The National Grid Office or "NGO" is an entity in Singapore which was established on Jan. 2, 2003, to fulfill the mission of the National Grid and promote the adoption of Grid computing in Singapore.
The National Grid has the mission of transforming Singapore into a nation where compute resources can be interconnected via a next-generation cyberinfrastructure that allows the sharing of compute resources in a secure, reliable and efficient manner by authenticated users for education, commerce entertainment, R&D, and national security in order to improve the economic and technological competitiveness of the country.
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