Choose the abbreviation Service Request SD ST SE SR
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SR — Service Request
Digital and Technology
A support or fulfilment request raised through the relevant service-management process; for example, an SIS SR may be required for whitelisting.
View in full glossary Next question Choose what this abbreviation means GeBIZ Government Electronic Business Government Electronic Beverage Government Electronic Benefits Government Electronic Building
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GeBIZ — Government Electronic Business
Finance and Economy
Singapore’s government electronic procurement portal for publishing opportunities and conducting procurement transactions.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Approval A decision by the person or body holding the relevant authority to agree to a plan, request, commitment or expenditure. A Government policy document issued to explain or discuss a matter, often presented for debate in Parliament. To attempt an excessively broad, comprehensive or ambitious piece of work when a narrower starting point would produce progress sooner. The parliamentary act of the Chair formally presenting a motion to the House for decision and taking the vote after debate.
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Approval — A decision by the person or body holding the relevant authority to agree to a plan, request, commitment or expenditure.
Cross-government
View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Posting A Public Service framework setting out the skills expected of officers delivering frontline, feedback, hotline and digital services. An officer’s placement into a job, which may be within the same agency or part of a structured move across agencies or sectors. A tiered practitioner-led course designated for Public Service officers at a particular career level within a sector. Years in Service
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Posting — An officer’s placement into a job, which may be within the same agency or part of a structured move across agencies or sectors.
Cross-government
View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Pls follow up A label indicating that the recipient is being informed and is not ordinarily being asked to take action or make a decision. A document formally presented to Parliament under law or otherwise for Members' information and use. A decision by the person or body holding the relevant authority to agree to a plan, request, commitment or expenditure. A short instruction asking the recipient to handle the next step and report back when needed.
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Pls follow up — A short instruction asking the recipient to handle the next step and report back when needed.
Cross-government
View in full glossary Next question Choose the abbreviation Permanent Secretary PC PR PE PS
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PS — Permanent Secretary
Cross-government
The most senior civil servant heading a ministry, accountable for its administration, policy support and organisational performance. Reports to the Minister.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the term Working across ministry and agency boundaries towards the Government’s collective interests and outcomes, rather than optimising only for one organisation. Citizen-centric Workstream Working-level Whole-of-Government
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Whole-of-Government — Working across ministry and agency boundaries towards the Government’s collective interests and outcomes, rather than optimising only for one organisation.
Cross-government
View in full glossary Next question Choose the abbreviation Internal Approving Authority IAD IAA ICA IDA
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IAA — Internal Approving Authority
Finance and Economy
The internal authority or governance arrangement responsible for approving specified expenditure or procurement matters within an agency.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Political office-holder Pre-Cabinet meeting Assistant Chief Executive A political leader holding government office, such as a Minister, Senior Minister of State, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary, as distinct from a career public officer. The part of the Public Service made up of officers employed in ministries; statutory boards are legally distinct employers.
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Political office-holder — A political leader holding government office, such as a Minister, Senior Minister of State, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary, as distinct from a career public officer.
Cross-government
View in full glossary Next question Choose the abbreviation Terms of Reference TOR TOP ToC TFR
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TOR — Terms of Reference
Cross-government
The document defining a committee, workgroup or project’s purpose, scope, membership, authority, deliverables and operating arrangements.
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SR — Service Request
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GeBIZ — Government Electronic Business
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Approval — A decision by the person or body holding the relevant authority to agree to a plan, request, commitment or expenditure.
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Posting — An officer’s placement into a job, which may be within the same agency or part of a structured move across agencies or sectors.
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Pls follow up — A short instruction asking the recipient to handle the next step and report back when needed.
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PS — Permanent Secretary
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Whole-of-Government — Working across ministry and agency boundaries towards the Government’s collective interests and outcomes, rather than optimising only for one organisation.
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IAA — Internal Approving Authority
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Political office-holder — A political leader holding government office, such as a Minister, Senior Minister of State, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary, as distinct from a career public officer.
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TOR — Terms of Reference
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