The Standard ICT Operating Environment (SOEasy), the largest Singapore Government infocomm project in scope and scale, has started rolling out services to the first batch of agencies.  Since July 2009, the public officers in these agencies are enjoying working in a seamless environment that promotes communication, collaboration and knowledge-sharing.

Agencies included in the first batch are the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts (MICA), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and National Heritage Board (NHB).

Speaking at the recent launch of the SOEasy Showcase, Peter Ho, Head of the Singapore Civil Service, cited that the SOEasy Programme calls for a coordinated effort and support from the Whole-of-Government. "Infocomm will continue to be a key enabler for the public sector, and the SOEasy Programme is another step towards One Government.  The implementation of this ambitious project indeed marks another significant chapter in the history of Singapore’s infocomm journey," said Ho.

Commenting on the SOEasy implementation, Lim Hup Seng, Deputy Secretary (Performance), Ministry of Finance, said, "The SOEasy Programme is a major undertaking that will bring about many benefits for our public officers. SOEasy is conceived to make public officers more efficient and effective in their work.  It is also a challenging project to implement due to the magnitude of the project, involving over 60,000 public officers across 75 government agencies at more than 800 locations."