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Meet GI's Cybersecurity Champion: Carsten Meywirth, Director Cyberdivision, Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), Germany

1 week ago | govinsider.asia

Carsten Meywirth shares his journey as a public sector cybersecurity champion at the German Federal Criminal Police Office.
Singapore and Malaysia engages in cross-border trade data exchange

1 month ago | govinsider.asia | Si Ying Thian

Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex) and MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on May 25, 2025, to integrate their digital infrastructures to facilitate trade data exchange. Under the agreement, both parties would establish interoperable data standards, share regulatory knowledge, and coordinate sandboxes to jointly develop products for verifying trade documents.
Emerging tech like AI can be used for greater good, say two Republic of Türkiye experts

Mar 3, 2025 | govinsider.asia

Merve Ayyüce Kizrak and Gülin Dizer, from the country’s Digital Transformation Office (DTO), share about the importance of a strong ethical commitment when leveraging AI for public service delivery.
Public Sector Leaders Innovation Exchange Event: Accelerating Secure Cloud Innovation for Indonesia's Digital Future

Feb 12, 2025 | govinsider.asia
Australia latest to ban usage of DeepSeek in government devices

Jan 28, 2025 | govinsider.asia | Amit Roy Choudhury

Australia became the latest country to ban the use of open-source Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot DeepSeek from federal government computers and mobile devices after it posed "an unacceptable risk" to national security. All government bodies, except corporate organisations like Australia Post and the ABC, will be forced to remove all DeepSeek products from their devices effective immediately.
With e-divorce, Estonia finally digitalises 100 per cent of government services

Jan 27, 2025 | govinsider.asia | Si Ying Thian

“By bringing this [divorce] service online, Estonia has demonstrated its ability to innovate even in areas requiring nuance and care,” stated an official release by e-Estonia. Launched last December, its e-divorce service has now processed 53 per cent of divorce applications in the country. The service can be accessed through the population registry’s self-service portal. Only one partner needs to fill out the application which is pre-filled with data from the registry.
The ransomware attack that started it all

Dec 1, 2024 | govinsider.asia | Amit Roy Choudhury

By Amit Roy Choudhury A North Korean hacker group’s attack on Sony Pictures in 2014 was the precursor to today’s global ransomware menace, according to US intelligence community’s ransomware expert, Laura Galante. The expansion of the digital attack surface due to the digitalisation of banking, healthcare, and industrial systems, among others, has increased ransomware attacks and the threat is often compounded by poor security practices. Image: Canva.
What makes a startup innovation tick and stick in public healthcare?

Nov 13, 2024 | govinsider.asia | Si Ying Thian

By Si Ying ThianHealthcare InnoMatch helps global startups navigate the regulatory and procurement challenges and scale across all three Singapore public healthcare clusters, said Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)’s A/Prof Wong Hon Tym and Tsai Pi Kuang. CHI Start-up Enterprise Link programme (CHISEL) matches startup innovations with public healthcare needs. Image: Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)There has been a number of healthtech initiatives in Singapore this year.
Singapore and UK governments partner on AI safety efforts

Nov 6, 2024 | govinsider.asia | Si Ying Thian

By Si Ying ThianThe extended collaboration between the governments will include AI safety research, global norms and standards setting, as well as safety testing frameworks for AI life cycle. Singapore's Minister for Digital Development and Information, Josephine Teo, and the UK's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, signed an agreement to advance AI safety efforts.
Synapxe collaborates with global health coalition to develop cybersecurity guidelines for medical devices

Oct 21, 2024 | govinsider.asia

The Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) Cyber Security Work Stream, in collaboration with Singapore’s national HealthTech agency, Synapxe, announced the global launch of the GDHP Guidance for Medical Device Cybersecurity (GMDC) framework