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Last updated 10 July 2025

Singapore’s high-density, high-liveability urban model has seen it consistently ranked well in various international liveability surveys, and is the subject of much interest and study. The Centre’s advisory work is a response to requests from state and city governments seeking to meet the challenges of urbanisation.

The Centre's advisory work leverages Singapore’s collective body of knowledge and expertise in urban planning, development and governance, and applies them in practical approaches towards solving diverse urban challenges.

Project highlights

Amaravati, the New Capital City of Andhra Pradesh

Since 2015, the Centre has been part of a team led by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade & Industry providing advice and capability development support to the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in its efforts to develop its new capital city, Amaravati. Guided by the Singapore Liveability Framework and drawing on Singapore’s experiences in land use and infrastructure planning and implementation, the CLC Panel of Experts has been helping to analyse ground realities and institutional issues in Amaravati.

To date, the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority have been working closely and systematically to balance the city’s initial development needs with a long-term perspective. Professionals and officials on both sides collaborate through deep-dive workshops ranging from integrated master and transport planning, water supply and flood management, housing and building construction, power infrastructure and solid waste management.

Read this summary report [PDF, 1.7 MB].

For latest details also, visit the Amaravati website.

Sri Lanka Leaders in Urban Governance Programme

To date, the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority have been working closely and systematically to balance the city’s initial development needs with a long-term perspective. Professionals and officials on both sides collaborate through deep-dive workshops ranging from integrated master and transport planning, water supply and flood management, housing and building construction, power infrastructure and solid waste management.

Read more in this summary report in Better Cities [PDF, 856 KB].

Jakarta, Capital City of Indonesia

CLC had built up a warm working relationship with the past Governors of Jakarta and its city administration since 2016. We have carried out several knowledge sharing workshops for Jakarta officials. CLC also hosted Jakarta City Officials for site visits and the World Cities Summit and arranged bilateral meetings for Governor of Jakarta with Singapore political office holders (POHs).

With a change in city leadership in 2024-2025, CLC will continue to engage Jakarta and its city leaders to seek out collaboration or knowledge sharing opportunities.

Department of Planning and Architecture, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

CLC and Ho Chi Minh City signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the World Cities Summit 2024. The MOU facilitates knowledge exchange and capacity building to address urban challenges encountered by rapidly growing, high-density cities. This partnership seeks to enhance urban resilience, optimize land value, and preserve unique natural and historical urban characteristics. The Centre has previously conducted several capacity-building workshops under an earlier MOU to share topics of mutual interest.

Nusantara

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Minister for National Development and the Chairman of the Nusantara Capital Authority (NCA) in February 2023 at the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat. NCA and CLC have agreed in principle to renew the MOU in 2025 to facilitate knowledge exchange and capacity building for the development of Indonesia's new capital city. The revised MOU will focus on building a smart and sustainable Nusantara. It aims to provide customised knowledge exchange programmes covering a wide range of topics such as Smart City Initiatives, Sustainable Water and Waste Management, and Integrated Transport and Infrastructure Development.