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Singapore legislation criminalising terrorism financing and enabling the freezing, seizure and forfeiture of related assets.
A MINDEF office responsible for technology strategy, policy, planning and coordination across the defence ecosystem.
A measure of an investment’s overall return from share-price changes and dividends over a period.
A philanthropic trust that stewards endowments and supports social, community and sustainability initiatives.
A COVID-19 digital contact-tracing programme using a mobile app and token.
A physical TraceTogether device used to exchange proximity identifiers for COVID-19 contact tracing.
Town council managing common property and municipal services for the Tampines constituency.
A scheme supporting the development of professional translation talent and capabilities.
Temasek Trust's philanthropy advisory arm, providing strategy, donor-advised-fund and management services to donors and charitable organisations.
A COVID-era venue check-in arrangement that accepted only TraceTogether-based methods for SafeEntry registration.
A major public tertiary hospital in central Singapore and a principal institution of the National Healthcare Group.
The process of moving an organisation or force from peacetime posture to wartime readiness and operations.
A discussion-based exercise in which participants work through a simulated scenario to test plans, roles and decision-making.
A discussion-based exercise in which participants work through a simulated scenario to test plans, decisions and coordination.
Work pass for eligible semi-skilled foreign trainees undergoing practical training in Singapore for a limited period.
A tripartite workgroup developing measures to prevent and address abuse and harassment of healthcare workers.
Quarterly rebates credited to eligible HDB households to offset electricity, gas and water bills.
Singapore’s arts university formed through an alliance between LASALLE College of the Arts and NAFA.
Testing performed by intended users to confirm that a system meets agreed business needs and is ready for use.
A checklist used to assess whether a product or service is understandable, efficient and easy for intended users to operate.
An officer responsible for coordinating corporate IT matters within a unit.
An administrator given authority to manage specified users, access or settings for a particular organisational unit.
A wage offset for employers that hire eligible ex-offenders through Yellow Ribbon Singapore.
A standard identification number assigned to businesses, government agencies and other registered entities in Singapore.
A mapped sequence of screens or actions a user follows through a digital product to complete a task.
The screens, controls and interaction elements through which a person uses a digital product or system.
Unpaid leave for eligible working parents to care for a child below two years old.
A trade union representing training and teaching staff of the Institute of Technical Education, supporting them in workplace matters and advancing their collective interests.
The sequence of steps, interactions and experiences a user goes through to achieve a goal with a service.
A summer-time designation associated with Ulaanbaatar and central Mongolia, at UTC+9.
An officer serving as the main point of contact between an organisation and a university.
Temperatures far below normal freezing, used for specialised storage, transport, research or industrial processes.
A third-generation mobile-communications standard supporting voice, messaging and mobile data services.
A regional enforcement network supporting cooperation against illegal movement or handling of chemicals and waste.
The United Nations treaty establishing the legal framework for oceans, including maritime zones, navigation rights and marine resources.
The United Nations' highest-level decision-making body on environmental matters, comprising all UN member states.
The United Nations programme that leads and coordinates global environmental action, science and policy.
A United Nations agency promoting international cooperation in education, science, culture, communication and heritage.
The global treaty framework under which countries negotiate and report collective action on climate change.
The main deliberative body of the United Nations, in which every member state has representation and a vote.
The United Nations agency responsible for protecting and assisting refugees, forcibly displaced people and stateless persons.
The United Nations body with primary responsibility for international peace and security, including sanctions and peacekeeping mandates.
A Singapore-headquartered banking group providing consumer, commercial, corporate and wealth-management services.
A performance classification for an employee whose work does not meet the required standard.
A trade union representing employees in Singapore's power and gas industries, supporting them in workplace matters and advancing their collective interests.
A cross-agency taskforce supporting disadvantaged students and families through coordinated school and community interventions.
Singapore's national planning authority, responsible for land-use planning, development control and urban design.
The address used to identify and locate a resource on the internet.
The air-service branch of the United States Armed Forces, responsible for air, space-support and related military operations.
A United States agency that administered civilian foreign assistance and development programmes before beginning an operational shutdown and transfer in 2025.