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The Journey of Implementing E-GOVERNMENT : A Singaporean Experience

The Journey of Implementing E-GOVERNMENT : A Singaporean Experience. Dr Shan L PAN Coordinator Knowledge Management Laboratory Department of Information Systems School of Computing National University of Singapore pansl@comp.nus.edu.sg www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~pansl. Agenda.

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The Journey of Implementing E-GOVERNMENT : A Singaporean Experience

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  1. The Journey of Implementing E-GOVERNMENT: A Singaporean Experience Dr Shan L PAN Coordinator Knowledge Management Laboratory Department of Information Systems School of Computing National University of Singapore pansl@comp.nus.edu.sg www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~pansl

  2. Agenda • Singapore’s Journey to e-Government • e-Government Action Plan I and its achievements • Conceptualizing the e-Government Action Plan II • Strategy & Process • Vision & Desired Outcomes • E-Government Research in the National University of Singapore (NUS)

  3. Singapore’s Journey to e-Government: e-Government Action Plan I and its achievements

  4. E-Government in Singapore mms://s-one.internet.gov.sg/egov/egapii.wmv

  5. Foundation Electronic Service Delivery Governance Management Infrastructure Intellectual Capabilities Details at www.egov.gov.sg

  6. About IDA • Statutory board under the Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts (MITA) • Formed on 1 Dec 1999 • National Computer Board • Telecommunications Authority of Singapore Convergence of IT and Telecommunication

  7. Roles IDA Plays • Regulator • Formulate clear and transparent policies to ensure a fair and balanced competitive environment • Industry Developer • Work closely with private sector to create a vibrant environment for IT in Singapore • Promoter • Encourage foreign InfoComm companies to locate and partner with in Singapore • Government CIO • Drive implementation of the Singapore e-Government

  8. Governance • Reviews & endorses InfoComm project proposals • Reviews & endorses InfoComm tender specifications from all ministries & Govt funded statutory boards Public Sector InfoComm SteeringCommittee Public Sector InfoComm ReviewCommittee IDA (Govt Chief Info Office (GCIO)) Ministry Of Finance (e-Government Owner)

  9. Governance • Sets direction & formulates policies for implementation of InfoComm initiatives for the public sector • Co-ordinates & guides the effective, efficient deployment of InfoComm initiatives in the public sector • Monitors trends & new developments in InfoComm and evaluates their impact on public sector deployment Public Sector InfoComm SteeringCommittee Public Sector InfoComm ReviewCommittee IDA (Govt Chief Info Office (GCIO)) Ministry Of Finance (e-Government Owner)

  10. Governance Committee of Permanent Secretaries E-Govt Policy Committee • Sets policies & strategic directions to achieve the vision and desired outcomes of e-GAP II • monitors the progress of the public service towards full electronic service delivery Public Sector InfoComm SteeringCommittee Public Sector InfoComm ReviewCommittee IDA (Govt Chief Info Office (GCIO)) Ministry Of Finance (e-Government Owner)

  11. Management Review (every 9 months) Develop Consult (CIOs, public officers) Revise Release • ICT Policies & Standards • - Aims to enhance overall effectiveness of ICT in public sector, and establish minimum standards leading to a networked government • - Enhance the shared vision and coordination across the public sector to new ICT developments, so as to make quantum leaps in ICT deployment

  12. E-Government Action Plan I (FY2000 – FY 2002) Government & Employees • 5 Thrusts • Reinventing Government • Delivering integrated electronic services • Being proactive and responsive • Using ICT to build new capabilities & capacities • Innovating with ICT InfoComm Education Knowledge Management Governance & Management 6 programs Robust InfoComm Infra Government & Businesses Government & Citizens Operational Efficiency Improvement Technology Experimentation Electronic Service Delivery

  13. What does this mean to the public? Savings in time & money thru one-stop shops • More than 1,600 e-services are available online 24x7 • One URL for all government e-services thru eCitizen • Extensive network of 42 eCitizen Help service locations island-wide • Single identification SingPass & one password to deal with Govt e-Services • 75% transacted with Govt electronically at least once 75% of all those who transacted with the Government in the past year did so at least once electronically out of with 4 in 5 expressed satisfaction with the quality of service

