Many of the challenges facing societies today are complex, multi-faceted, and inherently behavioural in nature, and thus require solutions that take these issues into account. New innovations are needed that integrate social sciences with digital technology, such as those that make it possible to gain insights about people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. Together with recent advances and new ways in which people interact with one another, such innovations can leverage fresh insights about people, obtained through new tools and data sources that these advances provide.
SST HTCO will serve as a one-stop platform to effectively translate A*STAR technologies and capabilities into solutions informed by the social sciences that address strategic outcomes. The HTCO seeks to:
- Build expertise and lead the planning, implementation, and communication of social sciences R&D across A*STAR research institutes.
- Connect A*STAR capabilities and researchers with appropriate opportunities, resources, and partners, both internally within A*STAR, and externally, across the ecosystem.
The four research themes identified is an opportunity space for A*STAR as these are national priorities that require social & behavioural sciences. SST HTCO’s efforts are centred around four key research themes: