Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore

Join us as we sit down with Professor Dragan Savic FREng, Global Advisor for Digital Sciences at KWR Water Research Institute, as he candidly shares some of KWR’s primary initiatives, the significance of partnerships and collaboration, as well as key drivers and trends towards ensuring a clean water supply for the population.   From placing water quality at the forefront to addressing emerging concerns from contaminants, the rise of digitalisation, and the competition for water among urban, rural, commercial, and industrial sectors, Dragan discusses what it means to achieve water stability from source to tap.    Watch the video 👇 for more.

#MH17 #UnitedInSadness #TodayIsAboutTheInnocentVictims This morning we commemorated - in a moving ceremony - together with #Singapore authorities, Ambassadors of the #GrievingNations (ao Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Indonesia, Israel, Philippines, New Zealand, Ukraine and the United States) and members of the Dutch community - the #298passengers and crew of #MalaysianAirlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, which was downed exactly 10 years ago. Amongst them 196 Dutch 🇳🇱 victims, a loss which had an incredible impact on our society ……. We shared our sadness about the loss of so many lives of #innocent victims and expressed the promise that we will achieve #justice for all of them. Together we’ve planted a commemoration-tree in the garden of the residence and laid #sunflowers like the fields where the plane and the victims eventually ended up …. Allaster Cox Jean-Dominique Ieraci Norbert Dr. Riedel Sarah McGrath Dante Brandi Gabrielle Rush DutchCham (Dutch Chamber of Commerce Singapore) Oscar Wezenbeek Holland International School Marchien Vuijk Nicoline Bos Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore

📣Calling Dutch #cyber experts with Southeast Asian ambitions! 📨Registration has opened for the Cyber mission to Singapore 🗓️15th to 17th of October, deadline to register 11th of august Join this year’s mission to the region’s premier cyber event GovWare, organized alongside the Singapore International Cyber Week (#SICW). The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore and Netherlands Innovation Network Singapore will be sponsoring a GovWare booth for 4 - 6 cyber companies (relatively new to the region) and organizing a program with content-driven session(s), visits and other side activities to position participants and the Netherlands as a preferred collaboration partner and thought leader in the area of cyber- and trust technologies. All technology- and solution providers, researchers, use-case owners, ecosystem builders and regulatory parties active in cyber space are welcome, but we particularly look out for those in: maritime cyber, AI safety (e.g. risk, fraud and deep fake detection), trust technologies and PETs, Post-Quantum Cryptography (e.g. crypto asset discovery) and finance and health sector use-cases. Find out more about the program and register at: https://lnkd.in/gdWkFv-s

📣Calling Dutch #cyber experts with Southeast Asian ambitions! 📨Registration has opened for the Cyber mission to Singapore 🗓️15th to 17th of October, deadline to register 11th of august Join this year’s mission to the region’s premier cyber event GovWare, organized alongside the Singapore International Cyber Week (#SICW). The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore and Netherlands Innovation Network Singapore will be sponsoring a GovWare booth for 4 - 6 cyber companies (relatively new to the region) and organizing a program with content-driven session(s), visits and other side activities to position participants and the Netherlands as a preferred collaboration partner and thought leader in the area of cyber- and trust technologies. All technology- and solution providers, researchers, use-case owners, ecosystem builders and regulatory parties active in cyber space are welcome, but we particularly look out for those in: maritime cyber, AI safety (e.g. risk, fraud and deep fake detection), trust technologies and PETs, Post-Quantum Cryptography (e.g. crypto asset discovery) and finance and health sector use-cases. Find out more about the program and register at: https://lnkd.in/gdWkFv-s

Last week, we were pleased to co-organize the Cyber International Law Executive Course together with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and Cyber Law International (CLI) at the ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence. This program is one of the longest running courses on cyber capacity-building in the ASEAN region with well-rounded lectures from the CLI-team: Liis Vihul, Professor Michael Schmitt and Professor Marko Milanovic. We are proud to engage in discussions with our ASEAN-colleagues about the applicability of international law in cyberspace; “The rule-of- law is our much-needed compass. As a digitalized country with an open economy, we have a strong interest in maintaining and further develop the international legal order. It will guide us in creating a structure, and also serves as a starting point to hold states and other players accountable for malicious behavior. This is essential for creating together a hopefully safer and more stable world.”, in the words of our Ambassador Anneke Adema. Want to know more on the Cyber International Law Course? Check the video below. This week, our previous participants came back for the Alumni Course at the ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence. Good luck to them all.

