On 26 March 2024, the International Competition Network (ICN), which is comprised of competition authorities from Australia, Austria, Canada, Brazil, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, N…
On 21 March 2024, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) published an advisory on detecting and responding to deepfake scams outlining detection and response measures for such type of content. The advisory addresses the use of Artificial Intel…
On 21 March 2024, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) ruled that Whiy Communications failed to adequately protect customers' personal data and imposed a financial penalty of SGD 9'000. The ruling follows an incident where the or…
On 1 March 2024, the Data Protection Authority in Singapore adopted the Advisory Guidelines on the Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems. The guidelines cover scenarios where organisations can use the business improvement an…
On 1 March 2024, the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) adopted a decision to continue the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce. The decision includes a specific focus on the development needs of developing and least-devel…
On 25 February 2024, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The MoU …
On 7 February 2024, Enterprise Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) launched the Generative AI (GenAI) Sandbox for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This initiative promotes global collaboration to evaluate trusted …
On 6 February 2024, a collaborative statement involving multiple countries and endorsed by technological companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta was released. This joint declaration underscored the imperative for enhanced measures to address t…
On 2 February 2024, the announcement was made regarding the results of the fourth ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting 2024. Notably, during the meeting, the ADGMIN and China jointly welcomed the ASEAN-China Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperati…
On 2 February 2024, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Ministers' Meeting (ADGMIN) adopted the Guide on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance and Ethics, including testing requirements to be followed to ensure the developme…