Paypal partners IMDA to create good tech jobs for Singapore

New employees, supported by IMDA’s TechSkills Accelerator  Programme. PayPal, in partnership with the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) and supported by Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), is growing its Singapore workforce by nearly 25 per cent. PayPal’s expansion will create many exciting new job opportunities for Singaporeans, as the…

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New business opportunities between Singapore and China in the digital economy

Cross border digital collaborations pave the way. Singapore and Chongqing businesses have signed an agreement to further cross border digital collaborations in a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, trade and logistics, and healthcare. These agreements are built on the back of deepened bilateral relation between Chongqing and Singapore to…

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Strengthening cybersecurity in finance between US and Singapore

The United States Department of the Treasury and the Monetary Authority of Singapore join to combat. The United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) announced the finalisation of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) on Cybersecurity Cooperation. This announcement was made during Vice…

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Singapore and US collaborate on cyber security

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosted Vice President of the United States of America (US) Kamala D. Harris During US VP Kamala Harris’ with Singapore’s PM, both countries affirmed the longstanding and multi-faceted partnership between Singapore and the US. They also welcomed the announcement of new  areas of cooperation as…

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Australia and Singapore’s blockchain trial shows promise

Results so far show reducing transaction costs. Australian Border Force (ABF), the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA), and Singapore Customs, along with industry participants, have concluded a blockchain trial to prove trade documents can be issued and verified digitally across two independent systems, reducing cross-border transaction costs. The…

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Recent cyber security challenges, dilemmas and solutions

David Koh chief executive at Cyber Security Agency Of Singapore gives a speech on the topic. COVID-19 which has affected us all significantly. However my proposition is that COVID-19 has not changed the fundamental challenges and dilemmas faced by the cyber community. It has not created a new situation. It…

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Singapore transforms with digital budget FY2021 

Accelerate Government digitalisation. The Singapore Government will spend up to an estimated S$3.8 billion on info-communications technology (ICT) procurement this year, an almost 10 per cent increase from FY20’s procurement value of S$3.5 billion. This spending will go towards transforming government digital services used by both citizens and businesses, and…

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Developing the MVP for AI governance

Testing Framework aims to help AI system-owners and or developers . Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the PDPC are working with like-minded partners to develop a credible Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that will allow industry to achieve greater transparency around AI systems, and enable organisations to deploy AI…

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Singapore increases ICT spending in FY2021

Accelerating government digitalisation. The Singapore Government will spend up to an estimated S$3.8 billion on info-communications technology (ICT) procurement this year, an almost 10 per cent increase from FY20’s procurement value of S$3.5 billion. This spending will go towards transforming government digital services used by both citizens and businesses, and…

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Singapore Government data incidents rise 44 per cent

Trends in number of government data incidents reported. The Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) has published the second update on the Government’s personal data protection efforts. This annual update is a key recommendation made by the Public Sector Data Security Review Committee (PSDSRC) in November 2019, to enhance…

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