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Youth Panels

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Youth Panels provide opportunities for young Singaporeans and the Government to come together to work on policies, co-creating them together. You will have the opportunity to better understand how the Government works, to appreciate the range of considerations when evaluating how policies impact Singaporeans, and to be involved in engagements and discussions.

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Youth Panels Recommendations

Since November 2023, 120 youths across 4 youth panels engaged over 5,000 peers through surveys, focus-group discussions and at the Youth Policy Forum. The panels have distilled their insights and suggestions into 4 policy papers and 11 policy recommendations. Their recommendations have been submitted in January 2025 and the Government will work alongside and support youths to implement the recommendations.

Click here to view the Youth Panels Recommendations.

Youth Panels Appreciation Dinner

Over 40 youth panel advisors, leads and members gathered at the Youth Panels Appreciation Dinner to close their youth panels’ journey, following the submission of 4 policy papers and 11 recommendations in January 2025. Youths were joined by agency representatives from Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), MoneySense Council, Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Workforce Singapore (WSG), Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), along with Minister of State (MOS) for MCCY and Ministry of Trade & Industry, Mr Alvin Tan and NYC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr David Chua.

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Youth Policy Forum

Organised by the National Youth Council and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, the Youth Policy Forum is the milestone event of the Youth Panels. It took place on 24 August 2024 and saw more than 1,000 youths in attendance. For the first time, the Youth Panels presented their preliminary recommendations to the public.

Click the hyperlinks below to view the detailed notes of:

1. Opening Address by Prime Minister Mr Lawrence Wong

2. Panel Presentations

3. Closing Address & Closing Plenary Dialogue by Minister Mr Edwin Tong

Click the button below to read how our Youth Panels are shaping tomorrow's policies:

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Progress of the Youth Panels

The Youth Panel journey kicked off with Phase 1 (Discover & Define) where youth underwent introductory and equipping workshops on policy-making and design innovation.

The Panels are now deep in Phase 2 (Design & Deliver) where they engage in panel-led discussions, research, learning journeys and engagement – together with government agencies – to deliberate on the policy areas and potential recommendations.

Phase 3 (Submission of Recommendations) will commence in August 2024 with the presentation of the panels' policy ideas and preliminary recommendations to youths and the general public at the Youth Policy Forum. Following the Forum, the Panels will finalise their policy recommendations, and submit them to NYC/MCCY and the respective agencies. Thereafter, NYC/MCCY and relevant agencies will close the loop with the Panels, and respond to the recommendations where appropriate.

Individual Panel Details

The Panels of #LifeHacks, #JobHacks, #TechHacks, and #GreenHacks have been set up to look into issues on financial security, careers and lifelong learning, digital-wellbeing, and environment and sustainability respectively.

#LifeHacks

With financial security being a top-of-mind issue for youth, the #LifeHacks Youth Panel will conduct a deeper study to better understand the challenges faced by various youth segments.

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#JobHacks

Addressing youth concerns about opportunities for career development and lifelong learning, the #JobHacks Panel seeks to identify and plug gaps within the labour market.

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#TechHacks

With youths being the most frequent users of technology, the #TechHacks Panel aims to look at how digital well-being can be enhanced, and online harms mitigated.
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#GreenHacks

Our youths care deeply for the environment, and the #GreenHacks Panel will look at ways to tackle environmental sustainability issues that Singaporeans face.

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