SMU Professor of Psychology David Chan has been appointed to a new global expert panel jointly established by the World Bank Group and the Centre for Global Development. The Global Advisory Panel on Skills (GAPS) is tasked with identifying the most effective skills interventions to raise incomes and reduce poverty in low- and middle-income countries, as governments worldwide grapple with widening skills gaps due to a lack of enabling environments amid advances in digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven transformation. Prof Chan is one of up to 22 experts selected from academia, public policy and professional practice worldwide to serve on the international advisory panel. He was invited to join the panel for his expertise in the social and behavioural sciences and background in evidence-based policymaking, particularly his leadership in research methods and work on how individuals adapt to changes at work.
Read more about his distinguished appointment here.