Dr. Vu spent more than 20 years in private sector working in chemical and material industries. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Monash University, Australia and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering with Honors from University of Sydney, Australia.

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