GovTech’s Role in the Singapore Green Plan 2030
Our journey to net zero
In 2021, the Singapore Government unveiled the Singapore Green Plan 2030,
an ambitious and rigorous strategy that outlines the country’s long-term
plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 with the public sector leading
the way.
As the public sector’s centre of excellence for info-comm technology and
smart systems (ICT&SS), one of our key focus areas is to
take the lead in decarbonising public sector technology to mitigate global
warming and secure a smart and sustainable future for the people living
in Singapore.
"We drive the sustainability agenda as a convenor and orchestrator of
all internal and external stakeholders and touchpoints of GovTech."
~ Liew Hui Ming, Digitalisation Strategy
What are we committed to?
Net Zero Emissions around 2045
We aim to peak emissions around 2025 and achieve net zero emissions around
2045, as aligned with the public sector’s commitment to lead the way.
An Environmentally Friendly Workplace
GovTech has been Eco-Office Elite certified since 2022. We commit to protecting
the environment by reducing our consumption of energy, water, and waste.
Sustainable Digital Value Chain
We consider the environmental impact of our products and services, from
the point of creation to its end-of-life.
Green Government Hosting
We centrally provide greener data centre and cloud hosting options that
serve the whole-of-government’s consolidated needs more efficiently. All
our data centres are Green Mark Platinum certified.
Our Sustainability Framework and Strategy
As part of our Sustainability Framework, GovTech is focusing on 3 key
pillars — Sustainable Organisation, Sustainable ICT&SS and Digital
Innovation for Sustainability.
Our key initiatives
Digital Workplace
Provides digital alternatives to physical transactions such as teleconferencing
and digital business cards.
Government Hosting Consolidation and Cloud Migration
Centralised energy-efficient data centres to support the consolidation
of standalone agency server rooms and data centres.
Green Software
Actively exploring Green IT tools to augment our existing software development
processes, and enable our product teams and engineers to optimise their
software to reduce carbon emissions.
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