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The maximum amount set aside in a member’s MediSave Account before excess contributions flow to other CPF accounts.
An observable action or behaviour used as evidence when assessing a competency, standard or performance expectation.
An applied discipline that uses evidence about how people actually decide and behave to improve policy and service design.
Analysis and information used to understand business performance, customers or operations and support decisions.
A private-sector-led place-management model in which precinct stakeholders collectively fund and implement improvements for a defined area.
A*STAR research institute applying computational biology, bioinformatics and data science to biomedical questions.
A classification indicating the potential harm or operational consequence if information, a system or a service is compromised.
A focused meeting between two parties, agencies, office-holders or delegations, often held alongside a larger engagement.
A digital model of a built asset used to coordinate design, construction, operation and maintenance information.
NParks’ biodiversity and environment database for recording, managing and sharing ecological information.
A proposed label for the UTC-12 time associated with Baker Island, at the extreme western end of the civil time-zone range.
A tool that gives enterprises benchmarking and business insights using official data.
A major Singapore expressway connecting the Pan Island Expressway with Woodlands and the northern border area.
A central system for monitoring and controlling building services such as air-conditioning, lighting, energy and security.
Singapore legislation governing the maintenance and management of strata-titled buildings and the responsibilities of management corporations and owners.
The foundational military training completed by new Singapore Armed Forces recruits.
The SAF training institution responsible for conducting Basic Military Training for recruits.
Singapore's statutory board responsible for registering architects and regulating professional architectural practice.
The national standard time used in Bolivia, at UTC-4.
A structured military planning and preparation process used before carrying out a mission or task.
The systematic improvement of existing workflows to reduce waste, delay, cost or errors.
A systematic approach to designing, operating, measuring and improving organisational processes.
The redesign and improvement of business processes to reduce waste, delay, cost or complexity.
The contracting of selected business processes to an external service provider.
The fundamental redesign of end-to-end processes to achieve major improvements in performance, cost or service.
A non-binding price estimate used for budgeting or procurement planning.
A national longitudinal study examining the mental health and neurodevelopment of children and adolescents in Singapore.
A*STAR centre providing laboratory-animal resources, veterinary care and related biomedical-research support.
The lower CPF retirement-sum benchmark used when setting aside savings for retirement payouts.
An HTX system that enables Police to block identified scam websites within minutes instead of relying on slower manual processing.
A former daylight-saving time used in Brazil's Brasília time zone, at UTC-2.
The principal time zone used in much of Brazil, including Brasília, at UTC-3.
A strategy-management framework linking organisational objectives to measures, targets and initiatives.
A stamp duty payable when acquiring property in Singapore.
A five-year programme that added buses and services to improve capacity and connectivity on the public bus network.
The HSA group responsible for Singapore's national blood services and blood supply.
The national standard time used in Bangladesh, at UTC+6.
A*STAR research institute developing bioprocessing science and technologies for biologics, cell therapy and biomanufacturing.
A mental-health anti-stigma movement encouraging understanding, inclusion and support for people with mental-health conditions.
HDB flats offered for sale before construction, usually through scheduled sales exercises.
Town council managing common property and municipal services for the Bishan-Toa Payoh constituency.
The national standard time used in Bhutan, at UTC+6.
A competition assessing units against defined standards of operational readiness, training, performance and discipline.