MFA Press Statement: Study Programme For Permanent Secretaries On Managing The Complexity In Networked Government

Singapore and the Commonwealth Secretariat will jointly host a "Study Programme for Permanent Secretaries on Managing the Complexity in Networked Government" in Singapore from 24 to 28 November 2008 under the framework of the Singapore-Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme. The participants comprise 22 Permanent Secretaries from 15 Commonwealth countries in South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands (see list of participants below).

The Study Programme aims to enhance the capacity of participating officials to promote good governance and public sector reform through effective coordination within and between ministries, strong performance management and organisational leadership within a complex, networked environment. The participants will also meet senior Singapore officials to exchange views on Singapore's experience and international best practices. The Study Programme will be conducted by the Civil Service College of Singapore.

The Singapore-Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme (TCTP) was formalised in a Memorandum of Understanding in April 1994. Under the MOU, Singapore and the Commonwealth Secretariat agreed to provide joint technical assistance to Commonwealth member countries. To date, more than 2,700 participants from 63 Commonwealth countries and British overseas territories have participated in 145 programmes spanning diverse fields like public sector development, governance, E-governance, managing corruption, knowledge management, productivity management, trade facilitation and SME development. The Singapore-Commonwealth TCTP is the third largest technical assistance programme with development partners under the Singapore Cooperation Programme. (See Annex A for more information on the Singapore-Commonwealth TCTP and the Singapore Cooperation Programme.)

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
23 NOVEMBER 2008

Annex A

Singapore- Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme (TCTP)

Singapore and the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in April 1994 to jointly provide technical assistance to member countries of the Commonwealth under a Third Country Training Programme (TCTP) framework. In 2000, Singapore also started its collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) focusing on the Commonwealth African countries and the small states.

2 ComSec is one of Singapore's oldest TCTP partners under the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP). Under the Singapore-ComSec collaboration, about 11 joint courses are conducted each year in diverse fields such as public sector development, governance, E-governance, managing corruption, knowledge management, productivity management, trade facilitation, SME development, etc. To date, we have jointly conducted 145 courses for over 2,700 participants from 63 Commonwealth countries and British overseas territories. We have also jointly conducted nine programmes with COL for 222 participants from Commonwealth member countries.

About the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP)

3 Singapore's technical assistance programme is based on the training and development of human resource in competencies useful to developing countries. As a country whose only resource is its people, Singapore believes that human resource development is vital for economic and social progress. Singapore itself has, during its early years of independence, benefited from training provided by other countries and international organisations. Through the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP), Singapore shares its development experiences with other developing countries.

4 Established in 1992, the SCP brought together the various technical assistance programmes offered by Singapore under a single framework. Over the years, the range of SCP activities has expanded steadily to cater to the training needs of recipient countries. To date, Singapore has organized training courses and study visits for over 58,000 participants from 169 countries around the globe.

5 A key feature of the SCP is the Third Country Training Programme (TCTP). TCTPs are technical assistance programmes jointly conducted with a donor partner for recipient countries. The TCTP modality of technical cooperation was conceived to leverage on both partners' expertise and resources to maximise the outcome of the joint programme. To date, Singapore has established TCTPs with more than 30 development partners, comprising developed countries and international organisations.

6 More details are available on the Singapore Cooperation Website at www.scp.gov.sg.

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Singapore/Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme
Study Programme for Permanent Secretaries - Managing Complexity in Networked Government 24 - 28 November 2008

1) Anguilla: Mr. Larry Franklin、40、Permanent Secretary、Min. of Infrastructure, Communications, Utilities, Housing, Agriculture and Fisheries
2) Anguilla: Mr. Aidan A Harrigan、38、Permanent Secretary、Min. of Finance, Eco Dev, Investment, Commerce and Tourism
3) Bangladesh: Mr. Rafiqul Islam、Division Chief, Power Division、Ministry of Planning
4) Bermuda: Dr. Derrick St Clair Binns、49、Permanent Secretary、Ministry of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing
5) Bermuda: Mr. Wayne Eugene Carey 、 54、 Permanent Secretary、Ministry of culture and Social Rehabilitation
6) Bermuda: Mr. Warren W Jones、49、Permanent Secretary、Ministry of Health
7) Botswana: Mr. Newman Kahiya、52、 Permanent Secretary、Ministry of Health
8) Botswana: Mrs.Banny Kemoneilwe Molosiwa、50、Permanent Secretary、Ministry of Trade and Industry
9) Cameroon: Mr. Sebastien Foumane、54、Permanent Secretary、Ministry of External Relations
10) Grenada: Mrs. Elizabeth Henry-Greenidge、53、Acting Secretary to the Cabinet/Head of the Public Service Prime Minister's Office
11) Maldives: Mr. Yusuf Riza、37、Permanent Secretary、Ministry of Economic Dev and Trade
12) Maldives: Mr. Ahmed Salih、 44、Permanent Secretary、Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation
13) Mauritius: Miss How Cheey Lan、How Fok Cheung、 54、Permanent Secretary Min. of Women, Rights, Child Dev, Family Welfare and Consumer Protection
14) Mozambique: Mrs. Filomena Eduardo Zimba、 54、Permanent Secretary、 Ministry of Science and Technology
15) Mozambique: Mrs. Maria Luisa S L M Mathe, 43, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Works and Housing
16) Mozambique: Mr Alfredo Vasco Nogueira Nampete, 44, Permanent Secretary, Maputo City Government
17) Samoa: Mr. Sefuiva Reupena Muagututia, 57, Government Statistician, Samoa Bureau of Statistics
18) Seychelles: Mr. Denis Henri Rose, 49, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Community Dev, Youth, Sports and Culture
19) Sri Lanka: Mr. Sugathadasa Ranugge, 58, Secretary, Min of Export Dev and International Trade
20) St. Lucia: Mr. Philip Dalsou, 43, Permanent Secretary, Min of Public Service and Human Resource Dev
21 St. Vincent & The Grenadines Mrs. Shirla Francis 48 Permanent Secretary Min of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry

As at 21 Nov 08
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