GovTech Singapore and the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the design and delivery of digital government public services.

Under the terms of the MoU, GovTech and GDS - based in the Cabinet Office - will mutually share knowledge and best practices in improving the delivery of digital public services, building digital skills and capabilities of government officials, and adopting open standards for government information, data and software.

Representing the agencies to sign the MoU were Kok Ping Soon, chief executive of GovTech Singapore, and Kevin Cunnington, director general of GDS.

Kok Ping Soon said: “The MoU will facilitate greater sharing of experiences and expertise in the development of digital platforms and services to better serve our citizens and businesses.

“It will also allow mutual exchange of officers to build capabilities and explore opportunities for collaboration to strengthen the digital partnership between the two organisations.”

The MoU comes at a time when the two countries are actively engaged in the SG-UK Partnership for the future.

Launched in January 2019, by the UK’s foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt and Singapore’s minister for foreign affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, the Singapore-UK partnership for the future campaign expands and solidifies existing links, while creating new opportunities for collaboration that secure the future bilateral partnership between the two nations.

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