The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore is responsible for conducting and managing diplomatic relations between Singapore and other countries and regions. The Ministry’s Technical Cooperation Directorate manages the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP), which is Singapore’s flagship platform for technical assistance to fellow developing countries.
In its early years of independence, Singapore benefited from technical assistance from developed countries and international organizations such as the World Bank and UN agencies. The SCP is Singapore’s way of giving back to the international community for the assistance we received and reflects our belief that a country’s most valuable asset is its human capital.