Standards Committees & Partners

Enterprise Singapore’s Role

• Enterprise Singapore is the national standards body of Singapore. It manages the National Standardisation Programme under the guidance of an industry-led Singapore Standards Council. Its goal is to develop and promote the adoption of local and international standards amongst businesses.

The Singapore Standards Council

• Representatives from the private and public sectors make up the Singapore Standards Council.
• The council’s role is to strengthen public-private collaboration and encourage stakeholders with diverse interests to participate in standards development.
• They also advise Enterprise Singapore on the directions, policies, strategies and priorities for the national standardisation programme.

Standards Committees

• The 12 Standards Committees oversee standards development in these areas:
  • Biomedical
  • Building & Construction
  • Chemicals
  • Electrical and Electronic
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Food
  • General Engineering & Safety
  • Information Technology
  • Management Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Silver Industry
• The Food Standards Committee, for example, seeks to develop Singapore’s food hub through the standardisation of food quality & safety and food storage & warehousing.

Standards Development Organisations

• These organisations are appointed by Enterprise Singapore to administer the standardisation work of selected Standards Committees:
  • The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
  • Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC)
  • Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF)
• Enterprise Singapore works with the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) on IT-related standards.
• If you are keen to play a part in shaping the future of Singapore standards, find out how you can join as a Standards Partner by contacting Enterprise Singapore’s Standards Division.

Tel: (65) 6279 1805
Fax: (65) 6659 0639
Email: standards@enterprisesg.gov.sg