Singapore Standards Council

Season’s greetings to our valued partners in the standards and accreditation community! 🎄🎁🎅 As we wrap up 2024, the Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) and Singapore Standards Council (SSC) wish to share our heartfelt appreciation for your unwavering support and dedication in strengthening Singapore's National Quality Infrastructure. From all of us at SAC and SSC, here’s to our continued partnership and success in the new year! 🥂 #KeepGrowing with Enterprise Singapore: https://lnkd.in/gCBuuG7n #Christmas #HappyHolidays #Accreditation #Standards #SAC #SSC

🚧 Unlock the power of #digital collaboration with SS ISO 19650-2 National Annex. As construction projects become more complex and collaborative, the need for a structured approach to information management is critical. introducing SS ISO 19650-2 National Annex - a Singapore Standard that enhances the global ISO 19650-2 by offering localised guidance tailored to the unique needs of Singapore's construction industry. 🏗️🏢🧑🏽💻 Make informed decisions, collaborate effectively, and streamline workflows with SS ISO 19650-2 today! https://lnkd.in/dymYQYMj

#AssetManagement standards provide a framework for organisations to effectively manage physical, digital, and financial assets, enhancing their efficiency, mitigating risks, and promoting #sustainability. At a recent seminar organised by SMF-SDO and The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES), the Safety and Quality Standards Committee (SQSC) partners demonstrated how they had leveraged such frameworks to overcome various challenges: 💧 Ho Chee Kit shared how C&W Services applied asset management principles to help a manufacturer improve water management. Through the implementation of a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system, the manufacturer can: ➡️ Optimise asset lifecycle – Recover usable water from industrial discharge ➡️ Reduce operational costs – Lower wastewater disposal and freshwater procurement expenses ➡️ Enhance sustainability – Improve long-term environmental and financial outcomes 🌩️ Kabi Subramaniam illustrated how Arup incorporates risk assessment – a key component of asset management – in the built environment. By applying this framework, Arup helps real estate developers and operators to: ➡️ Assess risks – Evaluate potential financial impacts of various climate scenarios ➡️ Prioritise interventions – Plan targeted measures based on analysis of physical and transitional risks ➡️ Improve resilience – Recommend upgrades to physical infrastructure to withstand extreme weather These examples, along with insights from Kang Seng Seow on the SS ISO 55000 series and A/P Ng Bor Kiat on railway efficiency, demonstrate that asset management standards are sector-agnostic and crucial for unlocking long-term value across industries. Explore how asset management standards can benefit your organisation. Visit the Singapore Standards eShop today: https://lnkd.in/d-Fd3twP Enterprise Singapore | Singapore Standards Council | Meng Fai LEOW | Jon Arnup | Wi Kwong Cheah | SungIn Cho | Kiat Chao H. | Jian Xing Lee | Jusuf Anggono | Yong Ming LIM | Desmond Ng | George Seah | Gabriel Yap | Howe Chien Yeo | Joo Chye Young | Ivan Loh | Si Min Toh

Last week, Enterprise Singapore was invited to address a regional gathering of key industry leaders and researchers in the field of #healthdata and analytics at the 2024 Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) APAC Symposium. OHDSI is a global multi-stakeholder initiative that has developed the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM), an open-source data standard designed to structure disparate observational health data into reliable evidence to improve patient outcomes. During a panel session alongside speakers from MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation (MOHT) and A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Aik Lam Khor provided a snapshot of Singapore’s robust National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) and highlighted the benefits of elevating critical standards to international fora. Such transitions have the potential to advance #interoperability across diverse systems, accelerate research and innovation, and ultimately improve outcomes worldwide. Singapore Standards Council looks forward to closer collaboration with like-minded international partners like OHDSI to drive global #harmonisation! Heartfelt thanks to OHDSI for giving us an opportunity to share Singapore’s vision for a #precisionmedicine future. Mengling 'Mornin' Feng | Mingshi Koh | Mukkesh Kumar P

