Dr Serene Koh is Director of the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) in Singapore. She leads BIT’s domestic consultancy work as well as capability building across the region. Her research focuses on evidence and evaluation, as well as a range of policy areas such as skills, health, and social cohesion. Serene is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Center for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI) at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Dr Serene Koh is Director of the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) in Singapore. She leads BIT’s domestic consultancy work as well as capability building across the region. Her research focuses on evidence and evaluation, as well as a range of policy areas such as skills, health, and social cohesion. Serene is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Center for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI) at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Dr Chew Han Ei leads the Governance & Economy cluster at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). His work focuses on quantitative policy research, with a strong interest in online harms, digital trust and technology adoption. He has served as Principal Investigator for multiple large-scale research grants and collaborates closely with public agencies to inform decision-making and policy development. Han Ei serves on the board of SG Her Empowerment and is a pro bono Research Consultant to UNESCO.
Natalie Chia is Director of Research at SG Her Empowerment (SHE), an independent non-profit supporting girls and women in online and offline spaces. Regarding online safety, SHE develops insights on the prevalence, impact, and long-term effects of online harms, focusing on survivors’ help-seeking behaviours and system-wide responses in Singapore. SHE’s research informs its programmes - including its online harms support centre SHECARES.
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Online Harms, Part I: The Hidden Barriers to Reporting Online Abuse
Despite the serious impact of online harms, many survivors struggle to report them. This article is part of a Reporting Online Harms series, which adopts a behavioural insights lens to unpack the barriers to reporting and explores how policy responses can reduce–rather than compound–the challenges survivors face.
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Online Harms, Part I: The Hidden Barriers to Reporting Online Abuse
Despite the serious impact of online harms, many survivors struggle to report them. This article is part of a Reporting Online Harms series, which adopts a behavioural insights lens to unpack the barriers to reporting and explores how policy responses can reduce–rather than compound–the challenges survivors face.
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Mouna Aouri is an Institute Fellow at the Tech For Good Institute. As a social entrepreneur, impact investor, and engineer, her experience spans over two decades in the MENA region, South East Asia, and Japan. She is founder of Woomentum, a Singapore-based platform dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in APAC through skill development and access to growth capital through strategic collaborations with corporate entities, investors and government partners.
Senior Fellow & Founding Executive Director
Dr Ming Tan is Senior Fellow at the Tech for Good Institute; where she served as founding Executive Director of the non-profit focused on research and policy at the intersection of technology, society and the economy in Southeast Asia. She is concurrently a Senior Fellow at and the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore and Advisor to the Founder of the COMO Group, a Singaporean portfolio of lifestyle companies operating in 15 countries worldwide. Ming was previously Managing Director of IPOS International, part of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. Prior to joining the public sector, she was Head of Stewardship of the COMO Group.
Ming also serves on the boards of several private companies, Singapore’s National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), and on the Digital and Technology Advisory Panel for Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay, Singapore’s national performing arts centre. Her current portfolio spans philanthropy, social impact, sustainability and innovation.
