Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what specific breakthroughs or advancements in data centre efficiency, liquid cooling and tropical operations have been achieved by Singapore companies and research institutes during the 2019-2022 moratorium period; (b) how these innovations compare to the state-of-the-art globally; and (c) whether any of these innovationsContinue reading “ADVANCEMENTS IN DATA CENTRE EFFICIENCY, LIQUID COOLING AND TROPICAL OPERATIONS BY SINGAPORE COMPANIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES”
Category Archives: Ministry of Communications and Information
POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS IN RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) will be conducting an investigation into potential violations of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in relation to the data breach of a user management portal that affected 127 schools in April 2024; (b) if so,Continue reading “POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS IN RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT”
PROVISION FOR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA UPON REQUEST UNDER PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2012 AND RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Communications and Information given the absence of a ‘right to erasure’ clause, whether the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 provides for (i) individuals who have not given consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of their personal data and requiring an organisation to delete their personal dataContinue reading “PROVISION FOR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA UPON REQUEST UNDER PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2012 AND RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS”
UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS SET FOR SINGPOST
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what are the quantitative and qualitative Universal Service Obligations set by IMDA for SingPost, including the provision and maintenance of posting boxes and post offices throughout Singapore; and (b) following SingPost’s completion of its strategic review, whether IMDA’s Universal Service Obligations and QualityContinue reading “UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS SET FOR SINGPOST”
EDITORIAL POLICY GUIDELINES AND CONTENT REVIEWS FOR GUEST WRITERS WHO PRODUCE WORK FOR SPH MEDIA TRUST PUBLICATIONS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Ministry sets guidelines for the editorial policy of vernacular news media pertaining to guest writers; (b) whether there are any reviews done on the content produced for the “Crossroads” series of articles in Lianhe Zaobao; (c) whether the Ministry is awareContinue reading “EDITORIAL POLICY GUIDELINES AND CONTENT REVIEWS FOR GUEST WRITERS WHO PRODUCE WORK FOR SPH MEDIA TRUST PUBLICATIONS”
ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS FOR GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Ministry has a budget for engaging social media influencers; (b) if so, how much is the budget; (c) what are the contents that influencers are engaged to publicise; and (d) how will the success of influencer campaigns be measured. The SeniorContinue reading “ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS FOR GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS”
Funding for SPH Media Trust
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chair, the first tranche of public funds was disbursed to SPH Media Trust in March 2023. Over four Ministerial Statements in this House, the Government has put out its reasons for making the taxpayers subsidise the running of SPH Media Trust or at least, partly subsidising the running of SPH MediaContinue reading “Funding for SPH Media Trust”
SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR SINGAPORE’S GLOBAL SHARE OF AGGREGATE COMPUTING POWER
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Government has set specific targets for Singapore’s global share of aggregate computing power over the next five to 10 years; (b) if so, what is this target share and by when; (c) which agency is responsible for this initiative; and (d) whatContinue reading “SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR SINGAPORE’S GLOBAL SHARE OF AGGREGATE COMPUTING POWER”
PHYSICAL NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD BOOKS BORROWED, RESERVED AND COLLECTED IN 2023
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information in the last one year: (a) how many National Library Board members have borrowed at least one physical book from the libraries; (b) what has been the total number of physical books borrowed; and (c) of these, how many have been reserved and collectedContinue reading “PHYSICAL NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD BOOKS BORROWED, RESERVED AND COLLECTED IN 2023”
SPACE USAGE IN NLB LIBRARIES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information what proportion of space in NLB libraries is used for: (i) bookshelves; (ii) seats without desks; (iii) seats with desks; (iv) activity areas; (v) multimedia stations; and (vi) other purposes. Mrs Josephine Teo: Each NLB library is designed to cater to the demographics of theContinue reading “SPACE USAGE IN NLB LIBRARIES”
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