Learning from the leaders in offshore wind 🇳🇴🇩🇰🤝🇸🇬 Last month, Enterprise Singapore led a delegation of companies to Norway and Denmark to understand how these economies are leveraging on S&C to build scale and foster #innovation in offshore wind (OSW). Here's what we learnt: ⏩ Backed by ambitious decarbonisation targets in coming decades, Norway and Denmark are rapidly transitioning their maritime and energy sectors. To do so, they are pioneering new innovations such as floating OSW enabling them to capture wind energy in deeper waters. 🤝 Standards bodies, classification societies, research institutes, and EPC contractors are collaborating closely to develop a wide range of S&C solutions that are driving #innovation and #sustainability, reducing costs, and enhancing #health and #safety in OSW. Alignment across relevant stakeholders helps unlock synergies, propelling the industry forward faster. ✅ By adopting a holistic approach to S&C development, these economies have ensured that their solutions cover the entire OSW value chain in areas including wind turbine and offshore structure technologies, cable and mooring systems, and smart grids, allowing them to scale rapidly. We are grateful to Standard Norge, Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite - NEK, and Danish Standard, and the key stakeholders we had met for the warm hosting and insightful discussions on the latest developments in OSW and decarbonisation. With the establishment of the Joint Working Group on Offshore Wind earlier this year, Singapore Standards Council is committed to working with international partners to accelerate our journey towards a greener tomorrow! 🌱 Minghui Zhang | Srikanth Narasimalu | Sreekala kumar | Lay May Leow | Harrif Santo | Nancy Chan | Chee Peng Pua | Sauw Kook Choy | Tak Leong Cheong | Yikai Yao | Steven Phua [Standards][ISO/IEC][Quality Mgmt][Biz Excellence] | Peter Lesmana

Local startups are adopting international standards to enhance service delivery and market access. 🌐✈ Discover how OceanPixel’s standards adoption journey has enabled them to go #global, and accelerated their mission to create a #sustainable future powered by #renewableenergy. 🌊🔽 Interested in adopting these #standards? Check out the TR IEC/TS 62600 series, which have the same content as the international standard: https://lnkd.in/e2_AU2nQ Enterprise Singapore | Singapore Standards Council | Energy Research Institute @ NTU | Nanyang Technological University Singapore | IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) | Michael Lochinvar Abundo

Powering a safe future for #smart plugs and socket outlets 💡🔌 The rise of smart electrical products offers opportunities for improved energy efficiency in homes and businesses. At the same time, care must be taken to ensure they are implemented safely. At a recent seminar attended by product manufacturers, licensed electrical workers, and other industry players, experts from the Electrical and Electronic Standards Committee (EESC) delved into how standardisation, testing, and certification are facilitating the secure deployment of smart electrical products in Singapore. ⚡ Here are the highlights: 📑 Newly published standards – TR 116, SS 241, and SS 702 – on design and performance safety of products such as smart plugs and socket outlets can help manufacturers design products that are safe for use. 🧑💻 As smart electrical products are connected to digital networks, adopting cybersecurity standards such as TR 64 and TR 91 become crucial in de-risking these products from potential network threats, ensuring secure and better-connected homes and businesses. ✅ As the final step before these products reach the consumer, testing and certification (#TIC) bodies play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability of such products through rigorous and wholistic evaluation. Sincere thanks to all the experts for the informative sharing, and Energy Research Institute @ NTU for organising this event to build greater awareness on the significance of standards and conformance (S&C). 👏 #StaySafe with standards for electricals and electronics: https://lnkd.in/dGCrM396 Enterprise Singapore | Singapore Standards Council | Nanyang Technological University Singapore | Andrew Chow | Sanjib Kumar Panda | Say Leong Lim | Andrew Yap | Melvyn Kuan, Ph.D, CISSP | Stanley Ong | ChenHan Sim | Muhammad Syafiq Bin Muhammad Farouk | Lakshmi Pathiyil | Nicole Tan | Jason LOW #SmartWiring #EnergyEfficiency #Cybersecurity #ProductSafety #Innovation #Standards

