SG leads international forum on e-Government

By Enterprise Innovation Editors | Jun 8, 2010

Singapore will once again lead international leaders and infocomm industry delegates at the iGov Global Forum, to be spearheaded by Mr. Peter Ho, Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore.

Themed “e-Government: The Next Quantum Leap”, the iGov Global Forum is jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), in partnership with the Singapore Exhibition Services (SES). It will be held concurrently with the annual Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX), Asia's largest business platform for the infocomm and media industries, bringing together government officials, business leaders and industry professionals to showcase their latest innovations, network, exchange ideas and tap new markets.

Sharing Singapore’s Ideas for the Next Level of e-Government
Over the years, Singapore has achieved consistently high rankings in global ICT and e-Government surveys. Singapore retained its top position in the 2010 Waseda University World e-Government Ranking and emerged second in World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report. The Singapore Government is building on this strong foundation to move to the next level of e-Government.

On Singapore’s adoption of e-Government, Ms Chan Lai Fung, Permanent Secretary (Finance Performance), Ministry of Finance and Chairman of the iGov Council said “Singapore’s e-Government efforts have evolved over the years. We have moved from simply harnessing the power of infocomm technology for task automation to providing integrated e-services to the public. In the next phase, we hope to see greater collaboration with the industry and the wider community to create even more compelling e-services for our citizens and businesses.”

In addition to future e-Government plans, Singapore will also be sharing with foreign delegates and visitors at the iGov Global Forum Singapore’s infocomm journey so as to provide insights on how governments can tackle e-Government issues to better serve the needs of their citizens and other customers.

“Exchanges and interactions can bring about new perspectives. At international platforms such as the iGov Forum, experiences and case studies from experts and practitioners provide useful discussion points for all participants. Such mutual learning will help us draw new insights and discover new possibilities in e-Government,” said RADM(NS) Ronnie Tay, Chief Executive Officer, IDA.