
A Sustainable Alternative to Blanket Lockdowns
Instead of shutting down whole cities, we can use big data to take a more targeted approach
Sun Sun Lim is professor of communication and technology and dean of humanities, arts and social Sciences at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. She recently authored Transcendent Parenting: Raising Children in the Digital Age (Oxford University Press, 2020). She serves on the boards of the Social Science Research Council, Singapore Environment Council and Media Literacy Council. During 2018–2020 she served as nominated member of the 13th Parliament of Singapore.
Instead of shutting down whole cities, we can use big data to take a more targeted approach
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