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ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme in 2016 to support capacity-building in ASEAN
countries on cyberpolicy, as well as operational and technical issues. To date, the
ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme has trained more than 600 officials from A SEAN
member States. As an extension of the Programme, the ASEAN -Singapore
Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence was launched in 2019 with a commitment of
$30 million to offer policy and technical programmes for senior ASEAN officials.
The Centre of Excellence has been operational since April 2020. Notwithstanding the
travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre of Excellence
continued its training programmes online and organized seven virtual capacity building programmes in 2020.
Singapore also co-organized a workshop under the United Nations-Singapore
cyberprogramme to build awareness of cybernorms among ASEAN member States.
In addition, Singapore partnered with the Office for Disarmament Affairs to develop
a flagship online training course open to all United Nations Member States. The
course is aimed at promoting greater understanding of the use of information and
communication technologies and their implications for international security. We
remain committed to sharing our experience and expertise with United Nations
Member States, especially small developing countries.
At the national level, Singapore has continued to strengthen the cybersecurity
of its systems and networks on three fronts, namely, building a resilient infrastr ucture,
creating a safer cyberspace and developing a vibrant cybersecurity ecosystem.
(a) Building a resilient infrastructure. The Cyber Security Agency of
Singapore launched the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Master Plan in 2019
as part of our efforts to enhance the security and resilience of Singapore’s critical
information infrastructure sectors in delivering essential services. The Master Plan is
aimed at improving cross-sector response to mitigate cyberthreats in the operational
technology environment and strengthen partnerships with industry and stakeholders
by outlining key initiatives covering the areas of people, processes and technology to
enhance the capacities of our critical information infrastructure owners and
organizations that operate operational technology systems. In 2021, the Cyber
Security Agency will develop and launch a critical information infrastructure supply
chain programme, involving stakeholders including government agencies, critical
information infrastructure owners and their vendors. The programme would provide
recommended processes and sound practices for all stakeholders to manage
cybersecurity risks in the supply chain;
(b) Creating a safer cyberspace. As part of our efforts to raise the national
cybersecurity posture in Singapore, the Cyber Security Agency launched the Safer
Cyberspace Master Plan in 2020 to: (i) secure our core digital infrastructure;
(ii) safeguard our cyberspace activities; and (iii) empower our cybersavvy population.
The Master Plan outlines 11 initiatives aimed at increasing the adoption of securityby-design amongst enterprises and organizations as well as enhancing cybersecurity
awareness and good cyberhygiene practices amongst end users. One of these
initiatives is the Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme for network-connected smart
devices. The Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme was launched in 2020 as a voluntary
scheme to allow time for the market and developers to understand how the Scheme
benefits them. The cybersecurity labels will provide an indi cation of the level of
security embedded in the products. Consumers can choose products with better
security ratings using the information on the cybersecurity label. The Scheme is aimed
at incentivizing manufacturers to develop and provide products with r ecognized and
improved cybersecurity features;
(c) Developing a vibrant cybersecurity ecosystem. Singapore recognizes that
strengthening cybersecurity involves building up the cyberecosystem and
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