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Implementing ITU-T International Standards to Shape Smart Sustainable Cities –
The Case of Singapore

Consequently, MHA developed the SG Secure application. This is built on the three security
pillars of vigilance, cohesion and resilience. Using the application, Singaporeans can be vigilant
in reporting security threats, including any suspicious sightings. The application increases
cohesion by providing alerts during major emergencies. Finally, the application increases
community resilience by educating citizens on how to protect themselves and others during
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crises, including tips on improvised first aid skills and CPR-AED procedures.
As a tool to make citizens more engaged in decision-making, Singapore is developing Virtual
Singapore, which will be a dynamic three-dimensional (3D) city model and collaborative
platform, including 3D maps of Singapore. When completed, Virtual Singapore will be the
authoritative 3D platform intended for public use. It will enable users from different sectors to
develop sophisticated tools and applications for testing concepts and services, planning and
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decision-making and technology research to solve challenges in Singapore.
Other initiatives for consideration:

Digital inclusion

Singapore has a series of programmes to drive digital readiness and inclusion, which are
spearheaded by agencies such as IMDA and GovTech. This is to ensure that all citizens have
access to, and are confident in using, the digital technology that can improve their lives.

The programmes include:
 Enable IT Programme: Through the adoption of infocomm and assistive technology, this
programme aims to enable people with disabilities to enhance their abilities in daily
living activities, education and employment, as well as help them interact with others.
 NEU PC Plus Programme: This programme offers students and people with disabilities
from low-income households the opportunity to own a brand new computer at an
affordable price.
 Home Access Programme: This programme aims to close the digital divide by providing
subsidised broadband bundle packages to low-income households without school-going
children.
 Silver Infocomm Initiative: This initiative comprises various programmes to promote
greater infocomm awareness and use among senior citizens, in order to help them
continue to contribute meaningfully to society, to stay actively connected with their
family and the community, and to avoid being left behind in our digital society. An
example of this would be a customised training curriculum suitable for seniors with
different interests and spoken languages. The curriculum supports informal learning in
small groups, classroom workshops at Silver Infocomm Junctions, Silver IT Fest mass
training or Intergen IT Bootcamp, which allows seniors of age 50 and above to go back
to school and interact with their grandchildren or students from the neighbouring
schools to learn basic infocomm skills. Not only do they pick up a new set of important
skills, the programme is also a chance for intergeneration families to bond.

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Retrieved from https://www.nrf.gov.sg/programmes/virtual-singapore

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