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National Library Board information-literacy framework for assessing information and identifying false or misleading content.
To bring an issue, risk, recommendation or decision point to a superior, stakeholder or forum.
A Singapore autonomous university focused on applied learning, social sciences and lifelong education.
A form recording an individual's formal commitment to comply with specified security obligations.
A Singapore autonomous university focused on technology, architecture, engineering, design and interdisciplinary education.
A 2003 IDA-MHA project that developed standards-based electronic-passport specifications and secure chip-based identity technology.
A list of vaccines eligible for specified national subsidies or financing support under Singapore's vaccination programmes.
The government procurement approach for purchases within the prevailing small-value threshold, subject to price-reasonableness requirements.
Staff who support social workers with administrative, coordination, outreach and selected case-support duties.
An advanced school for the professional development of SAF specialists and warrant officers.
The statutory board responsible for skills development, workforce development and employment services from 1 July 2026.
Singapore’s national governing body for wushu, dragon dance and lion dance, responsible for developing the sport and supporting competitions and participation.
Singapore’s national governing body for weightlifting, responsible for developing the sport and supporting competitions and participation.
A state-owned investment fund that manages national assets for long-term financial objectives.
A segregated digital environment in which access, applications and data movement are tightly controlled.
A senior warrant-officer rank below Chief Warrant Officer and above Master Warrant Officer.
A school-based professional who supports students facing attendance, behavioural, family or welfare difficulties and connects them with appropriate help.
A planning tool for examining strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
A programme implemented across an entire service or organisation rather than within a single unit.
A plan aligning future workforce size, skills and deployment with organisational strategy.
A common technical architecture defining standards and patterns for services used across the organisation or Public Service.
A year or stage used to track a scholar’s study, sponsorship or service-bond journey.
Synapxe Pte Ltd. National HealthTech agency delivering digital platforms, cybersecurity and technology services for Singapore’s public healthcare system.
Activities and systems concerned with building knowledge, skills and capability through training and learning.
Short-term Singapore Government debt securities sold at a discount and redeemed at face value.
The officer or body authorised to approve a tender award.
A Republic of Singapore Air Force base located at Tengah.
To place an item, paper or proposal before a meeting or decision-making body for discussion, endorsement or approval.
A centre that collects and analyses threat information to support security decisions and response.
An ASEAN treaty committing parties to peaceful relations, non-interference and the settlement of disputes without force.
A tripartite body providing advisory and mediation services for salary and employment disputes.
A forum where technical architecture proposals, standards and design issues are reviewed.
A tripartite body that promotes fair, responsible and progressive employment practices.
To form and own a considered position, judgement or recommendation on an issue, rather than only presenting information or forwarding the question.
To move a detailed, unresolved or tangential discussion to a separate conversation so the current meeting can proceed.
A login method in which a physical or digital token assists with verifying the user's identity.
A programme placing public officers with private- or people-sector organisations to gain external perspectives and experience.
A workforce programme that trains participants for identified roles and places them with employers.
A former telecommunications regulator in Singapore's infocomm-agency lineage.
Singapore’s national governing body for triathlon, responsible for developing the sport and supporting competitions and participation.
A scheme providing awards or sponsorship for approved training and professional development.
The elapsed time between receiving a request or starting work and completing the required response or output.
A statutory board that channels gaming surpluses to grants and programmes benefiting the community.
Indicates that information, a decision or a date will be provided later.
A seed fund for piloting innovative programmes with potential to scale in Singapore's community-care sector.
Indicates that a detail, arrangement or decision has not yet been confirmed.
Indicates that more detail will be developed or supplied later.
Indicates that the relevant person or group will be informed later.
Teachers who also provide counselling support to students alongside their teaching responsibilities.
Cooperation through which organisations or countries share technical expertise, training and practical assistance.