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SG Cyber Talent

SDGs Impacted

In 2020, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) established the SG Cyber Talent initiative to nurture cybersecurity enthusiasts from a young age and help professionals deepen their skills. Since its inception, the initiative has helped more than 22,000 individuals through cybersecurity bootcamps, mentoring, career conversion programmes and leadership education. The main programmes under SG Cyber Talent include SG Cyber Leaders, SG Cyber Women, SG Cyber Youth and SG Cyber Olympians. To illustrate the impact, as part of SG Cyber Youth, the Youth Cyber Exploration Programme (YCEP) was started in 2018 and has since trained more than 1,500 secondary-school students in basic cybersecurity knowledge through a series of bootcamps and capture-the-flag competitions organized by CSA and the five local polytechnics, in collaboration with industry partners. As a step-up, the advanced YCEP is also available to students with some existing cybersecurity knowledge. The Cybersecurity Strategic Leadership Programme (CSLP), organized by CSA, in collaboration with academic partners, as part of SG Cyber Leaders, aims to equip current and future generations of local cybersecurity leaders with a deep level of understanding on the key global drivers shaping cybersecurity strategies and innovation and to lead their organizations’ cybersecurity functions effectively. About 50 senior cybersecurity leaders participated in the first two runs of the CSLP in 2022 and 2023, covering themes such as growing a C-suite Mindset, leading the organization and leading the ecosystem. The participants also embarked on an overseas immersion trip to the US and the UK to engage in deeper discussions with local cybersecurity leaders and organizations.

Locations
ASEAN, Singapore
Sector
Government
Year published
28 April 2024