Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR)

Debated in Parliament on 8 Apr 2013.

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene inquired about introducing quantitative measurements for performance outcomes in key national interest areas in future editions of the Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR).
Tharman Shanmugaratnam responded that SPOR already includes quantitative measures like real median household incomes, fertility rates, and crime rates, but some outcomes like community bonding require qualitative assessments for a holistic view.
The government will consider adding more quantitative measures where appropriate in future SPOR editions and noted that other reports like MTI's Economic Survey and MOM's Labour Market Report provide additional quantitative indicators.

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether there are plans to introduce quantitative measurements of performance outcomes in key areas of national interest in future editions of the Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR).

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

The Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR) reports several quantitative measures of outcomes that are of national interest, such as real median monthly household incomes, fertility rates and crime rates.

However, not every desired outcome can be measured with quantitative indicators. An example is "community bonding", where an indicator like the volunteerism rate provides a useful reference point but not the complete picture. SPOR supplements quantitative measures with qualitative assessments aimed at a more holistic perspective of an issue.

Nevertheless, we will certainly consider further quantitative measures of outcomes where appropriate in future editions of SPOR.

In addition to SPOR, the Government releases other reports, such as MTI's Economic Survey of Singapore and MOM's Labour Market Report, which provide a wider range of quantitative indicators in their respective domains.

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene inquired about introducing quantitative measurements for performance outcomes in key national interest areas in future editions of the Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR).
Tharman Shanmugaratnam responded that SPOR already includes quantitative measures like real median household incomes, fertility rates, and crime rates, but some outcomes like community bonding require qualitative assessments for a holistic view.
The government will consider adding more quantitative measures where appropriate in future SPOR editions and noted that other reports like MTI's Economic Survey and MOM's Labour Market Report provide additional quantitative indicators.

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Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR)

Debated in Parliament on 8 Apr 2013.

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene inquired about introducing quantitative measurements for performance outcomes in key national interest areas in future editions of the Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR).
Tharman Shanmugaratnam responded that SPOR already includes quantitative measures like real median household incomes, fertility rates, and crime rates, but some outcomes like community bonding require qualitative assessments for a holistic view.
The government will consider adding more quantitative measures where appropriate in future SPOR editions and noted that other reports like MTI's Economic Survey and MOM's Labour Market Report provide additional quantitative indicators.

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Nevertheless, we will certainly consider further quantitative measures of outcomes where appropriate in future editions of SPOR.

Page: 143

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene inquired about introducing quantitative measurements for performance outcomes in key national interest areas in future editions of the Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR).
Tharman Shanmugaratnam responded that SPOR already includes quantitative measures like real median household incomes, fertility rates, and crime rates, but some outcomes like community bonding require qualitative assessments for a holistic view.
The government will consider adding more quantitative measures where appropriate in future SPOR editions and noted that other reports like MTI's Economic Survey and MOM's Labour Market Report provide additional quantitative indicators.

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Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR)

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

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Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review (SPOR)

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

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