CHAPTER 3 A VIBRANT CYBERSECURITY ECOSYSTEM The Government will work with industry partners, professional associations, IHLs and research institutes in three main areas. We will: Establish a professional workforce. We will encourage existing cybersecurity professionals to develop their careers in the industry by defining clearer career pathways, promoting internationallyrecognised certifications, and building strong communities of practice. To grow the workforce, we will attract promising students through scholarship and sponsorship programmes. We will also support new entrants to the profession through industry-oriented curriculum for students as well as up-skilling and re-skilling opportunities for mid-career professionals. Extend Singapore’s cybersecurity advantage through strong local companies. We will build up the industry by attracting and anchoring companies with advanced capabilities. We will also nurture start-ups to boost the development of niche and advanced solutions and grow local champions to sustain strategic areas of interest. We will also develop market opportunities to bring made-in-Singapore solutions into the global market. With its advanced infrastructure and tech-savvy workforce, Singapore is well-positioned to develop a vibrant cybersecurity ecosystem comprising highly skilled professionals, companies with deep cybersecurity capabilities and strong translational research and development (R&D). The ecosystem will ensure a sustainable source of expertise and solutions to support our plans for a resilient national infrastructure and a safer cyberspace. It will also bring economic opportunities to Singaporeans and Singapore-based companies. Singapore’s cybersecurity industry is dynamic and fast-growing, and has the potential to double in value by 2020. Furthermore, integrating cybersecurity service offerings with industry sectors that Singapore is traditionally strong in will enhance our competitive advantages in these areas. Innovate to accelerate the industry’s growth. The National Cybersecurity R&D Programme has set aside S$190 million from 2013 to 2020 to support research into both technological and human-science aspects of cybersecurity. We will sustain this effort with world-class R&D facilities and focused talent development programmes. We will promote R&D collaborations between the Government, academia and industry to engender faster and more market-relevant R&D outcomes.