INNOVATE TO ACCELERATE For Singapore to be at the cutting-edge of cybersecurity, strong R&D capabilities, institutions and partnerships are necessary. These contribute to the building of resilient infrastructure and the generating of new economic activities. New cybersecurity solutions must be tested in the real world as part of their development process. Singapore is an ideal test-bed, as a small and agile city state with strong rule of law. Pilot solutions can be quickly implemented and scaled in Singapore. Companies and research labs can leverage Singapore’s global position in sectors such as finance and logistics to develop solutions with international significance. As these developed sectors will seek to innovate, they could also serve as ready markets to test new cybersecurity products and solutions. Singapore will: Support research into both technological and human-science aspects of cybersecurity through the S$190 million National Cybersecurity R&D (NCR) Programme; Establish world-class facilities in specialised research areas and develop local talent to sustain the community; and Collaborate more closely with academia and industry under the NCR Programme to develop innovative ideas and enhance translational capabilities. A stronger public-private partnership will ensure that R&D can address real-world problems in a more targeted manner, and move research products more quickly from the lab to the market. National Cybersecurity R&D Programme Singapore’s cybersecurity R&D journey has already started, with the aim of translating R&D capability in Singapore into operational strengths. The S$130 million NCR was launched in 2013 by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This was further topped up in 2016 by an additional S$60 million as part of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 Plan (RIE 2020). The NCR Programme has already awarded 13 projects covering research areas such as cyber-physical systems security and forensics. 40 CHAPTER 3 World-Class R&D Facilities and Focused Talent Development Singapore will continue to establish world-class R&D facilities in specialised research areas to attract top researchers and international collaborators, and will promote the shared use of such facilities. The Government is funding S$8 million towards the National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory at the National University of Singapore (NUS) that will be a shared resource for cybersecurity researchers from academia, industry and the Government. We will also set up programmes to groom local talent for a sustainable and vibrant R&D community. New R&D Facilities Our universities play a central role in R&D. Each university will become a cybersecurity centre of excellence, and we see each already developing its own area of specialisation. For example, the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has a strong focus on cyber-physical systems, and the Singapore Management University (SMU) specialises in mobile security. In 2016, we also saw the launch of several public-private initiatives, such as the ST Electronics-SUTD Cyber Security Laboratory developed under the Corporate Laboratory @ University scheme administered by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This laboratory brings together industry and academia under one roof to perform cuttingedge cybersecurity research. The Secure Water Treatment (SWaT) at SUTD is funded by the Ministry of Defence and NRF. It will serve as a key asset for researchers in Singapore and abroad who are studying the design of secure cyber-physical systems. R&D Collaborations between Government, Academia and Industry Public and private sector agencies can embark on new R&D projects to examine and address complex problems impeding the cybersecurity industry’s growth. One example is the Cyber Risk Management (CyRiM) project on cyber risk insurance, which was launched in 2016 by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with sponsorship support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and a consortium of insurance industry players. The project brings together academic expertise, industry knowledge, and policy know-how to address the data and standards gaps required for an efficient cyber risk insurance market place. The Government will initiate a Cybersecurity Consortium, with S$1.5 million in funding over three years from 2016. This Consortium will bring together Government, industry and academia to collaborate on research and seek out viable and practical solutions with commercialisation potential. CHAPTER 3 41