Glossary entries beginning with D

A staff social event combining a formal dinner with entertainment or dancing.

Work covering the design, engineering and delivery of digital products and services.

A military officer posted to an overseas mission to manage defence relations and representation.

Combining similar requirements from multiple teams or agencies to obtain scale, consistency or better commercial terms.

The Ministry of Health committee that recommends drugs for subsidy and MediShield Life coverage after reviewing evidence and value.

The office supporting a defence attaché and defence-diplomacy activities at an overseas mission.

A professional group that develops and applies data-analytics methods, standards and capabilities.

A review during an activity to identify emerging issues and make timely adjustments.

A structured review held while an activity is under way to identify issues and adjust execution immediately.

An election official who supports an Assistant Returning Officer in managing assigned electoral duties.

A specialised SCDF unit trained for complex rescue, disaster response and overseas humanitarian-assistance operations.

A specialist responsible for configuring, securing, maintaining and optimising databases.

A role that analyses user and business needs and translates them into requirements for digital services or systems.

The original name of DBS, established in 1968 to finance Singapore's industrial development.

Non-operating listed holding company of DBS Bank Ltd and the main group-level issuer of senior and regulatory capital instruments.

A scheme under which private developers designed and built public housing for sale.

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

A facility housing computing, storage, networking and supporting infrastructure for running digital services.

A performance or capability label for an employee who is still building proficiency and consistent contribution.

A former levy on increased land value arising from planning permission, replaced by the Land Betterment Charge in 2022.

A procurement method in which an organisation contracts directly with a selected supplier rather than running an open competition.

A facility where goods are received, stored, sorted and dispatched to customers, shops or other destinations.

Singapore's strategy for building resilient, secure and high-capacity digital connectivity infrastructure and services.

A competency framework for professionals providing community-based dementia care.

A Digital and Intelligence Service command consolidating defence cybersecurity capabilities and strengthening the resilience of critical digital infrastructure.

A senior executive who supports the Chief Executive Officer and may oversee specified portfolios or operations.

A senior executive supporting the Chief Executive and typically leading one or more major portfolios.

An industry consortium that develops technical specifications for interoperable, high-quality digital cinema systems.

A MINDEF organisation established in 2017 to coordinate cybersecurity across the defence sector before the formation of the DIS.

A senior Singapore Police Force rank and appointment that assists the Commissioner in leading major operational or organisational portfolios.

A digital service for co-authoring, sharing and managing documents among authorised users.

A division responsible for digitalisation and broader corporate transformation initiatives.

A prepaid payment instrument issued by a bank instructing another bank or branch to pay a stated amount to a named recipient.

A management appointment commonly leading a branch, team or substantial portfolio under a Director.

A cyberattack that uses many distributed devices or sources to overwhelm a service, network or system with traffic.

Scheme allowing eligible seniors who are right-sizing to defer the downpayment for their new flat until key collection.

A symposium for discussing digital capabilities, technology and their application to defence.

The time used at Dumont d'Urville Station in Antarctica, at UTC+10.

Government expenditure on projects or assets that create longer-term capacity or benefits, as classified in the Estimates.

Economic activity enabled or transformed by digital technologies, data, online platforms and electronic connectivity.

A resilience concept involving trusted digital hosting arrangements outside the home jurisdiction for critical data or services.

A national blueprint for helping enterprises use digital technology to transform and grow.

A system combining device management with monitoring, control and data acquisition functions.