  14. Awards and Recognitions • Ranked top 3 leading e-Governments by both Accenture & the World Economic Forum • Other International e-Government awards won: Stockholm Challenge Award (Oct 2002) E-Gov Explorer Award (June 2002) Intelligent 20 Award (Jan 2002) CIO 100 Award (Jan 2002) for Public Service Infrastructure (PSi) CAPAM International Innovation Award for eCitizen (Oct 2000)

  15. Conceptualizing the e-Government: Action Plan II • Building on E-Government Action Plan I • Overall strategy is still useful • The first plan lays the foundation to achieve the vision • Need to stay relevant • Environment changes • Maturing of e-Governments around the world

  16. Conceptualizing the e-Government Action Plan II: Strategy & Process and Vision & Desired Outcomes

  17. To Begin… • Leadership and Commitment • Steering committee with public sector agency leaders • Access to public sector agency Directors with operational and expert input • Need for multi-source input • Feedback from internal stakeholders • Feedback from public and businesses • Best practices • Multi-agency collaborative effort • Formation of extended project teams

  18. Overview of Master Planning Exercise To develop e-Government Action Plan II (FY2003-FY2005) PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Planning Envisioning Consolidation • Form project org structure • Seek stakeholder feedback/ ideas • Propose & refine themes • Source & appoint external consultants • Synthesize e-Govt Action Plan II • Seek endorsement from key committees • Approval for funding • Brainstorm for ideas • Work with external consultants for int’l perspective • Propose new program & projects

  19. Input for Conceptualization of E-Government II Internal Stakeholder Feedback Interviews with Permanent Sec. Visioning & Theme Workshops External Stakeholder Feedback Focus Group Discussions & Public Surveys E-Govt Action Plan II External Consultancies Cross-agency Project Committees Environmental Scans Service-wide data collection on projected ICT needs

  20. Three key desired outcomes by 2006 Vision 2006 Delighted Customers E-services Advantage Convenient & easy to use Transcends organizational Boundaries Respects privacy Connected Citizens Supporting Active Citizenry Citizens as stakeholders Community building Greater Trust & Confidence Networked Government Underlying Foundation “Many Agencies, One Govt” Agile, Effective & Efficient Secure & Responsive

  21. Key Outcome 1: DELIGHTED CUSTOMERS • More e-services using mobile technologies (e.g. WAP, SMS) • More access points thru’ value-added intermediaries (e.g. supermarkets, libraries, neighborhood outlets) • More customized for different user segments (e.g. youths, parents, working adults) • More personalization • Easier to use & search • Greater One-stop convenience, not just first-stop welcome Increasing awareness of & convenient access to E-Services Improving the e-service Experience

  22. Key Outcome 2: CONNECTED CITIZENS Engaging Citizens Thru’ Active Consultation & Virtual Communities • Additional channel for public feedback on policy-making & review (e.g. one-stop consultation portal, e-polling) • Centralized portal for community services & resources • Tools for supporting virtual communities & networks E-community to support overseas Singaporeans & civic society Citizen as Stakeholder

  23. Key Outcome 3: NETWORKED GOVERNMENT • Tools & resources to facilitate knowledge management at both inter-& intra-agency levels to improve responsiveness & customer service • More shared systems, service wide ICT standards & architecture to ensure seamless integration • Resilient government InfoComm infrastructure & ICT security preparedness for contingency Building a Knowledge Enterprise Enhancing ICT Management Enhancing ICT Security

  24. From To

  25. E-Government Targets for 2006 • Implement 12 more cross-agency integrated e-services • Have 90% of Government’s customers use e-services at least once a year • Have 90% of these users satisfied with overall quality of e-services • Explain public policies & their rationale online • We will also be monitoring: • Rankings in international benchmark studies • Benefits of use by customers • Repeat usage by customers

  26. Implementing the E-Government Action Plan II • Ministry of Finance • Overall owner of the e-Government Action Plan II initiative & responsible for all central InfoComm Technology (ICT) infrastructure, services and policies within the Public Service. • Strategic Priority Owners • Owners identified for each of the Strategic Priorities to drive the respective programs and work with the individual Ministries & agencies

