🎯 Welcome to Singapore's Standardisation Programme!

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This guide will help you understand what to expect as a Work Item Proposal (WIP) requester and potential Working Group Convenor in Singapore's national standardisation journey.

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🏛️ Understanding the Singapore Standardisation Ecosystem

Who's Involved?

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Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) is Singapore's national standards body that oversees the entire standardisation programme. www.enterprisesg.gov.sg

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• Singapore Standards Council (SSC) facilitates the development, promotion, and review of standards through partnerships with industry, academia, and government organisations. Learn more
• Standards Division (SD) within EnterpriseSG directly manages the development, promotion, and usage of standards. Learn more
• Standards Committee (SC) sets the strategic direction for standardisation within its designated scope and acts as the formal liaison between Technical Committees, Working Groups, and the SSC.
• Technical Committee (TC) maintains technical oversight of Working Groups and develops standards in specified areas endorsed by its parent SC.
• Working Group (WG) is a committee under the purview of a TC, appointed by EnterpriseSG for assigned tasks. It comprises domain experts who contribute in their individual capacity to develop the actual content of standards.

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Duke-NUS Centre of Regulatory Excellence-Standards Development Organisation (CoRE-SDO) serves as the secretariat supporting the Biomedical and Health Standards Committee (BHSC), guiding you through the entire process. Visit CoRE-SDO

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📋 Types of Standards You Can Propose

🥇 Singapore Standard (SS)

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Development time: 12-24 months Stability period: 8 years Total validity: ≤ 10 years

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Requirements: Nationally recognised document established by full consensus, requires committee consensus and 2-month public review

🚀 Technical Reference (TR)

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Development time: 6-12 months Stability period: 3 years Total validity: ≤ 5 years

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Requirements: Fast-tracked for urgent industry need, requires committee consensus but no public review

⚡ Workshop Agreement (WA)

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Development time: ≤ 6 months Stability period: 2 years Total validity: ≤ 4 years

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Requirements: Most rapid development with limited consensus through "open workshop" environment

🚀 Your WIP Journey: Stage 0 – Evaluation