Press Releases

Public Sector Data Security Review Committee to Include Non-Government Experts Go

Public Sector Data Security Review Committee, consisting of Ministers involved in Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative and non-Government members with deep experience and expertise in how technology and data security are applied in their respective fields, held its inaugural meeting on 18 April 2019.

18 Apr 2019

Appointment of Public Sector Data Security Review Committee Go

The Prime Minister has convened a Public Sector Data Security Review Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of data security practices across the entire Public Service.

31 Mar 2019

Smart Nation Brings Tangible Benefits to Citizens and Businesses Go

Smart Nation has made significant progress and is bringing tangible benefits to citizens and businesses, with more benefits to come. Singapore will develop AI as a strategic capability. The Government will harness the ideas and capabilities of citizens and businesses to co-create and participate in building a Smart Nation.

28 Feb 2019

Total Defence Strengthened with Addition of Digital Defence as the Sixth Pillar Go

The Ministry of Communications and Information, and the Ministry of Defence launched “Digital Defence” as Singapore’s sixth pillar of Total Defence. It called on Singaporeans to take steps to be secure, alert and responsible online, and come together as a nation to keep Singapore safe and secure, in both the real and virtual worlds.

15 Feb 2019

Singapore awarded as Smart City of 2018 at Smart City Expo World Congress Go

The city of Singapore has been chosen as the Smart City of 2018 at the Smart City Expo World Congress to recognize the most outstanding initiatives and projects in the urban innovation and transformation industry.

15 Nov 2018

Smart Nation and Digital Government Group appoints Government Chief Digital Technology Officer Go

Mr Chan Cheow Hoe, Deputy Chief Executive of the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech), will be appointed as Government Chief Digital Technology Officer (GCDTO) of the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) with effect from 1 November 2018.

01 Nov 2018

CODEX: Re-engineering the Government's Digital Infrastructure Go

The Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) has embarked on five Strategic National Projects (SNPs) that provide the key building blocks to realise Singapore’s Smart Nation vision. As a critical enabler for the Government’s digital transformation, CODEX has been designated as the sixth SNP for Smart Nation.

02 Oct 2018

Pioneer Batch of Smart Nation Scholars Go

The Smart Nation Scholarship was awarded to nine recipients by Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-Charge of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative, at the inaugural scholarship award ceremony on 17 August 2018.

17 Aug 2018

The Government is lifting the pause on new ICT systems which it announced on 20 July, following the attacks on SingHealth’s system. Go

SNDGG has completed its review of cybersecurity policies and will implement additional measures for critical Government systems, to strengthen the ability to detect and respond quickly to cybersecurity threats. With these additional measures, the Government will lift the pause on new systems with immediate effect (3 August 2018).

03 Aug 2018

Launch of Digital Government Blueprint: "A Singapore Government that is Digital to the Core, and Serves with Heart" Go

The Digital Government Blueprint (DGB), outlining the Singapore Government’s vision and plans for a Digital Government, was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, at the inaugural Smart Nation Innovations Week Opening Symposium.

05 Jun 2018