Accreditation@SGD

As a key contributor to the Digital Economy strategy, the Accreditation@SGD programme has a vital role in growing and nurturing the local ICM technology ecosystem. The programme was launched in July 2014 to:

Accredit promising and innovative Singapore-based high-growth ICM product companies to establish credentials and position them as qualified contenders to government and large enterprise buyers.

Provide potential end users with the assurance of the accredited companies’ product core functionalities and ability to deliver.

Build an innovative technopreneur ecosystem to drive economic growth, inspire the younger generation, and build more innovative products and tech product companies that can scale overseas.

To improve the quality of cybersecurity products of SMEs in Singapore through the adoption of Common Criteria (CC) certification,  IMDA launched a new SecureTech track with CSA under the Accreditation@SG Digital programme from March 2019. This is part of the efforts to grow the Cybersecurity ecosystem in Singapore and enable SG:D Accredited SecureTech companies to expand internationally through tapping on the track record built in Singapore. Through the SecureTech Track, IMDA and CSA will also encourage and ease the adoption and procurement of SG:D Accredited SecureTech products by government agencies and enterprises. Under this new track, companies are required to obtain CC certification for the product to be accredited.

Companies interested in SecureTech track can find out more on the details of the process in our Guidelines (590.10KB).

To achieve accreditation, companies have to be evaluated on three aspects: Technical, Financial and Operations, as shown in Figure 1.

FIGURE 1: KEY AREAS FOR ACCREDITATION EVALUATION

To date, we have accredited a varied of innovative tech products and more companies are currently undergoing the accreditation process.

Over S$430 million worth of project opportunities created for accredited companies. To date, close to 1,000 projects have been awarded.

The accreditation process and increased business traction also increases the attractiveness for growth capital investment by changing the risk reward ratio for investors. To-date, more than S$334 million of new growth capital has been invested in our companies during and after accreditation.

A summary of the process for Accreditation@SGD is illustrated in the figure below.

Interested companies can find out more on the details of the process in our Guidelines (1.10MB) and Terms and Conditions (184.03KB).

For clarifications or to find out more details on the programme, please contact accreditation@imda.gov.sg.

One of our strategic partners, Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), is keen to connect with technology-SMEs who possess innovative and game-changing ideas that can contribute to Singapore’s defence capabilities. If you are interested, DSTA would like to hear from you here.

Press

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• First-Ever Accreditation@IDA Goes Live to Grow Singapore-based Tech Start-Ups in a Smart Nation (81.85KB)