  27. Overview of e-Government Research in NUS And Research Collaboration Opportunities

  28. Current Projects • Organization as a Convener in e-Collaboration: An Empirical Study of Dominant Modes of Convener Behavior (Feedback Unit) • IT-induced Organizational Transformation (National Library Board) • E-Services Methodology Training Workshop in IDA (an Action Research)

  29. Completed Projects • GeBiz • Agency: SCO (DSTA) • Focus: G2B: Tele-Cooperation Perspective of e-Gov • Key Finding: Tele-cooperation Among Public Agencies is the Fundamental Challenge of any e-government Initiatives Devadoss, P., Pan, S L, and Huang, J.C.M (2003). Structurational Analysis of e-Government Initiatives: A Case Study of SCO". Decision Support Systems. 34: 3 253-269.

  30. E-Filling - IRAS • E-Filing • Agency: IRAS • Focus: G2C – Closing the Gap between Government Services and the citizens • Key Finding: Managing Citizens’ Growing Expectations of on-line Government Services is a key success factor of e-government initiatives Tan, C. W., and Pan, S L (2003). “Managing E-Transformation in the Public Sector: An E-government Study of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)”. European Journal of Information Systems. Forthcoming in 12(4).

  31. InfoComm Development Authority (IDA) • Agency: InfoComm Development Authority • Focus: Cooperation among Multi-agencies’ Government Services On-line • Key Finding: 4 Types of Knowledge Conflicts found in the inter-agency collaboration Tan, C. W., Pan, S L, Eric Lim and Chan, C. M. L (2004) “Managing Knowledge Conflicts in an Inter-organizational Project: A Case Study of IDA Singapore”. Journal of the American Society for Information Systems and Technology (JASIST) Forthcoming in 2004. Tan, C.W., Lim, E.T.K. Pan, S.L., and Chan, M. L. (2004) Conflicts in Knowledge Management: Visiting the Hidden Partner, ECIS 2004

  32. Research Collaboration with NUS • Knowledge Management Laboratory in NUS http://kmlab.comp.nus.edu.sg • Comparison work between Singapore and European Practices • Inter-organizational Agency Collaboration from a RBV perspective • Inter-organizational Agency Collaboration and Knowledge Management Issues

  33. CONCLUSION: Why E-Government For Singapore? • Long Term Economic Benefits for Singapore in attracting Foreign Investors • Social Impact – The increasing technological advancement of the Internet and ICT • Efficiency in Government operations; cut bureaucracy and transparency

  34. Future Challenges of E-Gov in Singapore • From Intra-agency focus to Inter-agency focus • A Stakeholder Perspective of Implementing and Managing Integrated Government Services • Design, implementation and management of integrated e-government projects • OASIS and eCitizen • One-stop e-Government Portal as the Window to a true e-Lifestyle for Singaporeans: Towards Personalization of e-Government Services • SingPass and My.eCitizen • Sharing and Exporting E-government Experiences Internationally

  35. Publications on E-Government • Devadoss, P., Pan, S-L and Singh, S. (2004) “Managing Knowledge Integration in a National Healthcare Crisis: Lessons Learned from Combating SARS in Singapore”. IEEE Transactions on IT in Biomedicine (IEEE T-ITB). Forthcoming in 2004 • Tan, C. W., Pan, S L, Eric Lim and Chan, C. M. L (2004) “Managing Knowledge Conflicts in an Inter-organizational Project: A Case Study of IDA Singapore”. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Forthcoming in 2004. • Tan, C. W., and Pan, S L (2003). “Managing E-Transformation in the Public Sector: An E-government Study of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)”. European Journal of Information Systems. 12(4): 269-281. • Devadoss, P., Pan, S L, and Huang, J.C.M (2003). "Structurational Analysis of e-Government Initiatives: A Case Study of SCO". Decision Support Systems. 34: 3 253-269.

  36. Thank You & http://kmlab.comp.nus.edu.sg We wish to acknowledge the support from IDA of Singapore for providing some of the presentation materials

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