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Is Singapore ready to govern a digital population?
Amidst the country's accelerated digitalisation efforts, and as voters head to the polls, the Singapore government must realise it also needs to transform the way it engages its population, which increasingly will demand answers as more come online along with their personal data.
Singapore issues multiple correction orders in early days of election rallies
Several correction directives have been issued to opposition political parties and online news sites over statements made this past week, as candidates begin their campaign trail for Singapore's July 10 General Elections.
Singapore issues COVID-19 contact tracing wearables to 'vulnerable seniors'
Government has begun distributing Bluetooth-enabled TraceTogether Tokens to the country's elderly who are not digitally connected and are at higher risk of from the coronavirus.
Singapore government pushes on with cloud migration
More than 150 systems classified as 'restricted' and below have been moved to the commercial cloud, and at least SG$870 million ($623.56 million) worth of contracts this year have been set aside to double the number running on the cloud.
Singapore, Shenzhen push smart city partnership with SMB hub
Singapore and the Chinese city ink multiple MOU to ease cross-border access to market opportunities, including "mutual recognition" of both cities' digital identity regimes and plans to launch an SMB platform -- operational next month -- to connect buyers and sellers between Asean and China.
Singapore government ups ICT spending by 30% to fuel post-pandemic recovery, digital transformation
Country's public sector will spend SG$3.5 billion ($2.52 billion) on ICT procurement in its fiscal 2020, up 30% from its estimated spend in 2019, as it looks to drive the adoption of digital tools and help businesses recover from the pandemic.
Singapore looks to ease privacy fears with 'no internet' wearable device
Slated to be ready for rollout later this month, wearable devices the country is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, internet, or cellular connectivity, so data can only be extracted when the device is physically handed over to the Health Ministry.
Singapore's move to introduce wearable devices for contact tracing sparks public outcry
Online petition urging the public to reject the use of wearable devices for COVID-19 contact tracing has garnered more than 17,500 signatures, as concerned Singapore residents highlight the potential deployment as too intrusive and a breach of their privacy.
Singapore updates contact tracing app to include foreign visitors
Country's COVID-19 contact tracing app has been updated to include travellers visiting Singapore and the government also is looking at issuing wearable devices to every resident to facilitate such efforts.
Singapore sets up new office to drive national digital efforts
Country's SG Digital Office has been tasked with driving digital transformation and adoption across the local community, including the elderly and traditional business segments such as hawker centres.
Singapore to establish AI framework for 'fairness' credit scoring metrics
Monetary Authority of Singapore tasks two teams, comprising banks and artificial intelligence industry players, to develop metrics that ensure the "responsible use of AI" for credit risk scoring and customer marketing.
Singapore puts $352M focus on digital transformation to help firms cope with pandemic fallout
Country's government is setting aside more than SG$500 million ($352.49 million) to facilitate local businesses in their digital transformation efforts. Specifically, the adoption of e-payments, e-invoicing, as well as advanced digital tools.
Singapore looking at wearable devices to support COVID-19 contact tracing
To address concerns about battery life and the use of Bluetooth in its contact tracing app, the Singapore government is now developing wearable devices, tied to a lanyard, to help drive the adoption rate of such technologies in the country.
Hackers target the air-gapped networks of the Taiwanese and Philippine military
Third state-sponsored malware strain disclosed this week that can jump the air gap and reach isolated networks.
Singapore offers more grants to help fintech firms ride out pandemic
The SG$6 million ($4.23 million) grant can be used by local fintech companies to cover their daily working capital expenses and finance new product development work with financial institutions.
Singapore looks to ease privacy fears with 'no internet' wearable device
Slated to be ready for rollout later this month, wearable devices the country is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, internet, or cellular connectivity, so data can only be extracted when the device is physically handed over to the Health Ministry.
Singapore deploys robots to remind nature lovers about safe distancing
Visitors to parks, gardens, and nature reserves may now run into Boston Dynamics' four-legged Spot robot that has been tasked to broadcast reminders about the need to observe safe distancing.
Singapore scrapes fraudulent COVID-19 healthcare products from online stores
Since February, more than 1,700 product listings that contain fraudulent COVID-19 claims have been removed from local e-commerce sites and retail shops.
India orders mandatory use of COVID-19 contact tracing app for all workers
The heads of organisations will be responsible for ensuring that employees install the app.
Academics sign petition against rollout of Taiwanese electronic ID card
Government says it is safe but over a hundred experts have called for the creation of data protection laws first.
Singapore delays digital bank licensing decision due to COVID-19
Originally slated to be announced in June, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has postponed its decision on which companies will be awarded digital licences to the latter part of the year.
Taiwan instructs government agencies not to use Zoom
Citing security and privacy concerns, Taiwan's Department of Cyber Security has issued an advisory to all government agencies prohibiting the use of certain video software, such as Zoom.
Singapore taps recycled water to brew craft beer
Available for sale to the public in July, the alcoholic beverage will be concocted in partnership with local brewery Brewerkz using Singapore's recycled drinking water.
Singapore accounts for half of Netflix government takedown demands
Media streaming company says it has removed nine pieces of content due to government requests worldwide since it began operations 23 years ago, with five such requests issued by the Singapore government.
Singapore government pledges to improve data security with new measures
Set up after a spate of security breaches involving government agencies, a review committee dishes out several recommendations Singapore's public sector should take to boost its security posture in order to better safeguard citizen data.
Facebook to test anti-misinformation measures in Singapore elections
Advertisers running campaigns on social or political issues in the country now must confirm their identity and location as Facebook looks to stem misinformation.
Twitter steps in as China-backed accounts try to sway public opinion on Hong Kong
Twitter has banned 936 accounts managed by the Chinese state and it will stop accepting ads paid for by state-run news agencies.
Wary of hacking, China will develop its own operating system for the military
Chinese military won't replace Windows with Linux, but develop a custom OS instead.
Huawei ban: Winners, losers, and what's at stake (a whole lot)
ZDNet's Jason Cipriani and Jason Perlow talk with Karen Roby about how the security and trade brouhaha impacts everything from the future of regional carriers and the bottom lines of tech giants to 5G's prospects and consumer's pocketbooks. Read more: https://zd.net/2WzVRbq
Critics say Singapore's bill against fake news could lead to government abuse
If the legislation is passed, social media platforms may be ordered by government to disable accounts spreading fake news.
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