SCF at Singapore AI Week 2026

On 26 January 2026, the Secure Communities Forum (SCF) participated in the AI for Online Safety session hosted as part of Singapore AI Research Week (SGAI Research Week) at LUMA, Singapore. The session convened approximately 40 researchers, practitioners, and policy stakeholders to examine emerging risks and safeguards at the intersection of AI, online ecosystems, and public safety.

Organized by Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), the event provided a focused forum for cross-sector dialogue on how online harms evolve, how early signals can be detected, and how prevention-oriented responses can be strengthened across jurisdictions.

SCF contribution: gaming-based extremism and early indicators

SCF’s contribution was delivered by Prof. Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim, Head of Public Safety and Security Programme at the Singapore University of Social Sciences, who presented SCF’s developing research on gaming-based extremism.

The session highlighted several operationally relevant themes:

• Early behavioral and narrative indicators that can surface within gaming spaces and adjacent online environments

• Risk pathways showing how engagement can move between platforms, communities, and content types

• Community-driven intervention and response mechanisms, including approaches that support prevention without overreach
  

This work reflects SCF’s broader focus on translating research into practical insight for practitioners and policymakers, particularly in rapidly shifting digital environments where traditional threat and harm models can lag behind lived realities.

Strengthening the evidence base: SCF’s global survey

As part of the session, SCF also promoted its global survey on gaming and extremism, designed to deepen understanding of how risk manifests across different contexts and what prevention and response measures are proving most effective.

By gathering structured input from practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders, the survey supports SCF’s commitment to evidence-based policy and frontline-relevant guidance.