Glossary entries beginning with B

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.

Cameras worn on the body to record interactions, incidents and operational activity from the wearer's perspective.

A policy allowing people to use personally owned devices for organisational work, subject to security and management controls.