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AP seeks strategic partnership with Singapore focusing on education, digital governance

Vijayawada, Nov 11 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh seeks to deepen its strategic partnership with Singapore, with a renewed focus on improving education standards, strengthening administrative capabilities and accelerating digital governance initiatives across the State.
Minister for HRD and IT, Nara Lokesh proposed expanding Singapore-backed training programmes for teachers, ministers and senior government officials at the third meeting of the Andhra Pradesh-Singapore Joint Implementation Standing Committee (JISC), held at the APCRDA office in Amaravati on Wednesday.
The meeting was co-chaired by Minister Nara Lokesh and Singapore Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Energy, Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang. Delegations from both governments reviewed progress under the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and discussed priorities for the next phase of cooperation.
Highlighting the outcomes of the existing collaboration, Minister Lokesh thanked the Singapore government for facilitating training for six Andhra Pradesh ministers and 37 teachers. He proposed sending teachers recognised for excellence to Singapore during summer vacations to gain exposure to international teaching methodologies and innovative classroom practices.
Emphasising that international exposure should benefit the wider education system, Minister Lokesh directed officials to establish a structured mechanism through which Singapore-trained teachers can share their learnings with educators across the State through school complex meetings.
He also called for strengthening institutional capacity in the Education Department through three key pillars - Guidance, Direction and Administration - to improve teaching standards and educational outcomes.
To improve coordination between political leadership and the administrative machinery, Minister Lokesh proposed joint training programmes for ministers and their respective departmental Secretaries under the Singapore–Andhra Pradesh Governance Excellence (SAGE) initiative.
Minister Nara Lokesh highlighted opportunities to leverage Singapore's expertise in digital transformation, real-time governance, integrated digital platforms, command-and-control centres and data-driven decision-making. He said cooperation in these areas would help Andhra Pradesh strengthen technology-enabled public service delivery and improve administrative efficiency.
Both delegations discussed further opportunities for cooperation, including administrative capacity building, technology adoption, skill development and knowledge exchange.
Minister Lokesh said that although cyclones had affected the implementation schedule of certain initiatives, the State government would work towards resolving the challenges and accelerating progress. UNI DP CDS
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