I used to work with Singaporean government on a project (which I cannot legally share more about), and, they are actually as dysfunctional technically-wise as any other government.
The dynamics that make government technically dysfunctional are present in Singapore too.
They might be helped by Singapore having so many IT companies of SEA because of low taxes and good rule of law, compared to other countries in the region. (There is no risk of SG government just taking your company away. There is the risk in other SEA countries.) And just sheer power of money. But at the end of the day, it's still a government, with all the good and the bad.
The dynamics that make government technically dysfunctional are present in Singapore too.
They might be helped by Singapore having so many IT companies of SEA because of low taxes and good rule of law, compared to other countries in the region. (There is no risk of SG government just taking your company away. There is the risk in other SEA countries.) And just sheer power of money. But at the end of the day, it's still a government, with all the good and the bad.