This initiative comes under one of three strategic thrusts, the co-creation of higher value services, of the country's new e-government masterplan which will run from 2011 to 2015.
Announcing the new e-government masterplan at the iGov Global Forum here Monday, Peter Ho, head of civil service and permanent secretary at Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said it will mark a mindset shift from "government-to-you" to "government-with-you".
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870,000 taxpayers used myTax Portal, the online tax gateway of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) until the 2011 filing due date of April 18.
The recorded rate is also higher than the agency’s target of 95 per cent for this year.
The IRAS surpassed its target by boosting the efficiency and the user-friendliness of its e-services.
The amount is nearly the same as last year’s spending, during which the government awarded 647 contracts worth over $1.12 billion within the domain of ICT.
During its annual industry briefing on May 19, the IDA – along with several other ministries and government agencies – also announced the projected rollouts in the pipeline for this year, including several “Call-for-Collaboration” ventures: public-private partnerships initiated by the government.
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Singapore ranked #1 in the '2011 Network Society Index' that was recently presented at Ericsson's Business Innovation Forum in Silicon Valley, USA. The index is based on a comprehensive analysis of 25 global cities across 26 parameters that measure the social, economic and environmental benefits of ICT investments. Singapore topped the Index with a score of 66 points. Singapore also ranked second in the world and first in Asia in the 2011 Global Information Technology Report's 'Networked Readiness Index'.
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Singapore was followed by Stockholm, with Seoul completing the top three. Manila was at the bottom rung of the list in 21st place, below neighboring Jakarta which was at the 19th spot.
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