Press Releases

Smart Nation and Digital Government Group appoints Government Chief Digital Technology Officer Go

Mr Chan Cheow Hoe, Deputy Chief Executive of the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech), will be appointed as Government Chief Digital Technology Officer (GCDTO) of the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) with effect from 1 November 2018.

01 Nov 2018

CODEX: Re-engineering the Government's Digital Infrastructure Go

The Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) has embarked on five Strategic National Projects (SNPs) that provide the key building blocks to realise Singapore’s Smart Nation vision. As a critical enabler for the Government’s digital transformation, CODEX has been designated as the sixth SNP for Smart Nation.

02 Oct 2018

Pioneer Batch of Smart Nation Scholars Go

The Smart Nation Scholarship was awarded to nine recipients by Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-Charge of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative, at the inaugural scholarship award ceremony on 17 August 2018.

17 Aug 2018

The Government is lifting the pause on new ICT systems which it announced on 20 July, following the attacks on SingHealth’s system. Go

SNDGG has completed its review of cybersecurity policies and will implement additional measures for critical Government systems, to strengthen the ability to detect and respond quickly to cybersecurity threats. With these additional measures, the Government will lift the pause on new systems with immediate effect (3 August 2018).

03 Aug 2018

Launch of Digital Government Blueprint: "A Singapore Government that is Digital to the Core, and Serves with Heart" Go

The Digital Government Blueprint (DGB), outlining the Singapore Government’s vision and plans for a Digital Government, was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, at the inaugural Smart Nation Innovations Week Opening Symposium.

05 Jun 2018

Smart Nation and Digital Government Group appoints new Chief Executive of Government Technology Agency Go

Mr Kok Ping Soon, Deputy Secretary (Development) in the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), will be appointed as Chief Executive (CE) of the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) with effect from 1 May 2018. He succeeds Ms Jacqueline Poh. Ms Poh’s next appointment will be announced in due course.

09 Apr 2018

Smart Nation on Track for Digital Transformation Go

The Smart Nation Strategic National Projects are on time, on target to deliver benefits to end users; The Digital Government Blueprint will lay out the strategy for a digital and data driven Government; The Smart Nation Scholarship will deepen public sector engineering capabilities in information and communication technology and smart systems.

01 Mar 2018