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The Supreme Court has always strived for organisational innovation and excellence. In line with the initiative taken by the Ministry of Finance, which launched the Managing for Excellence (MFE) Movement as the third pillar of the PS21 Movement, the Supreme Court has shown strong support for this movement, which aims to recognise the efforts of public organisations which have achieved organisational excellence. In recognition of its achievements, the Supreme Court has received the following prestigious awards: ISO 9001:2000 Managing Information Strategies (MIS) Innovation Award National Infocomm Award (NIA) People Developer Standard (PDS) Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence Singapore Innovation Class Singapore Quality Class (SQC) Justice Served Top 10 Websites Award ISO 9001:2000 In 2001, the Supreme Court was awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification at the organisational level. The ISO 9000 standards, the most recognised in the world, are used as the foundation upon which an organisation's quality-management system is developed. Managing Information Strategies (MIS) Innovation Award The Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System (EFS) was awarded the Managing Information Strategies (MIS) Innovation Award (E-Business category) in 2003. The MIS Innovation Awards 2003 recognised organisations that have reaped benefits through the innovative use of IT. National Infocomm Award (NIA) The National Infocomm Award (NIA) is the highest industry accolade for infocomm innovation in Singapore. In 2002, the Supreme Court was the first and only public institution, out of a total of 347 participating organisations, to be conferred the inaugural NIA Award for our "Innovative Use of Technology". People Developer Standard (PDS) The Supreme Court was the first legal institution in Singapore to be conferred the People Developer Standard (PDS) in 1999. Since then, there has been no turning back. The Supreme Court was re-certified for PDS three years later in 2002, and again in 2005, when it successfully renewed its award in September. Maintaining the PDS award is an affirmation of the Supreme Court's commitment and efforts towards both people and organisational excellence. Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence The Supreme Court was also awarded the Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence for having attained all three of the above MFE Qualifying Standards under the movement in 2001. In 2004, the Supreme Court was once again conferred the Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence, in recognition of its commitment towards achieving and maintaining organisational excellence. Singapore Innovation Class In October 2004, the Supreme Court was awarded the Singapore Innovation Class, a Programme which was launched to provide organisations with a framework for achieving innovation excellence. This award was a timely affirmation of how far the Supreme Court has come in terms of innovation excellence. Singapore Quality Class (SQC) The Singapore Quality Class (SQC) is national certification scheme administered by SPRING Singapore to recognise organisations that have attained a commendable level of performance against the Singapore Quality Award (SQA). The Supreme Court attained the SQC in 2000. Justice Served Top 10 Websites Award "Justice Served" is a USA-based alliance of court management and justice experts which provides management services, consultation and training to courts justice agencies and their partners in technology. In 2006, the Supreme Court website was award top honours in the "Justice Served" Top 10 Websites Award 2006.

Last updated on 23 FEB 2010