Our focus areas

Our commitment to build a digital government

When it comes to building Singapore’s digital government, GovTech’s focus areas include:

• Ensuring that government services are easy to access and use for Singaporeans

• Improving the workplace experience and productivity of public officers

• Uplifting digital capabilities to enable bolder transformation

• Strengthening enablers for agencies to leverage digital technology

Diversity and Inclusion

GovTech creates products and services for every citizen — that includes vulnerable communities such as the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Many of our products have strong accessibility features, like enabling high contrast for legibility challenges on Singpass, and the inclusion of VoiceOver and Voice Control features for the visually and/or physically handicapped on the SafeEntry app.

GovTech is also committed to developing tech that empowers vulnerable communities.

Digital4Good

Since 2019, Digital4Good has empowered underprivileged children, youth, and seniors by increasing their digital literacy through programming and more.

One of its efforts involve GovTech's UX designers working with the social enterprise Hatch to host a career advisory session, sharing what it means to be in the UX space.

Accessibility and diversity

This A11y team (accessibility enabling team) was formed to design inclusive government services based on the unique experiences of persons with disabilities (PwDs) and seniors.

Want to learn more about our A11y Team?

Check out what our GovTechies got up to during A11y Week 2023 — a learning festival for all public officers in Singapore that aims to foster an understanding and appreciation of accessible and inclusive design in digital services.

GovTech x The Purple Parade

GovTech also celebrates diversity and inclusion by participating in The Purple Parade, to march together and celebrate the abilities of people with disabilities.

An A11y Week participant learning about screen reader accessibility at the A11y Tic Tac Toe booth.

Women in GovTech

As the lead technology agency in the public service, GovTech strives to foster an inclusive workplace by also supporting women in tech through a myriad of women-focused initiatives.

One of these initiatives include our Employee Resource Group for Women to help us attract, develop and retain female talent. Beyond that, our Girls in Tech Summer Mentorship Programme is a three-month mentorship programme that aims to inspire and encourage young female talents to explore and pursue careers in technology.

Our efforts in Consumer Social Responsibility

At GovTech, we believe that it’s important to give back and contribute whenever we can. Our GovTechies regularly take part in consumer social responsibility (CSR) efforts like the annual Hair for Hope (HfH).

We recently collaborated with Children's Cancer Foundation to organise a HfH event at GovTech's main office, where 47 brave GovTechies made a bald statement by shaving their heads for Hair for Hope 2024.

Sustainability at the core of GovTech

We believe that sustainability should influence everything that we do. 

This is why we have adopted a Sustainability Framework with 3 key pillars — Sustainable Organisation, Sustainable Information and Communications Technology & Smart Systems (ICT&SS) and Digital Innovation for Sustainability.

With these pillars, GovTech can drive sustainable digitalisation practices to support the Singapore Green Plan 2030 goals and achieve net zero emissions by 2045.

Visit our page on Sustainability to learn more about our green efforts.

Our sustainability efforts

Green ‘Bounce’ Station

GovTech’s Green ‘Bounce’ Station encourages the use of reusable bags, lunch boxes, and cutlery.

Green GovTech Week

During Green GovTech Week, GovTechies took the Green Pledge and joined activities to learn how to promote sustainability in the public sector.

Description: This infographic describes the 6 enablers of GovTech's sustainability efforts.