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An asset still being built or developed, with eligible costs accumulated until it is ready for use.
A competency map describing the digital capabilities needed by non-IT staff across Community Care organisations.
Technologies that capture carbon dioxide and either use it in products or store it to prevent its release into the atmosphere.
A standard binary format for encoding data consistently so distributed systems on different platforms can exchange it.
A file-security capability that isolates potential threats and reconstructs clean file content before it reaches a government work device.
A measure of how easy or difficult customers find it to complete a task or resolve an issue.
Three foundational information-security objectives: preventing unauthorised disclosure or alteration of information and keeping it available when needed.
An international treaty regulating trade in listed wild animals and plants so that it does not threaten their survival.
A short explanation of what is being sent, why it matters and what action is requested from the recipient.
Indicates that a person has been selected for an appointment or role but has not yet formally assumed it.
Communications lines prepared in advance for a foreseeable incident or scenario so they can be quickly updated, cleared and used if it occurs.
Develops enterprise digital and IT solutions supporting MINDEF and SAF administration, business functions and transformation.
A defence function covering controls on sensitive technology and measures to protect it from unauthorised access or transfer.
A payment an employer may owe an eligible older employee when it cannot offer the employee re-employment.
A branch supporting employee IT accounts, devices, access or related workplace technology needs.
To check the content, language and formatting of a draft, incorporate agreed changes, and prepare it for onward clearance or circulation.
A cross-government committee coordinating the management, escalation and response to significant IT incidents.
The GovTech function coordinating response to information-security incidents affecting government IT systems.
A phrase used to resurface information for people who may not have seen it earlier.
Informal shorthand for ‘keep in view’: hold an item for later review rather than close it or act on it immediately.
A programme that upgrades, refurbishes or sustains an asset so it can remain in service beyond its original planned life.
Legislation governing decision-making for people who lack mental capacity and the safeguards around it.
The written record of a meeting, usually capturing decisions, directions, owners and follow-up actions; it may also be called NOMs or an ROD.
Security controls that determine whether a user or device may connect to a network and what access it receives.
The combined functions responsible for operating a capability and providing the support needed to sustain it.
A laboratory method that amplifies selected genetic material so it can be detected and analysed.
An internal request to start a purchase, route it for approval and, where applicable, convert it into a purchase order.
A paper, deck or other material sent in advance so participants can review it before the discussion or decision.
A former Singapore IT-services company more commonly styled Singapore Computer Systems Limited; it was acquired through an NCS subsidiary, so the singular expansion in this record is imprecise.
The practice of improving website content and structure so it can be discovered and ranked more effectively by search engines.
A body established by legislation to perform public functions. It is part of government but is a separate legal entity, generally with its own governing board and operational flexibility.
An idea raised informally with relevant principals or stakeholders to test reactions before it is committed to a formal submission, announcement or forum.
An officer responsible for coordinating corporate IT matters within a unit.
Legislation establishing measures to preserve racial harmony and address conduct that threatens it.
The former competition regulator before it assumed consumer-protection functions and changed its full name.
The former legal name of Singapore's sovereign wealth fund before it became GIC Private Limited in 2013.
A former government agency supporting Singapore companies' international growth before it merged into Enterprise Singapore.
The former ministry responsible for communications and information before it was renamed MDDI.
The former ministry responsible for environmental and water policy before it was renamed MSE.
A former workforce programme helping professionals switch into new occupations through structured training and employer support; it was later developed into Career Conversion Programmes.