Glossary entries beginning with R

Investments subject to limits, conditions or restrictions because of policy, risk or regulatory requirements.

A refundable Singapore tax credit supporting qualifying high-value investments and economic activities, first offset against corporate tax before any eligible balance is paid out.

Singapore's national framework and ecosystem for research, innovation and enterprise development.

Singapore's national plan for research, innovation and enterprise investment through 2030.

A large multinational maritime military exercise hosted in and around Hawaii.

A standard published offer setting terms and conditions under which a telecommunications operator will provide interconnection services.

The Government Land Sales category for sites available for application and launched for tender after an accepted application or sufficient market interest.

A trade union representing Singapore-based employees of Reuters, supporting them in workplace matters and advancing their collective interests.

The planning and allocation of people, money, equipment, facilities or other resources to meet priorities.

The systematic identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring and reporting of risks.

A structured approach for identifying, assessing, treating, monitoring and reporting risks.

A software framework providing shared services and interfaces for connecting, coordinating and controlling robotic systems.

A defined method for assessing, treating, monitoring and documenting risk consistently.

A team responsible for establishing, coordinating or supporting records-management practices.

A grassroots network that connects and engages residents within a neighbourhood and organises community activities and support.

A Corppass role for a principal authority of an entity, such as a director, owner or partner, who can appoint and manage Corppass Administrators.

The officer responsible for supervising and assessing an employee's performance.

The official appointed to oversee the conduct of an election and declare its results.

The planned path along which personnel, forces or resources move forward during an operation.

A concise record of the substance and outcomes of a discussion.

An immigration facility allowing an eligible Singapore citizen below 21 who holds a foreign passport to use that passport for immigration clearance when entering or leaving Singapore.

Directives defining when, where and how force may be used during an operation.

An HDB programme to renew and enhance older towns and neighbourhoods with residents’ input.

A measure comparing the financial or other benefit obtained from an investment with its cost.

The official authority or service responsible for registering civil marriages and maintaining the related records.

Register recording nominee-director status and the nominator connected with each nominee director.

Register recording nominee-shareholder status and the nominator connected with each nominee shareholder.

Current off-peak car scheme under which eligible cars receive cost savings in exchange for restrictions on use during specified hours.

Register recording individuals or legal entities that have significant interest in or control over a Singapore entity.

An open-source framework and set of tools for building software that controls and coordinates robots.

The local time used at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica, generally aligned with UTC-3.

A written record documenting that a verbal warning was issued and the matter discussed with the employee.

A Singapore polytechnic providing applied diploma education and continuing education with a problem-based learning approach.

Singapore's S$20.5 billion Budget 2009 package to preserve jobs, help viable businesses through the global recession and strengthen longer-term capabilities.

Software automation used to carry out repetitive, rules-based tasks across business systems.

A statistical method for finding dominant patterns in data while reducing the influence of outliers or corrupted observations.

An organisational group responsible for research, analysis and planning.

The maximum acceptable amount of data loss after disruption, usually expressed as a period of time.

An SCDF programme training community responders in enhanced lifesaving and emergency-response skills.

Individual registered with ACRA to perform specified filing or corporate-service functions for a corporate service provider.

Singapore legislation setting the statutory retirement age and employers' obligations to offer eligible employees re-employment.

A COVID-19 surveillance programme involving regularly scheduled testing in selected sectors or settings to detect infections early.

Singapore legislation supporting resource sustainability through measures covering waste streams such as e-waste, packaging and food waste.

A physical authentication token used with older GSIB access arrangements to generate a rotating one-time code.

The air-service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces, responsible for air defence and air operations.

A one-time CPF top-up under the Majulah Package for eligible seniors with lower retirement savings.

A regional facility established to provide large-scale COVID-19 swab collection and testing.

Professionals engaged in research and experimental development, including scientists and engineers who create or apply new knowledge.