Glossary entries beginning with N

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

The statutory board managing Singapore's public libraries, the National Library and the National Archives.

The Navy department responsible for supply, maintenance, transport and other logistics support.

Technology that enables computers to analyse, understand and generate human language.

Singapore’s national measurement institute, maintaining measurement standards and metrology capabilities for industry and regulation.

A national blueprint launched in 2007 to promote mental well-being and improve early detection, treatment, access and coordination of mental-health services.

A national framework guiding the competencies needed by mental-health practitioners across Singapore's tiered care model.

A national office coordinating strategy, implementation and cross-sector work to strengthen mental health and well-being in Singapore.

Singapore's national strategy for strengthening mental-health promotion, early support, care services and whole-of-society well-being.

An institute that trains and develops naval personnel serving under the Military Domain Experts Scheme.

A non-partisan Member of Parliament appointed to contribute independent expertise and perspectives to parliamentary debate.

The Ministry of Health council that supports, coordinates and funds health and medical research in Singapore.

National specialist centre for neurology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, operating across the SingHealth and NHG campuses.