Singapore Cooperation Enterprise

What Singapore Cooperation Enterprise does

Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) is a Singapore government agency established in May 2006 by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and operating today as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enterprise Singapore. Its mandate is to serve as the single window through which foreign governments can access Singapore's public-sector expertise across 16 ministries and over 60 statutory boards. Since inception, SCE has delivered more than 300 projects and programmes in over 60 countries spanning Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific.

SCE offers four core service lines: (1) Study Visits and Training Programmes (1-7 day customised visits to multi-week programmes with senior civil servants); (2) Consultancy and Advisory Services (feasibility studies, policy reviews, and multi-year advisory engagements); (3) Project Implementation (on-site design, deployment, and handover of systems, typically lasting 6 months to several years); and (4) Cooperation and Training programmes supported by grants channelled through partners such as Temasek Foundation International. Engagement domains include urban planning, economic and industrial development, transport and logistics, digital government, public-sector governance, healthcare, tourism, and sustainable resource management. The agency draws on a Panel of Experts comprising former senior civil servants and a board chaired by Tang Kin Fei (Keppel) with membership from MTI, Singapore Building and Construction Academy, Olam International, and private-sector founders.

SCE operates on a not-for-profit basis and is funded by Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed and pricing is not commercially published. Its distribution model is government-to-government, executed through bilateral MOUs, collaboration agreements, and formal partnerships (e.g., with Enterprise Singapore's parent mandate, the Asian Development Bank, Japan's MLIT, and counterparties in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Oman, Bahrain, China, India, Mauritius, Mexico, Fiji, and Tanzania). Notable marquee projects include the Mauritius Metro Express Light Rail (Phase 2 advisory), Kazakhstan's adoption of Singapore's HDB housing model, Fiji's DigitalFiji government-services platform, and the Andhra Pradesh SAGE Governance Excellence Programme.

Name

Singapore Cooperation Enterprise

Legal name

Singapore Cooperation Enterprise

Website

https://sce.org.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Singapore Cooperation Enterprise is a government agency and wholly-owned subsidiary of Enterprise Singapore that advises foreign governments on urban planning, economic development, digital transformation, and public-sector reform by leveraging Singapore's institutional expertise across 16 ministries and 60+ statutory boards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Advisory and International Development Cooperation Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), International Affairs (928120), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration (BPAIAIAG), Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships (EDADALAK)

Keywords

• Government advisory services
• Public sector consulting
• International development cooperation
• Capacity building programmes
• Project implementation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Singapore Cooperation Enterprise provides advisory, consultancy, and project implementation services to foreign governments, drawing on the development experience of Singapore's 16 ministries and more than 60 statutory boards. Its three service lines are Study Visits and Training Programmes (immersive learning and multi-week training), Consultancy and Advisory Services (diagnostic studies, master plans, and policy advisory), and Project Implementation (on-the-ground support to deliver infrastructure and reform projects).

Product overview

Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) operates as a service organization providing advisory, consultancy, and project implementation services to foreign governments seeking to leverage Singapore's development experience. Rather than a software product company, SCE functions as a single window to Singapore's public sector expertise, offering four core service offerings: Study Visits and Training Programmes (ranging from 1-7 day visits to multi-week training programmes), Consultancy and Advisory Services (short-term studies to multi-year advisory engagements), and Project Implementation (on-site delivery of customised solutions lasting 6 months to several years). These services span key engagement domains including urban planning, economic and industrial development, connectivity/transport/logistics, digitalization and innovation, education, public sector governance, healthcare and tourism, sustainable resource management, and infrastructure development.

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Products and services

• Study Visits and Training Programmes Immersive study visits and multi-week training programmes that bring foreign government officials to Singapore to learn directly from Singapore ministries, statutory boards, and industry practitioners across topics such as urban planning, economic development, and public administration.
• Consultancy and Advisory Services Diagnostic studies, feasibility analyses, master planning, policy advisory, and sector-specific recommendations delivered to foreign government clients by Singapore's Panel of Experts.
• Project Implementation On-the-ground project implementation support, including project structuring, stakeholder coordination, and oversight of infrastructure, economic development, and digital transformation initiatives, delivered by Singapore practitioners in partner countries.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered key and parent/subsidiary.

• Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Singapore-Andhra Pradesh Governance Excellence (SAGE) Programme - assessment of Amaravati development roadmap, infrastructure progress, and investment opportunities. Delegation visited key infrastructure sites.
• Invest UP (Uttar Pradesh)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2026MoU for thematic knowledge exchange, technical cooperation, and advisory services covering sustainable economic growth, industrial competitiveness, digital transformation, and modern infrastructure development.
• Ministry of Works (Bahrain)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025Agreement to develop Traffic Congestion Mitigation Strategy for Bahrain. 12-month collaboration with MSI Global (LTA subsidiary) covering land use, transport planning, public transport integration, and demand management.
• Danzhou Municipal Government (China)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2025MOU to share Singapore's development experience in food safety standards and tourism, including Yangpu Port development cooperation continuing from 2009.
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (Japan)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Memorandum of Cooperation with MLIT to enhance cooperation in digital and smart city projects in third countries, focusing on ASEAN region.
• Executive Committee for International Dispute Resolution (Bahrain)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Advisory services for establishment of Bahrain International Commercial Court (BICC), leveraging Singapore's framework with Supreme Court of Singapore collaboration.
• Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (Oman)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 December 2023MOU to deepen collaboration in economic development of Oman, focusing on investments, exports, and building nation's branding.
• Ministry of Economy and Finance (Uzbekistan)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 May 2023Strategic partnership for enterprise development, master planning, and green economy initiatives. Covers SME development, one-stop business platform, tourism, carbon markets, and climate adaptation.
• Akimat of Almaty Region (Kazakhstan)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2023MOU for tourism and economic promotion including co-developing tourism strategy, economic corridor plan, and digital transformation through data innovation and Industry 4.0.
• Government of MongoliakeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2022Two MOUs on Public Housing and Social Security Reform. SCE sharing Singapore's HDB and CPF models to assist Mongolia in developing affordable housing and provident fund systems.
• Metro Express Limited (Mauritius)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020SCE continuing to support and advise MEL on Phase Two of the Metro Express Light Rail system design and construction, providing project management and technical advisory services.
• Ministry of Trade and Integration of KazakhstankeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2020MOU on digital trade to share Singapore's experience in facilitating SMEs to go digital, including strategic directions for digital technologies, implementation roadmap, and human capital training.
• Guanajuato State Ministry of Sustainable Economic Development (SDES)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2019Collaboration Agreement for strategic planning and logistics development. SCE providing advisory services to improve Guanajuato's Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation System and conducting logistics study to develop the state as a premier logistics hub.
• Department of Health (Philippines)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2019Technical Cooperation on PPP for Universal Health Care with DOH, University of Philippines, IFC, and Temasek Foundation. Program supported by SGD 585,282 grant.
• NITI Aayog (India)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2018Water management cooperation with Temasek Foundation International (SGD 491,430 grant). Programme covering non-revenue water management, used water treatment, and recycling facilities.
• Baiterek National Managing Holding JSC (Kazakhstan)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2018MOU on affordable housing transformation using Singapore's HDB model. Partnership formalised under Nurly Zher initiative to restructure housing complexes and remodel operations.
• Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Cambodia)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2018Second ICT capacity building programme with Temasek Foundation International (SGD 579,395 grant) focusing on national portal and government enterprise architecture.
• Fiji GovernmentkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2018DigitalFiji programme - flagship digital government transformation with mobile applications for government services. SCE leading project management and delivery.
• Government of Tanzania and Revolutionary Government of ZanzibarkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013ICT Master Plan for Zanzibar, economic positioning study, pension fund advisory, and urban master planning for Arusha and Mwanza.
• Fiji National Provident FundkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Review of policies and systems leading to governance improvements and exponential growth in managed funds.
• Enterprise Singaporeparent/subsidiaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Singapore, the government agency championing enterprise development. Enterprise Singapore supports SCE's mission to share Singapore's development experience with foreign governments.
• Asian Development BankkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation arrangement signed with ADB for collaborative projects in development cooperation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): Germany's federal agency for international cooperation, providing technical cooperation, capacity building, and advisory services to partner governments. Most directly comparable to SCE as a sovereign-backed bilateral cooperation agency delivering public-sector expertise abroad.
• JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency): Japan's bilateral development cooperation agency, delivering ODA-funded technical cooperation, training programmes, and infrastructure advisory to emerging economies. SCE has even co-developed programs with Japan MLIT, making JICA a natural peer and partner.
• KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency): South Korea's bilateral aid agency sharing Korea's development experience in industrial policy, urban planning, and digital government. Highly comparable to SCE in mandate, structure, and Asia-focused delivery.
• Expertise France: France's public agency for international technical cooperation and expertise sharing, supporting partner governments with public-sector reform and capacity building. Directly comparable as another developed-country peer sharing governance know-how.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Dutch international development organization providing advisory services in agriculture, energy, water, and governance to partner governments. Comparable to SCE in delivering technical assistance and capacity building across multiple emerging markets.

Broad incumbents

• Austrade (Australian Trade and Investment Commission): Australian government agency promoting trade, investment, and international education. While broader in mandate than SCE, Austrade's international engagement and government-to-government cooperation activities overlap with SCE's commercial diplomacy and capacity-building role.
• UK FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office): UK government department overseeing foreign policy and development cooperation. While much larger and broader than SCE, FCDO is comparable as a developed-country government-to-government development cooperation vehicle delivering advisory and capacity-building programs.
• USAID: US government agency for international development, providing foreign assistance across governance, health, and economic growth. While structurally larger and broader, USAID's technical assistance and capacity-building mandates in partner countries overlap with SCE's advisory work.

Others

• Enterprise Singapore: Parent agency of SCE, championing Singapore enterprise development. Directly comparable as a government-linked economic agency but with a domestic trade-promotion mandate rather than SCE's foreign-government advisory focus.
• Temasek Foundation International: Singapore-based non-profit philanthropic organization funding capacity-building programs in partner countries. Comparable as a Singapore-government-linked entity delivering development cooperation and training programs; SCE and Temasek Foundation co-deliver many programmes (e.g., Cambodia ICT, NITI Aayog water management).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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