{"slug":"singapore-ai-tester-accreditation-programme","id":"AIPT-POL-0243","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0243","title":"AI Tester Accreditation Programme (AI TAP)","short_title":"Singapore AI Tester Accreditation Programme","jurisdiction":"singapore","instrument_type":"policy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"AI Verify Foundation","summary_plain":"Accredits third-party firms that test AI systems, in benchmarking and red teaming, for 12 months at a time; the first five were AIDX Tech, Knovel Engineering, PwC Singapore, Resaro and Vulcan. Accreditation does not certify that a tester is independent or that a tested system is safe.","adopted_on":null,"in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://aiverifyfoundation.sg/ai-assurance/accredited-testers/","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"content_version":1,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/singapore-ai-tester-accreditation-programme","status_note":"Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","scope_summary":"Firms offering AI testing services, and organisations choosing a tester; voluntary.","who_it_applies_to":"AI testing firms; organisations commissioning AI tests.","key_dates_summary":"Announced 18 May 2026; first accredited testers named October 2026.","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"The first cohort was announced alongside the agentic testing starter kit in October 2026, per press reports.","taxonomy":{"actor":["provider","deployer"],"ai_system_type":["generative_ai","conversational_agent"],"sector":["cross_sector"],"risk_category":["unclassified"],"use_case":["generative_ai"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"Accredited testers","publisher":"AI Verify Foundation","url":"https://aiverifyfoundation.sg/ai-assurance/accredited-testers/","document_date":null,"document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":["singapore-starter-kit-testing-agentic-systems"],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://aiverifyfoundation.sg/ai-assurance/accredited-testers/","source_title":"Accredited testers","source_publisher":"AI Verify Foundation","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the October 2026 sub-national research round. Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","reviewed_by":null},"second_review":null}