Glossary entries beginning with N

Singapore's annual national celebration featuring a ceremonial parade, performances and other activities around National Day.

An annual address by Singapore's Prime Minister setting out major national issues, priorities and policy directions.

A national strategy guiding how data is governed, shared and used to support public and economic outcomes.

The daylight-saving time used in Newfoundland and parts of Labrador, at UTC-2:30.

A national centre that develops and translates technologies for digital trust, including privacy, security and trustworthy data use.

An RSN unit that performs maritime special operations including maritime explosive ordnance disposal, underwater threat clearance and ship-boarding operations.

Education intended to build understanding of Singapore's history, identity, security and shared national responsibilities.

Singapore's environmental and public-health agency, responsible for areas such as pollution control, waste, sanitation and vector management.

A geographic portfolio covering Northeast Asia and related regional issues.

A container-platform architecture intended to support the secure, scalable deployment and operation of modern applications.

A national system that lets authorised healthcare providers access and share key patient information.

An MRT line connecting Singapore's north-east region with the city centre and HarbourFront.

ECDA's curriculum framework for educators of children aged four to six, covering child-centred learning, interactions and family engagement.

The RSN command responsible for engineering and logistics readiness, including maintenance, planning, supplies and material for naval platforms and systems.

The RSN department responsible for engineering and logistics policies, systems and readiness across naval platforms and systems.

A shared Ministry of Health system that streamlines Medifund applications across healthcare institutions.

A Singapore electronic-payments network and company providing card, bank-transfer and merchant-payment services.

A trade union representing employees of NatSteel, supporting them in workplace matters and advancing their collective interests.

The economic value remaining after accounting for relevant costs, capital or alternative uses of resources.

The national infocomm infrastructure programme under iN2015, comprising wired and wireless next-generation broadband networks.

A status indicating that no additional follow-up is required unless circumstances change.

A replacement or modernised system for finance, accounting, budgeting or payment processes.

A United Kingdom institution providing specialist education and professional training for film, television and games.

A cloud-based catalogue of GPU-optimised software, containers and models for accelerated computing and artificial intelligence.

A shared electronic medical-record system being deployed across Singapore's public healthcare institutions.

A non-profit organisation that operates independently of government, often pursuing social, humanitarian or advocacy goals.

A second-generation pilot platform for shared high-performance or distributed computing resources.

Singapore's heritage agency, responsible for museums, monuments, heritage research and public engagement with the nation's history.

Singapore’s national and regional referral centre for cardiovascular care, research and education.

A public healthcare cluster serving central and northern Singapore through hospitals, polyclinics and other health institutions.

A public primary-care group operating polyclinics in central and northern Singapore under the National Healthcare Group.

A national centre that supports the translation and commercialisation of health and biomedical innovations.

An HPB programme area for nationwide population-health projects, including the use of personal health data and technology to support prevention and health promotion; the NHP abbreviation itself remains unverified.

A person nominated through Advance Care Planning to communicate an individual's healthcare preferences if the individual cannot speak for themselves.

The Navy centre responsible for information, media and public-communication activities.

A national centre developing infocomm skills, competency standards or professional capabilities.

The RSN department that provides intelligence support for strategic planning and operations and leads defence relations with partner navies and agencies.

Singapore's national teacher-education institute and an autonomous institute of Nanyang Technological University.

Hearing loss caused by harmful noise exposure, including exposure in the workplace.

The national networks, systems and shared facilities supporting infocomm services and connectivity.

Income such as interest and dividends earned from investments.

Singapore's national repository of immunisation records used to support vaccination history and public-health programmes.

Investment returns from Singapore's reserves under the constitutional framework.

The portion of long-term investment returns from Singapore's reserves that may be used for government spending.

A scholarship supporting students who pursue infocomm studies and careers.

The RSN inspectorate that oversees and monitors safety across the Navy.

A United States agency that develops measurement standards, technical guidance and cybersecurity frameworks widely used internationally.

A national programme aimed at developing basic information-technology literacy among the population.

A working group supporting the integration and inclusion of students from different backgrounds in schools.