Advancing global microbiology standards for better patient outcomes 🔬📈 51 experts from across 17 countries participated in the ISO - International Organization for Standardization TC 212 WG 4 meeting, hosted by Singapore Standards Council and CoRE-SDO Team, to discuss the future of clinical laboratory testing in microbiology and molecular diagnostics. 🧠 Discussions touched on the convergence of #technology and #health, with various participants sharing how standards can elevate precision and accuracy in AI-driven digital pathology and antibiotic susceptibility testing. 🇸🇬 The meeting also endorsed a new proposal by the Singapore delegation, led by Yiu-Lian Fong and Adrian Yeo, to develop an international standard on workflow requirements for next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based assays in key oncology applications. This standard, when ready, will help clinicians better diagnose and treat cancer patients. 🤝 Heartfelt thanks to all participants for your valuable contributions and engaging discussions. We are also grateful to the CoRE-SDO team for their diligent efforts in hosting our international standards partners and ensuring this WG meeting was a success. Through standardisation, Singapore is committed to driving #innovation in diagnostics and precision medicine for a healthier world! ⏩ Enterprise Singapore | Fan YANG | Celine Tan | Kevin Tan | Vanessa Eng | Siow Kay Wong #Singapore #precisionmedicine #diagnostics #medicine #oncology #standards

Bolstering #productivity and #precision in cold chain logistics 🧊🚚 Last month, leading industry professionals gathered in Singapore to discuss the future of cold chain logistics and supply chain innovation at the ISO - International Organization for Standardization TC 315 Cold chain logistics Plenary and Working Group meetings, hosted by Singapore Standards Council and Nanyang Polytechnic-SDO. 🧠 Participants shared their perspectives on how standards can be leveraged to address global supply chain challenges, such as enhancing traceability and food safety management in cold chain logistics to ensure efficient and secure service delivery. 🇸🇬 Our standards partners spotlighted how SS 668 is helping local companies set up cold chain systems to ensure food safety and freshness. 🔎 Beyond the meetings, participants explored innovative cold room solutions to improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions at Danfoss Sustainability Technology Center, and also visited Jurong Cold Store, one of Singapore’s first facilities to advance from manual to automated warehousing systems. 🤝 A big thank you to all participants for the dynamic discussions and collaboration. And a special shout-out to NYP-SDO for the partnership in hosting our international standards community. Enterprise Singapore | Chong Nyet Chin | Richard Khaw | Rachel Foo | Celine Tan | Angel Ng | Yong Liang Yeo #Singapore #ColdChain #logistics #supplychain #networking #innovation #sustainability

Cultivating next-gen #standards partners for a resilient future 📈 Last month, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) welcomed nearly 50 early-career professionals from 27 companies. 💡🎆 Our standards partners, Ar. Lim Choon Keang, Wee shann Lam, Andrew Ngo, PhD, MBA, PMP, Yuan Wang Looi, provided the #youngprofessionals with a sneak peek into how standards have played a crucial role throughout Singapore’s history in enhancing industries such as: 🏗🏢 Building and Construction Singapore's very first standard launched in 1966 was CP 1 Code of practice for the use of timber in buildings, which had set requirements on the design, quality of material and its application, this standard encouraged the use and export value of high-quality finished products from Singapore. 🚝🚘 Transportation Today, TR 97 Safety management in a rapid transit system helps railway service providers manage risks in their operations. By adopting this standard, operators can ensure a safe environment for their staff, contractors, and millions of daily commuters. Participants also gained first-hand experience into what it’s like contributing to a working group, by commenting on draft standards and exchanging ideas to improve on them. 🤝 A big thank you to the IES-SDO team, speakers, and participants for sharing thought-provoking perspectives! 🎉🙏 And to young professionals in Singapore – we welcome you to join our standards #community and help build a more #secure, #sustainable, and #innovative future! ⏩ Keen to know more about Singapore Standards Council? Read on here: https://lnkd.in/d-BnSSva Enterprise Singapore | Zhiwei Tan | Nazzer R. | Brooks Teo | Genny Pang | Karthik Jayaram | Fabian Chen | Jason LOW | May Yan Foo