Sun Sun Lim

Sun Sun Lim

Singapore Management University

Sun Sun Lim is vice president, partnerships and engagement, at the Singapore Management University (SMU), where she is concurrently professor of communication and technology at its College of Integrative Studies. She authored Transcendent Parenting – Raising Children in the Digital Age (Oxford University Press, 2020) and co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication and Society (Oxford University Press, 2020). She serves on the boards of the Social Science Research Council, the Singapore Environment Council, the Media Literacy Council, and eleven international journals. She was named to the inaugural Singapore 100 Women in Tech list in 2020 and is fellow of the International Communication Association. From 2018-20, she served as a nominated member of the Parliament of Singapore, where she advocated for more responsible use of artificial intelligence, transparency in data sharing, greater digital inclusion, and enacting digital rights for children.

Articles by Sun Sun Lim

Inclusiveness

Diversity, Inclusion and the Future of Work

Thursday, September 26, 2019

For the future of work to be inclusive, efforts are required to promote diversity at all stages of the development of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies

Inclusiveness

When a Disease Uncovers Digital Divides

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Educational and employment exclusions due to the digital divide have been exacerbated by the lockdowns caused by this unprecedented public-health crisis.

Covid-19

Confronting Viral Resurgences: Are Lockdowns the Only Solution?

Thursday, September 3, 2020

A more calibrated containment strategy can and should be developed using insights gleaned from big data.

Technology

Shedding Light on Children’s Digital Rights

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Why parents should be more circumspect when using technology to stay connected with their children.

Technology

In China, the State is Regulating Children’s Work and Play – To What End?

Thursday, September 23, 2021

China should explore more holistic solutions as it seeks to manage the social impact of ubiquitous technological innovation.

Technology

Fighting for Data Dregs – and Losing the Fight Against Digital Violence

Thursday, May 26, 2022

With limited access to data on online content and behavior that could point to remedies, only so much can be done to improve the safety and wellbeing of internet users.

Technology

Counting the Costs of US-China Technology Decoupling

Thursday, December 22, 2022

The global implications of the US-China decoupling dispute over technology would be better understood using big-data analytics and artificial intelligence