ISAS Insights

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Singapore from 31 May to 2 June 2018 saw India and Singapore signing various business and skills-related memoranda of understanding (MoUs). What was less focused on, but increasingly relevant, appears to be India’s union-level endorsement of a MoU between India and Singapore on cooperation in the field of personnel management and public administration. As both countries increasingly focus on the development of a digital-driven society and economy through the centralisation, exchange and analysis of data, this paper discusses the two governments’ strength in digital public service delivery and management for future exchange gains under Singapore-India bilateral relations.