Whole-of government integrated risk management in Singapore · Whole-of government integrated risk management in Singapore Jonathan Ng Centre for Strategic Futures, Prime Minister’s

Whole-of government

integrated risk

management in management in

Singapore

Jonathan Ng

Centre for Strategic Futures,

Prime Minister’s Office

Singapore

Singapore’s Vulnerabilities

StrategicPolicy Office

Long term planning has been a key

feature of Singapore’s governance

Centre for Strategic Futures

Foresight work has

become more

important for

policymaking amid

increasing uncertainty

and complexity

Building Foresight Capability

Scenario planning

has been a key part

of the government’s

strategic planning

process, embedded

Scenario Planning

process, embedded

into our annual

strategic planning

and budget cycles.

Risk Assessment and

Horizon Scanning

• Detect Emergent Threats & Opportunities

• Technology platform for collaboration across agencies

• Manage Information Overload and Cognitive Biases

Centre for Strategic Futures

• More concerted futures research

• Experimenting with different foresight tools

Expanded Toolkit

Fostering a

Networked Government

Centre for Strategic Futures

CSF – Central Node

for Futures Work

Whole-of-Government

Integrated Risk Management

Terrorism

Energy

Food

SecurityGovernance

Climate

ChangeScenario

Planning

Horizon

Scanning

National Security

Risk Register

National Security Issues

Pandemics

Energy

People

Physical

Base

Values &

Beliefs

Institutions

Economy

Page 11 of 13National Security Risk Register

� Exploratory Research � Voting & Prioritization

Emerging Strategic

Issues

� Exploratory Research

� One-on-one Interviews

� Online Conversations

� Voting & Prioritization

� Follow-up Action

& Monitoring

Understanding the public

Declining Resident Manpower

Complexification of Society

Thank you