Navigate Lingo
Browse acronyms, full names and workplace terms used across the Singapore Government. Page 31.
Search by acronym, alias, full name, or term. Put a phrase in quotation marks to match it exactly.
Choose one domain to narrow the results.
A COVID-19 legal order requiring a person to remain at home for a specified quarantine period and comply with monitoring conditions.
A COVID-19 notification advising a person of possible exposure and requiring specified monitoring, testing or precautionary steps.
The United Nations intergovernmental body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide.
Human-resources leaders and representatives who coordinate or participate in workforce and people-management matters.
A meeting of human-resource leaders used to align policy, priorities and organisational practices.
A centre providing or coordinating human-resource administration, policy support and workforce services.
A digital system for managing employee records, recruitment, performance, leave, benefits and other HR processes.
The combined human-resources and payroll function or service responsible for employee administration and pay.
A COVID-19 programme allowing suitable patients to recover at home with monitoring and support.
The central HR and payroll administration system rolled out for government ministries.
The Human Resource and Payroll System used by Civil Service officers for HR, payroll, leave, claims and related employee services.
A department responsible for human-resource systems, digital tools and related process support.
A centre providing common human-resource transactions and administrative services across supported organisations.
The group responsible for coordinating and overseeing implementation of the Home Recovery Programme.
A notification of higher infectious-disease exposure risk that required recipients to undergo testing and reduce interactions for a stated period.
An internationally standardised numerical code used to classify traded products for customs, tariffs and trade statistics.
Singapore's regulator and scientific authority for health products, blood services, forensic science and related laboratory functions.
A trade union representing employees across Singapore's healthcare sector and related services.
A national preventive-care programme that enrols residents with a regular family doctor and health plan.
A programme that checks participants for specified health conditions or risk factors and arranges follow-up where needed.
A passenger railway designed to operate at substantially higher speeds than conventional intercity rail.
A programme giving students opportunities to undertake supervised research in the humanities and social sciences.
The standard time used in Hawaii and parts of the Aleutian Islands, at UTC-10.
A temporary SAF task force that supported COVID-19 call-centre, temperature-surveillance and contact-tracing operations.
An SPF scheme where CARES officers conduct social triaging and assess whether offenders need further social-service intervention.
The systematic evaluation of a health technology's clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and wider impact to support coverage and subsidy decisions.
The central training and leadership-development institution serving Singapore's Home Team agencies.
A Home Team Academy school that trains officers in criminal investigation knowledge, techniques and professional practice.
A network bringing together volunteers who contribute to Home Team programmes and community engagement.
The Home Team agency providing science and technology capabilities for public safety and security.
An incentive scheme encouraging early adoption of zero-emission heavy vehicles.
A proposed staff innovation forum or programme for exchanging and developing ideas; the exact name and format have not been established.
A temporary network established to provide connectivity until the permanent network is available.
An approach that represents, provisions and manages infrastructure through machine-readable code and automated workflows.
A former A*STAR institute conducting infocomm research, now succeeded by the Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing.
Government project-facilitation office connecting infrastructure demand, expertise and financing across Asia.
An independent assurance function that reviews governance, risk management and internal controls within an organisation.
The internal authority or governance arrangement responsible for approving specified expenditure or procurement matters within an agency.
A system used to apply for, create or manage user or service accounts.
A cloud-service model providing virtualised computing, storage and networking resources on demand.
A specialist court that arbitrates industrial disputes and registers or certifies collective agreements.
A department that independently reviews controls, governance, risk management and compliance within an organisation.
Higher-level everyday tasks needed for independent living, such as shopping, cooking, managing money and using transport.
An ASEAN programme that helps narrow development gaps and supports newer member states in meeting regional integration goals.
A*STAR research institute covering artificial intelligence, computing, communications and computational science.
The policies and systems used to create, verify and control digital identities and their access to resources.
A GovTech system for recording, tracking and managing technology or organisational assets.
A panel providing expert advice on infocomm policy, technology or industry development.
A phrase meaning that something is done in accordance with a stated rule, instruction or document.
Initial funding set aside to begin a project or activity before full implementation.