We have another game in numbers, and this time round, it is the ranking of Singapore’s civil service vis-à-vis that of other nations in Asia. The study was interestingly conducted by the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy culminating in a 12 page report. Its verdict? Singapore’s civil service is the most efficient as compared with its Asian counterparts, but on the negative side and I quote “during difficult times - or when mistakes are made that reflect badly on the system - there is a tendency among bureaucrats to circle the wagons in ways that lack transparency and make accountability difficult.”Read More
