Monday, September 27, 2004

Singapore Identifies 12 Outsourcing Services

The Straight Times reports the Singapore government has identified 12 services which can be outsourced to private companies as part of an ongoing economic drive.

"The functions submitted by government ministries and statutory boards are: library and legal services; human resource; training; carpark services; call centres; IT; facilities, document and project management; security; and finance and accounting."

"They will be 'market-tested' - that is, comparing the cost of delivering the functions in-house with what is charged by the private sector. If a private company can deliver a service more cheaply and effectively, it will be hired to do the job."

"The Government calls this process best-sourcing. The idea is for public agencies to get the best value for their money. They will complete their market-testing by next March, said the Finance Ministry."

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