CHAPTER 3 KEEPING OUR CYBERSPACE SAFE AND TRUSTWORTHY TOGETHER 36 Chapter 3 | Keeping Our Cyberspace Safe and Trustworthy Together Raising Cyber Awareness Among Individuals and Businesses Developing Singapore’s Cybersecurity Professionals Facilitating Exchanges with Regional and International Partners Cybersecurity for a Smart Nation While digital connectivity exposes everyone to cyber threats, it also continues to open up opportunities for all. Through cyberspace, we keep in touch with one another, do our work, and run enterprises. Given the heavy reliance on cyberspace, it is therefore important that our cyberspace is kept safe and trustworthy, for everyone to continue benefitting from it. The ways to doing so include: a) raising cyber awareness and capabilities among individuals and businesses, b) developing cybersecurity professionals in Singapore, c) facilitating exchanges with regional and international partners, and d) investing in Research and Development (R&D) for a secure Smart Nation. 37