Op 9 maart is Zr.Ms. De Tromp vertrokken uit Den Helder voor een wereldreis van 6 maanden. 🚢 🌍 Tijdens deze reis heeft de 200-koppige bemanning verschillende taken uitgevoerd, zoals oefeningen, missies en havenbezoeken in de Indo-Pacific.    Het doel? Zorgen voor veilige en vrije scheepvaart, zodat goederen zonder problemen vervoerd kunnen worden. Dit is vastgelegd in het Verdrag van de Verenigde Naties inzake het recht van de zee (UNCLOS). 🇺🇳   Waarom is dit belangrijk? Als schepen niet vrij kunnen varen, worden producten duurder doordat ze moeten omvaren. De Indo-Pacific is enorm belangrijk voor Nederland en Europa: meer dan 35% van de Europese export gaat naar Azië en 40% van de import komt daarvandaan, en 90% daarvan gaat over zee. 🌐   De stabiliteit en veiligheid in de Indo-Pacific zijn direct gelinkt aan onze welvaart. Wat daar gebeurt, heeft invloed op ons, en andersom.   #ZrMsDeTromp #VeiligheidOpZee #VrijeDoorvaart #IndoPacific #InternationaleHandel

#ThrowbackThursday Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2024! During the SIWW 2024 the Netherlands Innovation Network Singapore and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore hosted the 'Water Tech Innovation Forum', bringing together water tech experts, utilities, government bodies, research institutes and other relevant stakeholders from the Netherlands and Southeast Asia! One of the key questions during the session was the gap between R&D and market entry and what the future holds for safe and secure drinking water. Mark van Loosdrecht shared his and the success factors for commercialization of Nereda. After an insightful panel discussion where ecosystems in Singapore, Malaysia and the Netherlands were compared, we moved to the pitches. Eight sector-leading Dutch companies took center stage, presenting their cutting-edge technologies and innovative business approaches. Their insights provided a glimpse into the future of water safety and security and offered a roadmap for fostering sustainable solutions across the region. Participants from across Asia, including key players from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, and the Netherlands, exchanged invaluable insights and forged new connections! And a big thank you to all our participants, our Water Envoy, the pitching companies, and the incredible panelists, for making this event such a success! Your engagement and expertise are driving us towards a future of sustainable water safety and security! Meike van Ginneken Anneke Adema Astrid Seegers Liz Ng-Tan Thijs van der Put Chris Devillers Tom Groot Haar Gijs J. van Nes Dragan Savic FREng Sander Mager Norhayati Abdullah Adil Dhalla Michiel Staatsen Sander Mager Partners for Water Bosman Watermanagement B.V. Fugro Rodelta Pumps International B.V. Kirloskar Brothers Limited NX Filtration SLAMDAM (Omar Saleh) Royal HaskoningDHV Deltares Delta Marine Consultants Singapore Van Oord Wavemakers United WSP Witteveen Bos Aquatech B&C Ultrafiltratie Flohr Beheer BV (Ed Flohr) HOLLAND WATER Water Alliance

The new government was sworn in by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.   Minister of Foreign Affairs Caspar Veldkamp and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Reinette Klever have signed the official hand-over of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Netherlands will continue to be a trustworthy partner within the European Union, United Nations, NATO and beyond.    👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gV5v4eky 📷: RVD

The Netherlands hosted the first edition of #REAIM. We are very excited that Brigadier General Pak Shun Ng has been appointed as Commissioner in the GC REAIM - Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (GC REAIM).👏 He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the GC and we look forward to the GC’s important contributions to promote awareness and understanding on issues related to #globalgovernance of #AI in the #militarydomain. Read more: Anneke Adema | Stephanie de Ridder | Ministerie van Defensie Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

Wij zoeken een nieuwe stagiair(e) vanaf september 2024. Ben jij geïnteresseerd in hoe diplomatie in de praktijk werkt? Ben je proactief en houd je van aanpakken? Wil je meemaken hoe Singapore en Nederland samenwerken op een breed palet aan terreinen en daar zelf aan bijdragen? Dan zijn wij op zoek naar jou! Solliciteer via 👉 https://lnkd.in/eERqxyfi