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Singapore's GovTech does amazing work.

United857 4y ago
Even their prime minister can code in C/C++: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/prime-minister-of-singapore-shares-his-c-code-for-sudoku-solver/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/prime...
- afr0ck 4y ago
  He was the Wrangler at the Univ of Cambridge (best Undergrad in Math).
  - random314 4y ago
    And it's no mean achievement. Here is the list of Senior wranglers on wikipedia. Check out his peers to see what mathematics possibly missed out on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Wrangler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Wrangler
    - djtango 4y ago
      I prefer to think of it as what politics and society gained. It was pretty clear that most politicians, let alone leaders, didn't know what "exponential" meant over the pandemic. At a time where technological advance has vastly outpaced politics (Joe Biden was around 65 when the first iphone came out) I think it's quite remarkable to have a Maths-CS major heading up a (small) nation.
      - 2143 4y ago
        > most politicians, let alone leaders, didn't know what "exponential" meant over the pandemic. Maybe they did and chose to ignore it. Lots of countries (including but not limited to the USA) have people with high credentials at the helm. Or they have advisors with high credentials close by. > I think it's quite remarkable to have a Maths-CS Math never gets old. > a (small) nation They may be small, but they definitely punch above their weight :)
        whimsicalism 4y ago
        The qualifications of most people in politics are not nearly as good in the US. In the US, the private sector eats the public sector and leaves very few high quality candidates behind.
        srazzaque 4y ago
        I believe that's precisely why the SG government choose to pay extremely well. They gain candidates with great credentials that otherwise will have gone to the private sector. Also, having well compensated staff makes the ranks less susceptible to corruption and bribery.
        Ferrotin 4y ago
        They also have hiring standards. The U.S. Government threw that out in the 70’s.
        atdrummond 4y ago
        It would be illegal in the US to have the kind of hiring standards that would be effective.
dailo10 4y ago
SSO for your gov't ID is a no-brainer

Even their prime minister can code in C/C++: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/prime-minister-of-singapore-shares-his-c-code-for-sudoku-solver/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/prime...

afr0ck 4y ago
He was the Wrangler at the Univ of Cambridge (best Undergrad in Math).
- random314 4y ago
  And it's no mean achievement. Here is the list of Senior wranglers on wikipedia. Check out his peers to see what mathematics possibly missed out on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Wrangler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Wrangler
  - djtango 4y ago
    I prefer to think of it as what politics and society gained. It was pretty clear that most politicians, let alone leaders, didn't know what "exponential" meant over the pandemic. At a time where technological advance has vastly outpaced politics (Joe Biden was around 65 when the first iphone came out) I think it's quite remarkable to have a Maths-CS major heading up a (small) nation.
    - 2143 4y ago
      > most politicians, let alone leaders, didn't know what "exponential" meant over the pandemic. Maybe they did and chose to ignore it. Lots of countries (including but not limited to the USA) have people with high credentials at the helm. Or they have advisors with high credentials close by. > I think it's quite remarkable to have a Maths-CS Math never gets old. > a (small) nation They may be small, but they definitely punch above their weight :)
      - whimsicalism 4y ago
        The qualifications of most people in politics are not nearly as good in the US. In the US, the private sector eats the public sector and leaves very few high quality candidates behind.
        srazzaque 4y ago
        I believe that's precisely why the SG government choose to pay extremely well. They gain candidates with great credentials that otherwise will have gone to the private sector. Also, having well compensated staff makes the ranks less susceptible to corruption and bribery.
        Ferrotin 4y ago
        They also have hiring standards. The U.S. Government threw that out in the 70’s.
        atdrummond 4y ago
        It would be illegal in the US to have the kind of hiring standards that would be effective.

dailo10 4y ago

SSO for your gov't ID is a no-brainer