Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) what is the current accuracy rate of the Government’s deepfake detection technologies for AI-generated content; (b) how will the Government differentiate between harmful deepfakes and legitimate political satire or memes using similar technologies; and (c) what happens if videos are wrongly identified asContinue reading “ACCURACY OF DEEPFAKE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES AND DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN HARMFUL DEEPFAKES AND LEGITIMATE POLITICAL SATIRE OR MEMES”
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REGULATORY ASSESSMENT OF ALLIANZ INSURANCE’S PLANNED ACQUISITION OF INCOME INSURANCE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what is MAS’ assessment of the impact of the planned acquisition of Income Insurance Ltd by Allianz Insurance on the social mission of Income Insurance Ltd in providing affordable and well-structured insurance products for Singaporeans; and (b) what avenues and measures are available forContinue reading “REGULATORY ASSESSMENT OF ALLIANZ INSURANCE’S PLANNED ACQUISITION OF INCOME INSURANCE”
PROCESS FOR COORDINATING TECHNICAL TAKEDOWN, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND VICTIM SUPPORT ACROSS MINISTRIES FOR DEEPFAKE-RELATED CRIMES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the current process for coordinating technical takedown, legal assistance and victim support across the Ministries for deepfake-related crimes; (b) how does the response time and interagency coordination for deepfake incidents compare to those handled by the Anti-Scam Centre (ASC); and (c) given theContinue reading “PROCESS FOR COORDINATING TECHNICAL TAKEDOWN, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND VICTIM SUPPORT ACROSS MINISTRIES FOR DEEPFAKE-RELATED CRIMES”
REASONS THAT WRONG RECIPIENT NAMES WERE SENT OUT ON SINGLE SENDER “GOV.SG” SMSes
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs with regard to wrong recipient names being sent out on the first operational day of the single sender “gov.sg” SMSes (a) how many messages have been sent with the wrong recipient names; (b) what has been the specific administrative error that led to this; and (c)Continue reading “REASONS THAT WRONG RECIPIENT NAMES WERE SENT OUT ON SINGLE SENDER “GOV.SG” SMSes”
REPORTED CRIMINAL ACTS INVOLVING ALLEGED IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE CASES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last three years, how many instances of alleged criminal acts involving the possession or distribution of voyeuristic or intimate image or recording or any other alleged image-based sexual abuse have been reported to the Police; (b) how many involved deepfakes orContinue reading “REPORTED CRIMINAL ACTS INVOLVING ALLEGED IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE CASES”
PUBLIC SEARCHES ON FACTUALLY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE RELATING TO FALSEHOODS SUBJECT TO DIRECTIONS UNDER POFMA
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) in each of the last five years, how many searches have been conducted by members of the public on the Factually Government website; (b) how many of such searches are related to falsehoods that are subject to directions under POFMA; and (c) whatContinue reading “PUBLIC SEARCHES ON FACTUALLY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE RELATING TO FALSEHOODS SUBJECT TO DIRECTIONS UNDER POFMA”
ADVANCEMENTS IN DATA CENTRE EFFICIENCY, LIQUID COOLING AND TROPICAL OPERATIONS BY SINGAPORE COMPANIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
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”
WASTE COLLECTION LAPSES BY SEMBWASTE PTE LTD AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in the last 12 months, how many incidences of waste collection lapses by Sembwaste Pte Ltd as the public waste collector of City-Punggol and Clementi-Bukit Merah sectors have been logged with NEA; (b) what is the breakdown of the causes of these lapses;Continue reading “WASTE COLLECTION LAPSES BY SEMBWASTE PTE LTD AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE”
CARBON TAX ALLOWANCES GRANTED AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S EMISSIONS PROFILE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many firms have been granted allowances for carbon tax in 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively; (b) what is the average proportion of emissions covered by allowances in each of the three time periods; and (c) what is the expectedContinue reading “CARBON TAX ALLOWANCES GRANTED AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S EMISSIONS PROFILE”
CLEAN-UP EFFORT, ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT AND REVIEW OF SAFEGUARDS FOLLOWING OIL SPILL FROM ACCIDENT AT PASIR PANJANG TERMINAL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport when the recent oil spill at the Pasir Panjang Terminal was first discovered on 14 June 2024 (a) what actions, beyond the spraying of dispersant and deployment of oil booms, were undertaken in the first 24 hours to contain the spill; (b) how does the authorities verifyContinue reading “CLEAN-UP EFFORT, ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT AND REVIEW OF SAFEGUARDS FOLLOWING OIL SPILL FROM ACCIDENT AT PASIR PANJANG TERMINAL”
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