REACH (Singapore)
REACH (reaching everyone for active citizenry@home)[1] is a department under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). It is involved in connecting with citizens and gathering feedback on major issues.
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| Formed | 12 October 2006 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station, Singapore 179369 |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Communications and Information |
| Website | www |
It was formerly a division under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS), which was restructured on 1 November 2012. REACH was assimilated into MCI.
History
REACH was launched on 12 October 2006 when the Feedback Unit was restructured to move beyond gathering public feedback, to become the lead agency for engaging and connecting with citizens. REACH was also appointed as the Singapore Government’s e-engagement platform in January 2009.
gollark: Which eventually happened two weeks later.
gollark: Then nothing until around the start of March when it seemed possible for schools to close and such.
gollark: Apparently the first mention of coronavirus in my journal (it's computerized so I can search it very easily) was from January, and me mentioning that some teacher had been mentioning it at school.
gollark: It probably wouldn't have done me much good to have taken it seriously earlier, inasmuch as I'm not in a position to do anything about it/convince anyone else to, and the worst of the supply chain disruption everyone was hyping up was me having to have somewhat different pasta for a few days.
gollark: I think I was mostly just ignoring it and treating it as random bad background event #9372628 until march or so.
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