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2 weeks ago | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has released a new set of advisory guidelines (“Advisory Guidelines”) aimed at enhancing the resilience and security of cloud services and data centers in Singapore. These Advisory Guidelines are part of Singapore’s broader digital infrastructure strategy and reflect growing emphasis on the systemic importance of digital services and infrastructure to both the economy and daily life.
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3 weeks ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri
The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) is launching two initiatives, the generative AI (GenAI) Playbook and the GenAI Navigator, to make artificial intelligence (AI) more accessible to Singapore businesses and to increase its adoption locally.
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3 weeks ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has released a new set of advisory guidelines (“Advisory Guidelines“) aimed at enhancing the resilience and security of cloud services and data centers in Singapore. These Advisory Guidelines are part of Singapore’s broader digital infrastructure strategy and reflect growing emphasis on the systemic importance of digital services and infrastructure to both the economy and daily life.
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1 month ago | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri
On 11 February 2025, the Singapore government announced new AI safety initiatives, namely: (i) the Global AI Assurance Pilot for best practices around technical testing of generative AI (“GenAI“) applications; (ii) the Joint Testing Report with Japan; and (iii) the publication of the Singapore AI Safety Red Teaming Challenge Evaluation Report. These initiatives aim to enhance AI governance, innovation and safety standards.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri |Daryl Seetoh
In briefOn 31 January 2025, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced its support of the beneficial use of unmanned aircraft (UA) and the development of the UA industry in Singapore. These initiatives aim to enhance safety, promote innovation and facilitate the growth of the UA sector.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri |Daryl Seetoh
In briefOn 23 January 2025, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) announced that it accepted three undertakings, which reveal breaches stemming from ransomware attacks. These ransomware attacks occurred due to the exploitation of administrative accounts, inadequate access controls and weak security, resulting in the personal data of almost 15,000 individuals being affected.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri |Daryl Seetoh
In briefOn 11 February 2025, the Singapore government announced new AI safety initiatives, namely: (i) the Global AI Assurance Pilot for best practices around technical testing of generative AI ("GenAI") applications; (ii) the Joint Testing Report with Japan; and (iii) the publication of the Singapore AI Safety Red Teaming Challenge Evaluation Report. These initiatives aim to enhance AI governance, innovation and safety standards.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri |Daryl Seetoh
In briefThe Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has announced that it will extend the current Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme (REMPs), which was slated to end by 31 March 2025. REMPs will be extended from 1 April 2025 for three years. In more detailREMPs is a funding scheme by IPOS to cover part of parties' mediation costs. REMPs encourages parties in IPOS proceedings to choose mediation by partially funding the process to encourage amicable IP dispute resolution.
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2 months ago | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri
In December 2024, privacy concerns were raised after the new Bizfile portal of the Accounting, Corporate and Regulatory Authority of Singapore displayed names and full National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers for free in its search results. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has since clarified the appropriate use and misuse of NRIC numbers. The PDPC emphasised that NRIC numbers should not be used as passwords.
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2 months ago | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Andy Leck |Ren Jun Lim |Ken Chia |Sanil Khatri
On 28 November 2024, the Australian Government passed a law banning social media for children under the age of 16. The Australian Government’s recent move has raised questions in Singapore on the assessment and effectiveness of such bans, and whether there is a possibility of introducing a similar ban in Singapore. These questions were addressed by the Ministry for Digital Development and Information (MDDI) during the parliament sitting on 7 January 2025.
