All 3.3 million SingPass users will be automatically enrolled in MyInfo, a government-backed digital vault of their personal data, by year end.
The auto-enrolment will increase the pool of MyInfo users from the existing 200,000 Singapore residents who have signed up for the service, said GovTech, the agency behind tech transformation in the public sector, in a statement on Tuesday (Sept 26).
Weiterlesen: SG: All SingPass users to be auto enrolled in digital data vault MyInfo by year end
Increased emphasis on building a cashless society to reflect country's success as a smart nation is misplaced, when the importance of getting the fundamentals right is overlooked.
Singapore has intensified its push for a cashless society, touting it as a vital step towards becoming a smart nation, but this emphasis is misplaced when it overlooks the need to first get the fundamentals right.
Weiterlesen: Cashless cannot be the face for Singapore smart nation success
Consumers here still prefer cash options such as notes and coins; some continue to use cheque books.
Statistics show that generally six in 10 consumer transactions are made in cash here. At hawker centres and in the HDB heartland, the figure rises to 70 per cent.
Singapore does not chase technology for technology's sake, but to improve the lives of its people, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary told Parliament on Monday (Sept 11).
Several MPs had voiced their concerns that the elderly may be left out in Singapore's pursuit to go cashless and digital, including for e-government services.
The new system, which will build on existing SingPass, is likely to be in place in three years
A new national digital identity (NDI) system to allow Singaporeans to do away with hardware tokens or the need to fuss with SMS one-time passwords is in the works and expected to be in place in three years.
Singapore's NDI - which will be on trial over the next six months - will layer on the existing SingPass system, set up for Singapore residents in 2003 to access e-government services.
Weiterlesen: SG: Coming your way: An NRIC - but in digital form on your smartphone