Singapore Government amends Personal Data Protection Act

First review of the PDPA since enactment in 2012. Proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to address Singapore’s evolving digital economy needs, and related amendments to the Spam Control Act (SCA), were passed in Parliament in the first week of November 2020. This is the first comprehensive…

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AI ethics comes into sharp focus for Singapore Government

To drive adoption and maximise the benefits of AI, it is absolutely critical that trust is built through responsible use. A new paradigm has emerged with COVID-19 accelerating digitalisation communities and the business landscape. According to S Iswaran, Minister for Communications and Information, Singapore businesses are compelled to adopt digital solutions…

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E-invoicing game changer for Singapore professional services

Improving efficiency of the invoicing cycle. Singapore’s Beaufort Corp believes the value proposition in e-invoicing is the ability to improves efficiency of the invoicing cycle from issuing the invoice to getting it digitally delivered straight to the customers’ accounting system. Beaufort Corp is a group of companies which provides professional…

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Singapore Government pushes AI data analytics in fight against COVID-19

Government to invest S$710M in infocomm technology Singapore is stepping up its use of data analytics its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and sensors to make lives “easier, safer and smarter”, states GovTech Singapore. The impact is being felt in everything from the fight to contain the Covid-19 outbreak to…

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