2.3.1 P OLICY S TATEMENTS
STRATEGIC THEME
Public Sector
Infrastructure Development
Creative Regulatory Reform
Targeted Human Capacity
Development
Improved Government
Efficiency
Effective Cross-Functional
Collaboration
Enhanced National Security
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
To enhance the ICT environment for the public and private sectors so as to
make broadband access pervasive
To enable robust, end-to-end, seamless, user-friendly ICT services
To build out a world-class GWAN via common and shared platforms
To pioneer the generation and implementation of policy and regulatory
frameworks that enable Enlightened Access as a subset of the overarching
national regulatory reform agenda (including electronic transactions, esignatures, authentication, data privacy, e-payments, etc.)
To streamline ICT governance for improved collaboration/service delivery
To designate/create a central implementation and oversight agency to
manage national e-Government initiatives
To enable a new culture across the E-Government workforce using
performance and achievement-based human capital management
To develop superb skills, shared standards and key performance targets
To make Government a model ICT user and leader
To optimise already existing delivery channels
To increase the number of delivery channels
To reform backend support processes and operations
To improve collaboration and increase knowledge exchange and sharing of
experience across Government Ministries, Agencies and Departments
To build the capacity for e-Government Research and Innovation
To improve government capability to respond to natural/man-made
disasters affecting government’s assets, infrastructure and citizens’ data
security and privacy
To instil confidence by creating an environment that is safe to conduct
business with, and within government and to carry out day-to-day
activities.
To build technical and legislative capacity to respond to, mitigate and
protect against cybercrime and offences within the public sector
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