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The Ministry of Defence
(MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) established
the Innovation Office to spearhead innovation throughout
the ministry and SAF.
With this goal in mind, the Office set out to achieve
two tasks: Firstly, to establish a practical framework
to drive and sustain continuous innovation in MINDEF/SAF.
And secondly, to provide a structured approach
to bring ideas from conception to successful implementation.
To achieve this, the Office mapped out a three-step
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I: Design of the innovation framework |
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Phase
II: Testing the framework in selected pilot
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Phase
III: Implementation of the framework on a
MINDEF/SAF-wide scale |
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Developing
the innovation framework
The innovation framework was created using the acronym “RACE” (see
diagram). Research on winning organisations, comparative studies, focus group
sessions and feedback from PRIDE (Productivity and Innovation in Daily Effort)
activists were vital to the process. Results from an innovation survey conducted
in October 2002 were also incorporated into the design of the framework.
Phase I was completed on 9 December 2002. Since then, nine pilot units across
MINDEF and SAF have been identified for Phase II.
Moving forward
To drive the second phase of MINDEF’s innovation journey, an Innovation
Pilot Steering Committee was set up as a transitional body to discuss and decide
on issues pertaining to the development of the innovation framework.
The Innovation Office will also work directly with the commanders of the pilot
units to implement the framework. A series of training programmes, incentives
and processes will be put in place to help units achieve their fullest innovative
potential. |
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By MINDEF
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