cyberpioneer is the official news website of the Ministry of
Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Managed by
the Defence Media Centre (DMC) of MINDEF Public Affairs, its aim is
to provide up-to-date news on the SAF and defence matters related
to Singapore.
Created to complement the PIONEER magazine, cyberpioneer also
includes an online archive of all key feature stories published in
the monthly, dating back to May 2001.
The website you see now is the result of over a decade of
evolution, with the latest makeover in October 2012.
Accolades
In 2012, PIONEER magazine bagged four awards.
The May 2012 cover clinched a Silver Ozzie award in
the "Best Cover, Association/Non-Profit, Business-to-Business"
category at the 2012 Eddie & Ozzie Awards. This international
competition is the largest in the magazine publishing industry and
the only contest for all magazines and their websites. The Eddies
recognise editorial excellence while the Ozzies recognise
excellence in magazine design.
The October 2011 cover and cover story "SAF never sleeps" were honoured with an Award of
Excellence in the Magazine & Journal Design & Layout
category of the APEX 2012 awards. The awards recognise excellence
in graphic design, editorial content and success in achieving
overall communications effectiveness and excellence.
These two works also took home an Excellence in In-House Design
award in the Editorial Design category of the 2012 American Inhouse
Design Awards. Check out PIONEER's winning entry in Graphic Design
USA's Online Design Annual.
To top it all off, DMC won the Best Use of Social Media award at
the Magazine Publishers Association Singapore (MPAS) Awards 2012.
The awards, which recognise the best magazine publishing efforts
and professionals in Singapore, is open to all publishers or
producers of magazines in Singapore.