Total Defence

Quest

Teams will travel on foot to landmarks and historical points of interest in Singapore to learn about the Total Defence pillars and take part in activities that help them better understand the role each citizen must play to maintain our nation’s peace and sovereignty. Participants will get the opportunity to consume field rations as part of the activity before flag off.

25 September

Panel Discussion

Forum participants will get to hear from domain experts who will share insights, views and experiences related to Total Defence and the respective sub-themes.

List of panellists:

• SLTC Psalm Lew, Director, Community Engagement, Nexus MINDEF
• Mr Jason Tan, Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Finance, Toteboard
• Mr Sam Liew, Chief Executive, Gov+, NCS (National Computer Systems) and President of the Singapore Computer Society
• Prof Tan Ern Ser, National University of Singapore
• Mr Marcus Loh, Director, Temus

26 September

Total Defence Table-top Exercise (TD TTX)

Participants will take part in the TD TTX which aims to activate thinking and encourage discussions among youths on the potential impacts of pertinent issues affecting Singapore, and develop community drawer plans that can be implemented during times of crises and disruptions.

26 September

Total Defence Sandbox Projects Sharing 

Participants will be introduced to three projects that were implemented this year under the Total Defence Sandbox initiative. These are the:

1. TD ScamGuard, which taps on the online community of volunteers on the Discord platform to identify scam websites and raise awareness and understanding of digital scam detection;
2. TD@Singverse, which is digital recreation of Singapore within the Roblox metaverse that allows players to learn more about the six TD pillars through interactive elements within the digital world; and
3. TD Foam Blasters Challenge, which is a team-based activity that fosters stronger community ties and promulgate the importance of TD values.

The sharing aims to inspire and encourage the participants to take part in the Total Defence Sandbox initiative to submit any ground-up ideas they might have to put Total Defence into action.

26 September

Guardians of the City II Card Game (GOTC II)

Students will pair up to play the GOTC II card game, designed to help youths develop a deeper understanding of Singapore’s security threats and how everyone plays a part in keeping Singapore safe and secure. The card game presents different security threats or crises and illustrates how the six pillars of Total Defence can be applied to respond to and recover from the crises.

26 September

Visit to Army Camp

In partnership with MINDEF, participants will visit Seletar Camp, where they will have the opportunity to go through interactive activities to have a more tangible and hands-on experience in the domain of Military Defence.

The programme hopes to foster better understanding of the importance of Military Defence in keeping Singapore strong, secure, and peaceful, and how communities can support this pillar.

Activities include equipment demonstrations, army vehicle experiences and equipment try-outs.

27 September

Learning Journeys

Social Defence

1. Visit to Harmony in Diversity Gallery
2. Guided walking tour to historical sites of interest in the area
3. Dialogue with representatives from Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO)

Psychological Defence (Route A)

1. Visit to ISD Heritage Centre for tour of the JI/ISIS, Hijacks and Communalism galleries
2. Talk on Online Radicalisation by Security Outreach Unit

Psychological Defence (Route B)

1. Tour of Battlebox, a WWII bunker and historical site
2. Dialogue with exhibition curator, Tan Teng Teng

Economic Defence (Route A)

1. Visit Singapore Maritime Gallery
2. Visit Port Operations Control Centre (POCC)

Economic Defence (Route B)

1. Visit to Nippon Koi Farm
2. Dialogue with farm owner

Civil Defence

1. Visit to Punggol Fire Station and Tampines Fire Station to learn about Responder Plus Programme
2. Dialogue with SCDF officers

Digital Defence

1. Visit to Centre for Strategic InfoComm Technologies (CSIT)
2. Guided exhibit tour about Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence/Data and Cloud
3. Dialogue with CSIT representatives

30 September

Community Action Project (CAP)

Forum participants will get to learn how to engage the public meaningfully and raise their awareness of Total Defence, as well as better understand the challenges in getting important messages across to the public.

Locations:

• Our Tampines Hub
• Wisma Geylang Serai
• Heartbeat@Bedok
• Pasir Ris Elias CC
• Pasir Ris East CC

1 October,

10am – 1pm