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by adityamwagh 18 days ago
This is a great initiative. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT NEW. This has already been tried and tested successfully in Singapore.

https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/researc...

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Original Singapore results from Debug in 2019 - "greater than 90% reduction in release areas":

https://blog.debug.com/2019/11/singapore-collaboration-achie...

Seems like you’re referring to the same initiative - https://blog.debug.com/2026/05/debug-expands-in-singapore-bu...
The FAQ on the website says their first study was completed in 2018 and results published in 2020.
Glad to see movement here!

It's been so long since I've heard about Debug that I was afraid it was cancelled.

More generally, it's known as the sterile insect technique and you'll find plenty of campaigns with some googling.