In today’s data-driven world, effective policy making requires more than just intuition; it demands seamless access to accurate insights. Understanding the complexities of working with data in the public sector, GovTech Singapore has introduced SENSE, an innovative large-language model (LLM) designed to empower public service officers with data analytics capabilities, all through a simple chat interface.
SENSE is revolutionizing how Singapore’s public sector accesses and uses data, making it as easy as chatting with a data analyst. Officers can extract quantitative insights from government databases quickly, saving months of time usually spent on approvals, data access, and back-and-forth with analysts. By streamlining this process, SENSE not only boosts efficiency but also frees up data analysts to focus on complex tasks like longitudinal studies and impact assessments, enhancing the overall quality of policy evaluation.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is the first to pilot SENSE, with plans for a gradual, one-agency-per-month rollout across the government. MOH’s Healthcare Finance Division has collaborated with GovTech to integrate their internal datasets and establish robust data use guardrails. This targeted approach emphasizes thoughtful innovation and ensures the tool’s responsible deployment, particularly in sensitive sectors like healthcare.
Future plans for SENSE include enabling inter-agency data sharing to promote collaboration and achieve a national ecosystem effect. GovTech aims to simplify access control for different agencies and build an end-to-end platform for seamless data exploration and analysis. By focusing on user-driven solutions and leveraging open-source LLMs, SENSE is positioned to become a transformative tool in public sector governance, solving complex problems and driving Singapore’s data-driven future.
Gov Insider