Post by National University of Singapore

In today’s polarised world, solving global challenges takes more than just economic strategy - it requires policy that considers emotional and identity-based motivators to find common ground.   Future policy leaders at the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN) Conference 2026 showed how collaboration can beat division, through their innovative solutions for issues ranging from sustainable transport to healthcare access, AI literacy and intergenerational skills exchange. Close to 100 student delegates from 8 leading public policy schools convened at the event hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in March, to network and compete in designing policies that bridge global political, cultural, economic and technological divides.   The conversations and ideas that flowed were a reminder that even within a competition, the core mission of public policy remains a collaborative effort to uplift society. #NUSImpact #NUSResearch #NUSGlobal   https://lnkd.in/gq5GzvDT   In the photos: 1️⃣ Claiming the top honours was the team from the London School of Economics and Political Science, who won with a proposal to formalise and integrate the transport sector in Johannesburg, South Africa. 2️⃣ Team LKYSPP took joint-second place with a proposal to implement safe abortion access within public health systems in Kerala, India. 3️⃣ Student delegates from University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Public Policy won joint-second place with their proposal to build business skills through community exchange between local youths and elderly business owners in Morioka City, Japan. 4️⃣ The University of Toronto’s Munk School secured third place with a forward-looking initiative designed to empower citizens with a tool to distinguish authentic reality from AI-generated imagery. 5️⃣ The winning teams pose with their trophies and the GPPN judges at the end of the competition.