She successfully led several research projects on Brunei including a number of studies on  Brunei Futures and Strategic Foresight, Youth and Drug Abuse,  Poverty Studies, Unemployment Studies, Feasibility Study on Alternative Energy Sources,  Social Problems Among Young People , Blueprint For Vision 2035 Sustainable And Inclusive Land Transportation System , White Paper on Making Brunei Darussalam the Preferred Holiday Destination, Land Optimisation National Strategy for Industrial and Commercial Growth, Financial Literacy Survey and National Strategy and the Formulation of Brunei National Youth Policy and Strategy 2020-35. She leads in designing and facilitating Executive Development Programmes particularly within the field of Public Policy Analysis, Survey Research Methods, Strategic Planning and Strategic Foresight.

Prior to joining CSPS, she was a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy for Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and held a number of principal administrative posts at UBD such as Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Director of International Office and Director of the Institute of Leadership, Innovation and Advancement. She has also worked for the Brunei Narcotics Control Bureau (Intelligence Unit). She is a qualified Advocate & Solicitor (Lincolns Inn, Supreme Court of Brunei), Harvard trained in Negotiations and Competitive Decision Making, Strategic Planning (Haines Gold Mastery), Change Management (Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia and Strategic Foresight & Horizon Scanning (Action Foresight Australia).

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During his eight years at CSPS, Dr Giuseppe led or co-led several research projects related to socio-economic development, including the two National Studies on Financial Literacy, the Economic Cluster Development Study, the Youth Unemployment Study, and the compilation of the Brunei Tourism Satellite Account. He has also conducted research about long-term labour market projections, land transport, urban and regional planning, aviation industry, tourism development, productivity, and social problems. His technical expertise is in quantitative research methods applied to microeconomic and social policy issues.

Before joining CSPS, Dr Giuseppe was a Research Fellow at the University of Catania (Italy), conducting research in the fields of public choice and tourism economics. He holds a PhD in Public Economics from the University of Catania (Italy), a MSc in Economics from the University of Southampton (UK), and an MA in Business and Economics from the University of Catania (Italy).

Dr Koh is the lead author of the Brunei Economic Update, and has led several national consultancies such as the ASEAN SME Policy Index 2018, ASEAN Seamless Trade Facilitation Indicators, and the Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025.

Previously, he was an Economist at the World Bank in Washington, DC, where his research work covered commodity markets, global recessions, debt crises, and informality in emerging markets and developing economies. His recent research focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic by taking an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing socioeconomic, epidemiological, and public health perspectives. He has published more than 50 journal articles, book chapters, development blogs, and policy papers.

Dr Koh holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University, a MSc in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a MSocSci in Applied Economics from the National University of Singapore. He also holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation awarded by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

Prior to joining CSPS, Dr Azrinah was a Research Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, undertaking research on political, economic and bilateral issues between Brunei and countries in the Asia Pacific region. Her current research interest includes those on future skills and education, family and work-balance policies, intergenerational solidarity, gender disparity and women’s status in society, and early childhood development. Her main focus and expertise are on qualitative research to include substantial literature reviews, data collection and analysis as well as in conducting focus groups, in-depth interviews and surveys. She had been trained in the Masterclass for Systems Thinking Approach to Strategic Planning (Haines, Singapore), Futures Thinking and Scenario Planning (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy) and Research Methodology (Universiti Tun Abdul Razak). Recent projects she was involved in includes National Mid-term Review of the ASEAN ASCC Blueprint, Youth Unemployment in Brunei Darussalam: Towards a Sustainable Job Future, and National Youth Policy and Strategy for Brunei Darussalam.

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She later joined the financial services sector as a Finance Manager in a leading Islamic Financial Institution, where she led the execution of Shariah compliant investment instruments. Yuzi has been involved in numerous projects at CSPS, and facilitates workshops for CSPS and government stakeholders. She has also provided training at the Civil Service Institute, in Strategic Foresight to senior government officers, as well as participants of the Youth Executive Programme. She is trained in Strategic Planning (Haines Master Class and Gold Mastery Certification), Strategic Implementation (Haines), Foresight (School of International Futures, London) and Strategic Foresight and Horizon Scanning (Action Foresight, Australia). She is a member of the ASEAN Foresight Alliance and Co-Vice Head of Brunei Futures Initiative (BFI).

He is also a survey methods specialist managing most of the logistics for carrying large scale surveys for CSPS. Liew is trained in Strategic Planning (Haines Master Class, Singapore) and Strategic Foresight and Horizon Scanning (Action Foresight, Australia). He has experience in facilitating workshops on Strategic Foresight and Strategic Planning. He is the Project Manager of Brunei Futures Initiative (BFI).

Questions considered in her research are: How do family systems in Brunei adapt to economic and socio-demographic changes? How are intergenerational support arrangements negotiated? What is the extent and nature of intergenerational support flows within family networks? Her overall objective as a social researcher is to determine and help vulnerable groups who lack support, care and resources.

Kartini has substantial expertise in qualitative research, with an emphasis on in-depth interviewing, participant observation, thematic and case study analysis. She has over 10 years of experience and training in qualitative data analysis with the software Nvivo. She has considerable experience in several research projects in CSPS such as ‘National Health Survey System’, ‘Cross-Border Expenditure of Bruneians in Miri, Sarawak’, ‘Brunei Darussalam Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Socio Cultural Blueprint (ASCC)’ and 'White Paper on Making Brunei Darussalam the Preferred Holiday Destination for All by 2025'. She has a Masters of Science (MSc) in Social Research from London Metropolitan University, UK, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology and Politics from the University of Kent, UK.

Prior to working at the CSPS, Redhuan worked in the financial sector with the Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam as an Economist. He has experience in using foresight techniques in carrying out strategic planning. Redhuan obtained a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Warwick with a research dissertation on Bruneian perceptions of the local labour market with the main motivation being a possible future brain drain issue for Brunei Darussalam.