Andhra Pradesh’s minister for human resources development and information technology, Nara Lokesh, on Wednesday pitched for expansion of bilateral training programmes with Singapore including summer exposure trips for schoolteachers and joint governance workshops for cabinet ministers and bureaucrats, according to an official statement.
The proposals were made during the third meeting of the Andhra Pradesh-Singapore Joint Implementation Standing Committee (JISC) at the APCRDA office in Amaravati, which he co-chaired with Singapore’s minister of state for foreign affairs and trade and industry Gan Siow Huang.
Lokesh also proposed joint training programmes for ministers and departmental secretaries under the Singapore-Andhra Pradesh Governance Excellence (SAGE) initiative, saying a common understanding of policy priorities would improve coordination and programme implementation. The discussions also covered Singapore’s expertise in digital transformation, integrated governance platforms, command-and-control centres and data-driven administration. He also proposed six-monthly reviews to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and ensure timely execution.
Lokesh said these initiatives could help the state improve public service delivery and administrative efficiency.
