Singapore's digital story is a tale of two cities. It is widely recognised for its ongoing efforts to become a smart nation - harnessing the power of technology and the digital revolution to change the way people live, work and play. Many government services have gone online, and consistently rank among the best in the world. The United Nations e-government development index placed Singapore fourth in the world last year, and the World Economic Forum ranked it first in its Global Information Technology Report. Broadband speeds here are among the fastest in the world, according to several reports. But, alas, there are many areas where the city lags behind others.
Defence Ministry will set up a new 24 by 7 cybersecurity command unit, comprising top-ranking military and armed officers, to monitor potential threats and intrusions.
Singapore will set up a new cybersecurity command centre to combat increasing threats and ensure there are adequate skillsets in cyberdefence.
Weiterlesen: Singapore looks to better arm itself with cyberdefence unit, skills
Privacy is one of the topmost concerns among the digitally active in Singapore, who also want the authorities make organisations more transparent and upfront about how they use the information they capture.
A vast 81 per cent of such savvy users say they worry about how organisations collect, store and use data about them, according to a survey by accounting and advisory firm EY.
Weiterlesen: Net-savvy Singapore users worry about digital privacy: EY survey
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reveals possible plans for a nationwide system that will enable access to both government and private services, expanding the existing SingPass e-government login account.
Singapore is mulling the possibility of building a national identification system that can be used to access both public and private sector services.
Weiterlesen: Singapore mulls national identity system to fully encompass all services
GovTech urges users to take extra online security step for sensitive transactions
After Jan 15, SingPass users who have not signed up for two-factor authentication (2FA) will not be given a grace period to make sensitive e-government transactions.
Signing up for this extra security step was made mandatory in July, and government technology regulator, GovTech, had given users who had not signed up for the service a 30-day grace period upon their first login to SingPass.