The Smart City—No Risk, No Reward

SMU Professor of Information Systems Archan Misra, Associate Dean (Research) and Director of the Centre for Applied Smart Nation Analytics moderated a panel discussion titled ‘Navigating the Pitfalls and Risks of Smart City Collaborations’. The discussion was held as part of the QS in Conversation seminar organised by SMU and QS Asia on the theme of ‘University-Public Sector Partnerships: Smart Cities’. The panel agreed that while academics are experts in their own fields, bridging disciplines often does not come naturally to them. “Academics are trained to operate within their sandboxes… it’s very natural for people to stick together with their own flock,” said Prof Misra.