Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 1: Saktiandi Supaat on reorganising the Public Service

The recent Forward Singapore exercise to engage Singaporeans from all walks of life has laid out a new social compact for Singapore, said MP Saktiandi Supaat. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 28), he said to move towards this new compact, changes are expected to be made in both Government policies and the way the Government engages and partners Singaporeans in creating and delivering policies and programmes. He pointed out that the new Singapore Government Partnerships Office is an example of how the Government is reorganising itself to support the new partnership and engagement approach set out under Forward Singapore. It can become the first stop for people to share ideas or proposals, gather other like-minded individuals and organisations and access opportunities for citizen-Government collaborations, he said. Mr Saktiandi wanted to know how the Public Service is reorganising itself to better serve citizens and the public good amid a changing environment.