An Omnibus of Our Homegrown Knowledge

Our homegrown academic theories and research are incredibly rich. For decades, our universities and thinkers have reconceptualised our understanding of Singaporean issues, and have also provided powerful new voices and lenses to rethink policies and governance.

However, much of this knowledge remains inaccessible to a greater majority of Singaporeans. This may be due to difficult jargon or due to paywalled journals. A universal problem across the entire world, such asymmetrical access to knowledge impacts citizen participation in policy conversations and civic engagement.

CAPE presents Big Ideas Explained – an infographic project aimed at digesting and repackaging theories and research by our own homegrown academics and intellectuals for public understanding. Together we can install elevators in our ivory towers, and together we can build an active citizenry.