Continual change can transform the public sector into a first-class Public Service.

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“Change”. This is the keyword of PS21.

Our aspiration is for the Public Service to continuously welcome change, anticipate change and be able to execute change effectively and efficiently. And indeed, we as a Public Service have gone through many changes over the years.

We present you another change next month. Change in the look and feel, as well as the content of Challenge magazine — the only magazine that reaches out to all 120,000 public officers.

We will still strive to bring you the best PS21-related stories, and the latest information you can use. But we also want to be the choice public sector magazine that you will pick up and read.

We will regularly feature extraordinary public officers and interviews with Public Service leaders in our “Personalities” column.

We also bring to you a whole new column — “At the Watercooler” — where you can share your views on specific PS21 issues.

Other columns include “Network News” that features the efforts of different agencies and how they contribute towards specific Public Service outcomes. A new “Systems Watch” column will give you tips on Economy Drive and Organisational Excellence, updates on new IT technologies/applications, and so on.

There are many other changes. We hope all these changes are changes for the better and would help improve public officers’ understanding of PS21 and what we can do to become a first-class Public Service.

We welcome your suggestions on how to make Challenge even better. Send us your suggestions and ideas now, and also after we have rolled out the changes in the next edition.

We want to hear from you!

Calis Chuan Editor, Challenge