Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information between 2020 and 2023 to date (a) how much was spent annually on advertising costs, including consultancy and production fees, to produce content featuring political officeholders for (i) social media and (ii) mainstream media respectively; and (b) what is the annual breakdown of these figuresContinue reading “ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON ADVERTISING COSTS FOR CONTENT FEATURING POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SOCIAL AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA”
Category Archives: Ministry of Communications and Information
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS TO ASSESS SINGPOST’S PERFORMANCE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Ministry undertakes customer satisfaction surveys to assess SingPost’s performance as part of its quality of service framework; and (b) if so, what are the findings of the surveys for the last three years. Mrs Josephine Teo: The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) conductsContinue reading “CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS TO ASSESS SINGPOST’S PERFORMANCE”
INCLUSION OF POFMA CORRECTION DIRECTION ON MAIN PAGE OF ASIA SENTINEL WEBSITE AND PAGE HOSTING ARTICLE WITH FALSE STATEMENT OF FACT
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Communications and Information with regard to online news site Asia Sentinel, why does the Government require the inclusion of a POFMA correction direction on both the main page of its website and on the page which hosts the article that contains false statements of fact. The Senior Minister of StateContinue reading “INCLUSION OF POFMA CORRECTION DIRECTION ON MAIN PAGE OF ASIA SENTINEL WEBSITE AND PAGE HOSTING ARTICLE WITH FALSE STATEMENT OF FACT”
ACTIONS AND LESSONS RESULTING FROM SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INTERNAL REVIEW OF OVERSTATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Thank you, Madam. Madam, the ARC report stated that the X Barter Deal was not a genuine arrangement. The corresponding revenue and expenses should not have been recognised and the corresponding circulation numbers should not have been counted. So, my question is, if it was found that the XContinue reading “ACTIONS AND LESSONS RESULTING FROM SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INTERNAL REVIEW OF OVERSTATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS”
VIABILITY OF SINGAPORE POST’S DOMESTIC POST AND PARCEL BUSINESS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Just two supplementary questions. Firstly, in relation to the domestic postal obligations, which is the framework which the Senior Minister of State has talked about in terms of the regulatory framework that IMDA has, what recourse does the Government have if SingPost, as theContinue reading “VIABILITY OF SINGAPORE POST’S DOMESTIC POST AND PARCEL BUSINESS”
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE IN SINGAPORE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information in view of the proposed regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence (AI) governance in the European Union and China (a) whether the current approach to AI regulation in Singapore is being reviewed; (b) whether there are any areas in the field that are currently being prioritised forContinue reading “REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE IN SINGAPORE”
REPORTS OF PROTECTION FROM ONLINE FALSEHOODS AND MANIPULATION ACT OFFENCES RELATED TO COVID-19
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information in each of the years between 2020 and 2022 (a) how many POFMA reports are received by the various Ministries that relate to COVID-19; and (b) how many of such reports resulted in no further action being taken. The Senior Minister of State for Communications andContinue reading “REPORTS OF PROTECTION FROM ONLINE FALSEHOODS AND MANIPULATION ACT OFFENCES RELATED TO COVID-19”
GUIDELINES ON USE OF VERNACULAR LANGUAGES FOR WAYFINDING SIGNS AND PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AND MRT STATIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether the Government issues guidelines on the use of local vernacular languages in wayfinding signs and public address systems within healthcare institutions and MRT stations to aid elderly Singaporeans. The Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information (Dr Janil Puthucheary) (for the MinisterContinue reading “GUIDELINES ON USE OF VERNACULAR LANGUAGES FOR WAYFINDING SIGNS AND PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AND MRT STATIONS”
LOCAL WORKFORCE’S ABILITY TO MEET CURRENT DEMAND FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SKILLS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information what is the Ministry’s assessment of our local labour force’s ability to meet the current high demand for artificial intelligence skills. Mrs Josephine Teo: The Government recognises the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and has, since 2019, implemented the National AI Strategy to broaden and deepenContinue reading “LOCAL WORKFORCE’S ABILITY TO MEET CURRENT DEMAND FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SKILLS”
Digitalisation for Seniors
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”
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