SINGAPORE – All government agencies will be required to adopt outcome-based security contracts – which specify exactly what the agency hopes to achieve – by May 1, 2020.
It was earlier reported that agencies such as the Housing Board and Education Ministry are prepared to start the switch before mid-2019. To combat possible manpower shortages, Singapore is also working towards having the systems used for video analytics across the country be standardised, and made more “intelligent”.
So with this new accreditation framework, in addition to the existing pool of around 100 security consultants, there may be more than 250 recognised security consultants working here by 2021. “Having the right technology and skilled security officers is not enough. These are constituent parts, or building blocks, of an integrated security solution.
Half of the Republic’s current pool of security officers are over 55 years old as Singapore contends with an ageing workforce.