The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is a
statutory board of the
Government of Singapore, under the
Prime Minister's Office. It was restructured from
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).
History
Following the passing of the Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill in Parliame ...
(IMDA) in 2016, and officially legislated in Parliament on 18 August that year.
Overview
GovTech is responsible for the delivery of the Singapore government's digital services to the public. It is the agency that provides the infrastructure to support the implementation of the country's
Smart Nation
The Smart Nation is an initiative by the Government of Singapore to harness infocomm technologies, networks and big data to create tech-enabled solutions.
Overview
The Smart Nation was an initiative launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 24 ...
initiative to utilise infocomm technologies, networks and
big data to create tech-enabled solutions.
The Government Chief Information Office (GCIO) is under GovTech.
From 1 May 2017, GovTech was moved from the
Ministry of Communications and Information
The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI; ms, Kementerian Perhubungan dan Penerangan; zh, 通讯及新闻部; ta, தொடர்பு, தகவல் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore respo ...
to the
Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO; ms, Pejabat Perdana Menteri; zh, 总理公署; ta, பிரதமர் அலுவலகம்) is the executive branch of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the other ministries and p ...
(PMO). It is now the implementing agency of PMO's "Smart Nation and Digital Government Office" (SNDGO).
Its sub-unit Open Government Products (OGP) develops pieces of software for the government. As of 2022,
Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong (; born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as Prime Minister of Singapore and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2004. He has been the Member of Par ...
's son Li Hongyi serves as the director of OGP.
See also
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Info-communications Media Development Authority
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).
History
Following the passing of the Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill in Parliame ...
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Cyber Security Agency (Singapore)
The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) is a government agency under the Prime Minister's Office, but is managed by the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Government of Singapore. It provides centralised oversight of national cyber sec ...
References
External links
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Data.gov.sg
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Internet in Singapore
Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
2016 establishments in Singapore
Government agencies established in 2016