Perspectives

Perspectives, developed by SJ Global Academy, is a Thought Leadership platform to explore new ways of tackling some of today’s most complex challenges in the urban and infrastructure sector. We draw on ideas and opinions from our experts across different businesses. Diverse in topics and sharp in focus, Perspectives provides a platform for us to challenge assumptions and examine new possibilities. We hope that it will spark some ideas in you too.

For more information and enquiries, please send us an email at sjacademy@surbanajurong.com.

Infrastructure and Connectivity

Connectivity is important to a city’s social and commercial vitality. As the global population rise and increasingly live in urban environments and megacities, designers are being challenged to create & maintain quality of life for citizens. But liveable, sustainable cities cannot be a part of the future unless we focus efforts on the fundamental objectives – to provide good jobs, affordable housing and an effective transport system. SJ flies her flags of technical excellence with global mega projects such as mixed development management comprising hotels, commercial buildings & shopping centres for Ancol Bay in North Jakarta, Indonesia, design and construction of Colombo-Katunayake Expressway in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Singapore’s very own iconic Changi Jewel at the Singapore Changi Airport.

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Technology and Innovation

Digitalisation in Construction is transforming how real estate, urban development and infrastructure projects are being planned, constructed and operated. Its effect is prevalent, impacting not only the physical assets and processes, but also the human dimension – the user experience and quality of living, and their interaction with the physical and socio-economic environment. Projects are getting complex and large in scale, and the growing demand for environmentally sensitive construction means traditional practices need to change. Digital technology and breakthrough such as the 7D-BIM Facilities Management for improved asset management, and the use of Lidar technology for 3-D imaging in site surveys, will coherently improve work processes, save turnaround time, and increase productivity.

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Design Leadership

Rising up to the challenge of how engineering and technical innovation can meet the uphill task of urbanisation, our designers ride on the wave of SJ’s good reputation of building affordable housing and industrial parks. A grand showcase of our past successes and current works, our other pockets of design excellence include varied building typologies which hold true to creativity, versatility, and forward-looking. These traits are prevalent in notable projects such as self-sustaining urban farming concept and multi-tiered industrial complexes to house work and living spaces.

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More Insights

Here, our readers gain more insights on management related topics such as human capital building, and the application of parental coaching approaches in the workplace. Thought leadership is not only a platform to showcase our technical excellence and project innovation, but an organisation of people, staying committed in their areas of excellence – working cohesively to seek good solutions to daily challenges.

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About SJ Global Academy

SJ Global Academy (SJA) at 7 Adam Park, Singapore, plays a pivotal role in helping staff improve their skill-sets, and learn competencies relevant to the needs of discerning and global-minded clients. It is also the platform for participants, primarily SJ staff from various continents and countries coming together — online and offline — to challenge assumptions, examine new possibilities and explore new ways of tackling some of today’s most complex infrastructure challenges.

As SJ Group moves boldly to be a leading international infrastructure company, SJA is also the place for the Group to draw on ideas and opinions not only from outside the company but also from our own experts within the different geographies and diverse business areas. The Group’s regular Chairman’s Dialogues, Group CEO’s Leadership Series, SJA Thought Leadership Talks and Lunch & Learn, as well as informal sharing by colleagues on topics of interest, help hone staff skills and technical depth in areas of leadership, management, business and industry knowledge.

Keeping abreast with learning on the go, SJA rolled out an online Learning Management System for employees to learn curated courses anytime and anywhere.