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Current 7th Term Composition

Organisation Chart

 

Composition of ITSC

ITSC Chairman

Standards Council appoints the ITSC Chairman for a 3-year term. ITSC Chairman serves as a committee member of the Standards Council. The current chairman is Mr Robert Chew, from Accenture Pte Ltd.

 

ITSC Secretariat

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore serves as the Secretariat of ITSC.

 

ITSC Council Members

To ensure development of Singapore Standards takes into account the views of the relevant interest groups, committee members of ITSC are appointed. These members are representatives of the government agencies, IT industry and professional bodies, and research and educational Institutions.


The members for the 7th term of office are the following organisation representatitives:

  1. Chairman, Mr Robert Chew representing the Standards Council
  2. Mr V S Kumar representing the Association of the Small and Medium Enterprises
  3. Mr Tam Kok Yan representing Defence Science & Technology Agency
  4. Mr Raymond Lee representing the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
  5. Mr Alvin Ong representing the Information Technology Management Association
  6. Dr Susanto Rahardja representing the Institute for Infocomm Research
  7. Dr Derek Kiong representing the Institute of Systems Science
  8. Mr Tan Bee Teck representing the Ministry of Defence
  9. Mr Daniel Wee representing Nanyang Polytechnic
  10. Assoc Prof Chia Liang-Tien, Clement representing Nanyang Technological University
  11. Assoc Prof Pung Hung Keng representing National University of Singapore
  12. Mr Lim Sah Soon representing the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  13. Mr Alphonsus Pang, Singapore Computer Society
  14. Mr Foo Jong Tong representing Singapore infocomm Technology Federation
  15. Ms Susan Chong representing SPRING Singapore
  16. Mr Harish Pillay individual capacity
  17. Mr Wilson Tan, individual capacity

 

Technical Committees (TCs)/Working Groups (WGs)

The set up of TCs/WGs mirrors with the structure of Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1) of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) whenever possible. This is to provide a platform for Singapore's participation in the international standardisation effort and facilitate faster evaluation and adoption of the international standards as Singapore standards.

The TCs/WGs are formed as directed by the Chairman or at the request of one-third of the ITSC members in view of the national and industry needs and interest for standardisation.

 

List of TCs

The following are the current 7th term TCs:

  1. Automatic Data Capture TC - Mr Tan Jin Soon (Chair), Mr Beh Chew Leng (Deputy Chair) and Ms Rosyati Mohd Said (Secretary)
  2. Biometric TC - Dr Yau Wei Yun (Chair) and Mr Ng Chee Loong (Secretary)
  3. Cards and Personal Identification TC - Mr Lin Yih (Chair), Ms Kristy Chan (Secretary) and Mr Adrian Ong (Secretary)
  4. Construction Industry IT Standards TC - Mr Edward D'Silva (Chair), Mr Lee Chuan Seng (Deputy Chair) and Ms Irene Tan (Secretary)
  5. eFinancial Services TC - Mr Andrew Kwek (Chair) and Mr Eric Chua (Secretary)
  6. Information Exchange TC - Dr Lee Eng Wah (Chair)
  7. Intelligent Transport Systems TC – Mr Eddie Lim (Chair), Mr Saurav Bhattacharyya(Deputy Chair) and Mr Ang Sok Giam (Secretary)
  8. Learning Standards TC - Mr Lim Kin Chew (Chair)
  9. Multimedia Representation TC - Mr Lee Chak Joo (Chair)
  10. Security and Privacy Standards TC - Mr Chan Kin Chong (Chair) and Mr Ho Kee–Vin (Secretary)