Government Technology Agency

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 (IMDA) in 2016,[2][3] and officially legislated in Parliament on 18 August that year.[4]

Government Technology Agency
Agency overview
Formed1 October 2016 (2016-10-01)
Preceding agency
  • National Computer Board (NCB)
    Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS)
    Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters10 Pasir Panjang Road, #10-01 Mapletree Business City, Singapore 117438
Annual budgetS$238.93 million (2017) [1]
Agency executives
  • Joseph Leong, Chairman
  • Goh Wei Boon, CEO
  • Chang Sau Sheong, Deputy Chief Executive (Product and Engineering, TMO / CODE)
  • Henry Chang, Deputy Chief Executive (Services, Governance and Cybersecurity)
Parent agencyPrime Minister's Office
Websitewww.tech.gov.sg

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 initiative to utilise infocomm technologies, networks and big data to create tech-enabled solutions.[5][6]

The Government Chief Information Office (GCIO) is under GovTech.

From 1 May 2017, GovTech was moved from the Ministry of Communications and Information to the Prime Minister's Office (Singapore) (PMO). It is now the implementing agency of PMO's Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO).[7]

Its sub-unit Open Government Products (OGP) develops pieces of software for the government. As of 2022, Lee Hsien Loong's son Li Hongyi serves as the director of OGP.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Head Q: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION" (PDF). Budget 2017: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. "IDA, MDA to be restructured to capitalise on converging media and ICT landscape". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "GovTech about using technology to create citizen-centric solutions: CEO". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. "Parliament passes Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. "National Digital Identity system to be cornerstone of Singapore's Smart Nation vision". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. "Bills passed for establishment of IMDA, GovTech". TODAY. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (24 December 2018). "PMO | Formation of The Smart Nation and Digital Government Group in the Prime Minister's Office". Prime Minister's Office Singapore.
  8. "How the Singapore Government turned to its experimental tech team to solve COVID-19 problems quickly". CNA. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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