Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)

Prime Minister's Office
Agency overview

Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	The Istana 1°18′25″N 103°50′35″E / 1.30694°N 103.84306°E / 1.30694; 103.84306
Employees	618 (2010)^[1]
Annual budget	290.94 million SGD (2010)^[1]
Ministers responsible	Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Transport and Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure Chan Chun Sing, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Heng Chee How, Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State
Agency executives	Peter Ong Boon Kwee, Head of Civil Service, Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) Benny Lim ^[2], Permanent Secretary
Child agencies	Monetary Authority of Singapore Civil Service College
Website	www.pmo.gov.sg

The Prime Minister's Office (Abbreviation: PMO) is a ministerial level executive agency within the Government of Singapore that handles the ministries and other political matters that are of great importance to the nation, such as corruption and elections. It is headed by the Prime Minister and their top political staff. The PMO is located in the Istana, which is also the official residence and office for the President of Singapore.

Roles and functions

The PMO has several roles and functions, with regards to the national politics. They are:

To co-ordinate the activities of Ministries and the general policies of the Government and to provide overall policy direction
To eradicate corruption and maintain readiness for elections
To implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies
To strive for robust security, a networked government and a resilient Singapore
To oversee, plan and co-ordinate programmes across multiple agencies and initiatives to engage the Overseas Singaporean community
To ensure the efficient and effective management of public service officers through sound personnel policies in service conditions, career development and staff training
To promote quality service and productivity
To provide secretariat support to the Public Service Commission (PSC).
To guide and co-ordinate whole-of-government efforts in the implementation of national population policies and programmes.

The PMO is headed by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong

Portfolio^[3]

The PMO handles many tasks. These include the Cabinet, the appointments of ministers and more. The tasks are listed below:

Cabinet Business
National Flag
Anthem Table of Precedence
Honours and Awards
Justices of the Peace
Prevention of Corrupt Practices
Elections
National Population Policies and Programmes
National Research, Innovation and Enterprise Coordination
National Security and Intelligence Co-ordination
Public Service for the 21st Century (PS21) Programme
Talent Management
Administrative Service
Appointments
Benefits
Compensation
Superannuation
Resort Management
PM2S
Personnel Boards
Appeals Board
Civil Service Industrial Relations
Staff Development Policy
Strategic Policy and Issues
Public Service Commission Secretariat
Public Policy Development Training
Public Administration and Management Training and Consulting
Banking, Currency, Insurance, Monetary & Securities Industry Affairs
Liaison with International and Regional Financial Organisations

Departments

The Prime Minister's Office comprises a PMO (HQ), Corrupt Practice Investigation Bureau, Cyber Security Agency, Elections Department, National Research Foundation, National Security Co-ordination Secretariat, National Population and Talent Division, Public Service Division and Smart Nation Programme Office.^[4] Each department functions independently.

The main function of PMO (HQ) is to provide corporate, logistics and administrative support to the Prime Minister.

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

For more details on this topic, see Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is an independent body which investigates and aims to prevent corruption in the public and private sectors in Singapore. Established in 1952, it derives its powers of investigation from the Prevention of Corruption Act. The bureau is headed by a director who is directly responsible to the Prime Minister.

Cyber Security Agency

For more details on this topic, see Cyber Security Agency (Singapore).

The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) provides dedicated and centralised oversight of Singapore’s efforts in cyber security. The roles of the agency include engaging and working in partnership with the private sector, education and outreach, and strengthening cyber security for the nation’s critical services. It will develop a national cyber security strategy and implementation plans to build up capabilities against cyber threats. In addition, the CSA will perform crisis management and provide incident assistance to businesses and individuals through SingCERT.

Elections Department

For more details on this topic, see Elections Department.

The Elections Department (ELD) is responsible for planning and preparing for, and managing the conduct of presidential and parliamentary elections and of any national referendum in Singapore. ELD's work extends beyond the period of elections. Between elections, ELD must prepare and maintain readiness of the public service for the conduct of any elections.

National Research Foundation

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is tasked to coordinate the research of different agencies within the larger national framework in order to provide a coherent strategic overview and direction. It develops policies and plans to implement the five strategic thrusts for the national R&D agenda and to implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies approved by the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), and to allocate funding to programmes that meet the NRF strategic objectives.

National Security Coordination Secretariat

For more details on this topic, see National Security Coordination Secretariat.

The National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS) is an important central hub located within the Prime Minister's Office, tasked with national security planning and the coordination of policy and intelligence issues.

National Population and Talent Division

Inaugurated in January 2011, the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) strives to achieve a sustainable, connected and integrated population for Singapore. NPTD drives the coordination and implementation of population and talent policies across Government agencies. These include policies in the areas of population augmentation, supporting marriage and parenthood, talent attraction and retention, immigration and naturalisation, integration of newcomers, and engaging overseas Singaporeans.

Public Service Division

The Public Service Division (PSD) sets policy directions for shaping the public service through public sector leadership development and implementing progressive and effective human resource and development policies.

Smart Nation Programme Office

The Smart Nation Programme Office (SNPO)’s role is to take in perspectives and ideas from different sources, and integrate them to develop a whole-of-government, whole-of-nation approach to building a Smart Nation. To achieve the Smart Nation objectives, the Office will drive collaboration with and engagement of citizens and industry, oversee the development of cross-cutting Smart Nation enablers and coordinate the Smart Nation initiatives of the various agencies within Government.

Statutory boards

The PMO oversees two statutory boards. These are:

the Monetary Authority of Singapore; and
the Civil Service College.

References

1 2 "Head U: Prime Minister Office" (PDF). Budget 2010: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. February 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
↑ "Changes in Permanent Secretary appointments". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
↑ "Singapore Government Directory Interactive - PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE". Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
↑ "The PMO". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2015-09-22.

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Government of Singapore

Cabinet of Singapore

Ministries	Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Communications and Information (List) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (List) Ministry of Defence (List) Ministry of Education (List) Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (List) Ministry of Finance (List) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List) Ministry of Health (List) Ministry of Home Affairs (List) Ministry of Law (List) Ministry of Manpower (List) Ministry of National Development (List) Ministry of Social and Family Development (List) Ministry of Trade and Industry (List) Ministry of Transport (List)

Statutory agencies	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Agency for Science, Technology and Research Building and Construction Authority Casino Regulatory Authority Central Provident Fund Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Civil Service College Defence Science and Technology Agency Economic Development Board Energy Market Authority Health Promotion Board Health Sciences Authority Housing and Development Board Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority International Enterprise Singapore Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore JTC Corporation Land Transport Authority Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Media Development Authority National Arts Council National Environment Agency National Heritage Board National Library Board People's Association Public Transport Council Public Utilities Board SPRING Singapore Singapore Accountancy Commission Singapore Land Authority Singapore Tourism Board Singapore Workforce Development Agency Sport Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority

Former statutory agencies	Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Post Office Savings Bank Singapore Broadcasting Authority Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Singapore Harbour Board Singapore Improvement Trust Singapore Telecommunications National Computer Board Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Public Works Department

Central bank	Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sovereign wealth fund	Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Temasek Holdings

Politics of Singapore

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