Singapore - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in Singapore.
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Singapore govt launches blog for youth
- By Captain Wang. FutureGov, 12 August 2009. "The government of Singapore has launched a web site, www.p65.sg, to serve as a platform for Singaporeans born after the city-state's independence in 1965 to write about 'anything under the sun', even race and religion..."
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E-register portal debuts for overseas Singaporeans
- By Robin Hicks. FutureGov, 4 August 2009. "Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a portal for its e-register services to make the electronic registration process faster and more convenient for Singaporeans abroad who may need assistance in times of emergency..."
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Massive computer upgrade underway for Singapore's gov't
- SOEasy is the largest government IT project yet undertaken in the city-state, by Sumner Lemon (IDG News Service). CIO, 14 July, 2009. "A massive upgrade to computers and networks used by government agencies in Singapore is underway and on schedule, according to the agency that oversees the program..."
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Selling the Singapore e-govt story
- By Robin Hicks. FutureGov, 7 July 2009. "In the last issue of FutureGov, we asked senior figures in China, India, Korea and the Philippines whether or not they thought the Singapore e-government model would work in their countries. Not all of them said yes. In fact, only one did. And he was from Korea, a country that like Singapore wants to sell its e-government model to the world..."
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Is Singapore's e-govt model exportable?
- FutureGov, 2 June 2009. "Singapore wants to sell its e-government model to the world. But do other countries want or need what Singapore is offering? FutureGov asked government information officers in India, China, South Korea and the Philippines..."
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Singapore Announces Government IT Priorities For 2009
- By Kelly Ng. Futuregov, 12 May 2009. "The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced today that the infocomm industry can look forward to more than 392 tenders worth a total of S$1.73 billion (US$1.18 billion) in financial year 2009..."
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Singapore is No. 1 in e-government study
- Asia One Business, The Straits Times, March 9, 2009. "Singapore has come out ahead of more than 30 countries in a list that compares the strength of e-government initiatives. The global study of 34 nations saw the Government here ranked highest for optimising productivity of ministries and departments through the use of infocomm technology. It was also singled out for 'big progress' on its government online portals..."
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Pushing Singapore's ICT ahead to 2015
- By Sol E. Solomon, ZDNet Asia, March 3, 2009. "One of the region's early technology adopters, Singapore first embarked on its National Computerisation Plan for the Civil Service in the 1980s. It is now into its sixth masterplan and aims to extend the reach of ICT services across the island-state..."
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Singapore govt experiments with social media
- By Alice Kok. FutureGov, 17 September 2008. "The Singapore government is on Facebook. Why? Dr Amy Khor, Member of Parliament, Mayor of Singapore’s Southwest district and Chairman of government feedback agency REACH, has the answers..."
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Singaporese put a lot into passwords
- By David Perera. Government Computer News, 4 August 2008. "Singapore's citizens are accustomed to the government knowing who they are when they access e-government services. With a mandatory password system named SingPass, in place since 2003, government forms download - after authentication - with personal data prepopulated into the fields..."
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IDA to spend S$2.5m to get senior citizens connected to the internet
- By Hasnita A Majid. Channel NewsAsia, 24 November 2007. "The government plans to get three-quarters of all senior citizens aged 55 years and above to gain access to the internet within two years..."
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Singapore's "ICT Landscape" Continues to Build Success
- By Wayne Hanson. Government Technology - Digital Communities, August 2, 2007. "Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's minister for community development, youth and sports, and second minister of information, communication and the arts, spoke today at the American Chamber of Commerce Luncheon in Singapore. Dr. Balakrishnan said the key ingredients to Singapore's success were: "A disciplined, hardworking and innovative population working within an honest, fair, open, meritocratic and competitive system with top-notch, first-class infrastructure."..."
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Unwired Singapore
- By Indrajit Basu. Government Technoliogy - Digital Communities, Feb 1, 2007. "... Wireless@SG is the Singaporean initiative to bring citywide (island-wide in Singapore's case) wireless to everyone. With its launch in December 2006, a month ahead of schedule, Singapore is now the second nation in Asia after Taipei, to possess an anytime-anywhere-wireless broadband service..."
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Singapore on track with iN2015
- By Lynn Tan, ZDNet Asia, June 19, 2007. "Singapore - The government said Tuesday the progress of its 10-year infocomm technology (ICT) masterplan is on track, and announced new initiatives targeting tourism and small and midsize enterprises (SMEs)..."
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S'pore businesses benefit from e-govt success
- By Lynn Tan. ZDNet Asia, June 20, 2007. "Singapore - Industry business leaders in the island-state have given the thumbs-up to Singapore's move to further develop its IT infrastructure and capabilities. Speaking at the iX conference held here this week, Pek Yew Chai, chairman of Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), said that local companies are benefiting from the success of Singapore's e-government services and expertise..."
This category last updated: 16 May 2013