The Singapore Public Service Core Values
Integrity
“Integrity” serves as the core of our beliefs and is the
underlying foundation upon which the mission, goals and beliefs of
the Public Service stated within the corporate statement are built.
This is briefly mentioned in Our Customers part of the corporate
statement where we are held to high standards of integrity.
Integrity is also closely linked to our key public governance
principle of incorruptibility. Integrity enables us to safeguard
the sovereignty, independence, security and prosperity of
Singapore, and uphold justice and equality. Furthermore, the
Singapore Public Service commands a high level of trust among our
citizens and foreign investors because of our integrity. Thus, it
is imperative that the Public Service maintains this high standard
of integrity in our conduct.
Service
“Service” defines the mission of public officers. The Singapore
Public Service exists to serve the people of Singapore. Public
Officers should always do what is right and reasonable; with
empathy and respect for the people that we serve, while always
bearing the overall interest of our nation and people in mind.
Excellence
“Excellence” describes the outcomes of public service as
envisaged in Our Goals of the corporate statement. In order to
achieve these goals, public officers must manifest such excellence
within themselves. Staff development is an important aspect of
striving towards excellence for the public service. This is
explicitly stated in Our Staff section of the corporate statement.
Thus, public officers must possess a mindset for excellence that
strives to be the best that one can be in his or her role.
Town Council staff are not public servant. Therefore they are
not obliged to adhere to Singapore Public Service Core Values.
