Singapore: who governs education

6 government bodies, 2 named officials, 3 programmes and 3 policies, from the ministries' own sites.

2 source sites did not fully answer our request; the status is shown on the body it belongs to. Last mined 2026-08-02.

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Government bodies

The ministries, regulators and funds that hold the mandate, with the office holder where we could verify one.

Ministry of Education

Formulates and implements education policies on education structure, curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment for Singapore's national school system (vision: Thinking Schools, Learning Nation); houses a dedicated Educational Technology Division and Digital Excellence & Products Division.

Desmond Lee · Minister for Education
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Oversees digital development, public communications and engagement, and sentiment research; formed 8 July 2024 as successor to the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).

ministry Site partly readable Official site Source

Josephine Teo · Minister for Digital Development and Information; Minister-in-charge of Cybersecurity & Smart Nation Group
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Infocomm Media Development Authority

Statutory board driving Singapore's digital transformation: vibrant digital economy and inclusive digital society; developer-regulator running digital-inclusion programs (Digital For Life, SG Digital Office).

National Institute of Education

Singapore's national teacher education institute, an autonomous institute of Nanyang Technological University; sole provider of pre-service teacher education plus graduate, leadership, and professional development programs.

institute Official site Source

NIE International Pte Ltd

Consultancy and training arm of NIE (est. April 2009, subsidiary of NTU) that exports Singapore's teacher education, school management training, and educational leadership programs to international clients.

institute Official site Source

SkillsFuture Singapore

Statutory board under the Ministry of Education (est. 2016, absorbing the Workforce Development Agency and Committee for Private Education) driving lifelong learning and skills development: SkillsFuture Credit, Earn and Learn, national TVET/CET coordination.

agency Site partly readable Official site Source

Programmes

Named interventions currently running, announced, stalled or ended. A partner entering here joins one of these or explains why not.

Student Learning Space (SLS)

National online learning portal with curriculum-aligned resources across major subjects from primary to pre-university, with AI-enabled features under development for personalised education through adaptive learning and assessment (pedagogy-first design with student guardrails).

Reach: All school leaders, teachers and students in Singapore's national school system

active As of 2026-07-31 Source

Temasek Foundation STEM Programme in Indonesia (meriSTEM@NIE)

Three-year Temasek Foundation-funded programme (2021 through Oct 2024) in which meriSTEM@NIE co-implemented STEM master-teacher development and professional learning communities with Indonesia's Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.

Reach: 720 Indonesian STEM educators targeted

ended As of 2026-07-31 Source

NIEI-MoEYS School Leadership Project (Cambodia)

School-leadership and trainer professional-development project run by NIE International with Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, largely funded by Temasek Foundation International, with training in Cambodia and at NIE Singapore.

active As of 2026-07-31 Source

Policies and plans

The strategy documents in force. These are what an intervention has to be written into.

Transforming Education through Technology Masterplan 2030 (EdTech Masterplan 2030)to 2030

MOE's strategic framework for technology-transformed learning, succeeding the 2020 EdTech Plan and earlier ICT Masterplans; emphasises AI for more effective student learning and teacher support, pedagogy-first and students-at-the-centre.

As of 2026-07-31 Source

National AI Strategy 2.0 (NAIS 2.0)2023-

Launched December 2023 with education among five strategic adoption sectors; National AI Council established February 2026; a May 2026 update set 10 refreshed priorities.

As of 2026-05 Source

Smart Nation 2.02024-

National digital strategy launched 1 October 2024 by PM Lawrence Wong, built on three goals: Trust, Growth, Community.

As of 2024-10-01 Source