Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, digitalisation has taken off in a big way in Singapore. Unfortunately, this has also left many elderly and less tech-savvy citizens behind. What takes digital natives a few seconds to complete can be painfully difficult for some seniors. Many struggle to come up with strong passwords and have difficulty typing them.Continue reading “Digitalisation for Seniors”
Category Archives: Ministry of Communications and Information
Advertising Standards
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, the practice of making false environmentally-friendly claims in advertising is dubbed greenwashing. In Singapore, it would seem that action is very rarely taken against advertisers who make dubious claims with the intent to deceive consumers that their products are “environmentally-friendly”, “carbon neutral” and so on. Some countries have legislated onContinue reading “Advertising Standards”
Government Advertising
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, extrapolating from a Parliamentary Question reply, the Government’s total spending on advertising in 2022 may have been well over $100 million. I will make two points. Firstly, there has been concern expressed about an SGAG Instagram post that was only labelled “#sp”. The Instagram function to show that an IGContinue reading “Government Advertising”
Archives for Legislative Use
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Chairman. Sir, in the second half of last year, I wrote to the National Archives in Singapore to request two Government files, the challenge of attracting international talent and the evolution of the work pass framework. Both these documents were referred to by a writer in the bibliography of hisContinue reading “Archives for Legislative Use”
PLAIN LANGUAGE LEGISLATION FOR CLARITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether the Government will consider introducing plain language legislation to ensure clarity and accessibility of Government communications, as has been passed in the United States and New Zealand. The Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information (Dr Janil Puthucheary) (for the Minister for Communications and Information): MrContinue reading “PLAIN LANGUAGE LEGISLATION FOR CLARITY AND ACCESSIBILITY”
FURTHER ACTIONS ON SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INCORRECT CIRCULATION NUMBERS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information regarding the further investigations into the discrepancy in circulation figures by SPH Media Trust’s Audit and Risk Committee (a) whether the Ministry will be asking the Committee to share its full investigation report with the public; and (b) when is the report expected toContinue reading “FURTHER ACTIONS ON SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INCORRECT CIRCULATION NUMBERS”
GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) how does the Government determine the quantum of taxpayer subsidies allocated to SPH Media Trust each fiscal year; and (b) whether these subsidies are contingent on (i) qualitative and (ii) quantitative metrics and outcomes, respectively. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information regardingContinue reading “GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS”
POLICY ON USE OF DIALECT LANGUAGES ON RADIO AND TELEVISION CHANNELS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is the Government’s present position on the airing of Chinese dialect programmes on radio and television channels; and (b) whether there are any plans to allow some or more programmes in Chinese dialects on our radio and television channels to promote theContinue reading “POLICY ON USE OF DIALECT LANGUAGES ON RADIO AND TELEVISION CHANNELS”
COLLECTION OF NRIC AND PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY SECURITY OFFICERS AT COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Communications and Information what recourse do visitors to commercial and private residential facilities have when security officers at these facilities ask to collect their NRIC numbers or other personally identifiable information in contravention of the Security Association Singapore and Personal Data Protection Commission guidelines. Mrs Josephine Teo: Security officers can checkContinue reading “COLLECTION OF NRIC AND PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY SECURITY OFFICERS AT COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES”
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT DIGITALLY LITERATE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can I just jump in on this? I have a very similar case where an elderly resident who has difficulty trying to file a claim to the CDRT. May I humbly suggest that perhaps MCI can work with the Courts on how to facilitate laypeople,Continue reading “GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT DIGITALLY LITERATE”
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