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Sensing the Shift: How Singaporeans Are Thinking Ahead of GE2025
As GE2025 approaches, the latest SensingSG findings show rising voter engagement, strong leadership approval for PM Wong and the Workers Party's Pritam Singh, and cost of living as the top electoral issue. Find out how Singaporeans are thinking, feeling, and preparing to vote.
SensingSG Q4 2024: Insights and Outlook
Our latest SensingSG findings are in, packed with insights from the Singapore community. Explore 2024 in review, perspectives on Trump’s potential return to the presidency and its impact on Singapore, and sentiment surrounding the upcoming GE2025. Dive into our analysis of key trends and what they mean for the year ahead.
Countdown to GE2025: Sensing Singapore’s Mood
As Singapore approaches GE2025, find out what Singaporean voters are thinking. Our latest insights explore how rising optimism, shifting voter priorities, and key social trends are shaping the nation’s political landscape. From evolving cost-of-living concerns to the impact of leadership transitions and local issues, this Blackbox Research briefing provides a data-driven analysis of what to expect in the months ahead.
Scandals, Sports, and Speeches: The Generational Split in Singapore’s News Interests
SensingSG's Q32024 Media Monitor delves into a revealing split in Singapore’s news consumption, with generational preferences shaping what stories capture attention. Our latest analysis shows that younger Singaporeans under 35 are selective in their engagement, focusing primarily on global or high-visibility events, while the older demographic maintains a strong interest in both local and international affairs. Despite a wave of recent scandals, including the Iswaran corruption trial, the generational gap is clear: younger audiences are less captivated by political drama, while those above 50 demonstrate a broader, more comprehensive view of current events, reflecting a focus on both national and regional stability.
SensingSG Q32024: Riding a Wave of Optimism
SensingSG is back with its Q32024 data wave, having conducted fieldwork in the final week of September, and we find that the optimistic vibes we saw in Q2 have continued unabated, especially in relation to economic sentiment. Elsewhere, we see the Good Governance Meter stay steady overall, albeit with some shifts on individual issues, while our Media Monitor surprisingly finds that the trial and imprisonment of a former Cabinet Minister raised barely a shrug.
Singapore in Transition: Navigating Workplace Evolution, Leadership Renewal, and Changes in Citizen Expectations
Explore the highlights from SensingSG Connect: Singapore in Transition, where experts discussed Singapore's evolving workplace, leadership changes, and shifting citizen expectations. Discover how data and public sentiment are driving policy and business decisions in Singapore.
The Transition Begins: What Lies Ahead for Singapore’s New 4G Leadership?
As Singapore solidifies its position as Asia's top financial center, the new administration under PM Lawrence Wong must address challenges such as rising wealth, an aging population, and slower economic growth. Discover how Singaporeans feel about the leadership transition and what they consider essential for the future.
Feel-Good Factor Returns in Singapore Amid Economic and Leadership Shifts
Explore our recent SensingSG findings, highlighting a notable upswing in positivity prevailing throughout Singapore amid economic and leadership transitions. Discover key insights into community sentiment, personal finances, and governance perceptions, shaping the nation's trajectory.
Forever Young? How Singapore is Shaping up for the Longevity Economy
Aging societies are often associated with doom-and-gloom, but people are beginning to wake up to the opportunities the silver dollar brings. This commentary gives a perspective on how the Singapore community views the longevity economy and how are businesses and the government are shaping up in anticipation of it.
SensingSG: What Matters to Singapore (Wave #2; Feb 2024)
SensingSG is a unique, innovative community insights platform that tracks the sentiments of Singaporeans through quarterly surveys. The insights described in this article relate to the most recent data wave of SensingSG, with the fieldwork carried out between 26 Jan and 7 Feb 2024
Highlights & Insights from SensingSG Connect
At our inaugural SensingSG Connect event, we welcomed over 50 guests to the Blackbox HQ to have an insightful dialogue about SensingSG, our pioneering research tool that provides a living window into contemporary community sentiment in Singapore.
SensingSG: What Matters to Singapore
Our Sensing SG findings reveal that while the general mood in Singapore is confident, many Singaporeans are still feeling the full weight of economic pressures.