Digital & technology

• AI nutrition labels aim to shape user behaviour, especially youth, not just describe capabilities.
• Providers are being consulted on how disclosures influence user actions.
• Baseline safeguards like app store age assurance complement labels for young users.

• Government noted global approaches vary, from legislation to guidelines, and effectiveness remains unclear.
• Studying AI's employment impact with tripartite partners before deciding Singapore's approach.
• Employers must comply with fair employment guidelines and upcoming Workplace Fairness Act.

• Singapore plans stricter social media safeguards for children, including age assurance and restrictions on addictive features.
• MDDI is studying features like autoplay and direct messaging, consulting public before policy changes.
• Government supports parents through school phone bans, screen-use guidance, and digital literacy resources.

• PDPA requires data access responses as soon as reasonably practicable, within 30 days or with written notice of a later timeline.
• Organisations must implement policies to preserve requested data while processing access requests.

• Parliament resolves AI growth must be inclusive, ensuring no jobless growth and supporting every worker through fair opportunities.
• Tripartite partners will expand upskilling, job redesign, and early retrenchment notice to aid smooth transitions.
• Market intelligence and expanded Jobseeker Support will help displaced workers bounce back with dignity and confidence.

• Merging WSG and SSG creates SWDA to boost lifelong learning and career support amid rapid labour market changes.
• Success measured by job outcomes and precise AI-powered skills-to-job matching, not just courses run.
• Agency will serve all jobseekers, pushing integrated job and skills intelligence for better career navigation.

• AI-enabled cyber risks amplify existing systemic threats, not a new category.
• Government emphasizes fundamentals: risk assessment, asset visibility, patching, AI governance, and AI defense.
• Collaboration with AI labs, CII sectors, and SME support programs strengthens national resilience.

• The government is cautious about automatically sharing sensitive child custody orders across agencies, citing privacy risks and potential harm from inappropriate disclosure. Parents currently manage sharing, but authorities are open to feedback on integrating systems where benefits outweigh the risks.

• Government reassesses suicide reporting safeguards amid social media amplification risks.
• Mainstream media responsibly includes helplines; IMDA requires platforms to limit harmful content.

• MAS sets a four-hour annual downtime limit for banks. A one-hour DBS outage on 19 March 2026 was caused by an erroneous system change; MAS will require stronger change management.
• The government reassured that ATMs, credit cards, and debit cards remained operational during the outage. DBS restored services swiftly. MAS will ensure banks enhance change processes to strengthen digital resilience.

• The US has not informed Singapore of any local involvement in the AI technology diversion indictment. The Minister clarified they will only investigate breaches of Singapore's own laws.
• Singapore does not enforce other countries' laws but expects businesses to comply with international regulations and not use Singapore to circumvent them.

• Ministry supports vocational educators with AI training, tools, and communities of practice.
• New and in-service lecturers receive AI competency development and industry collaborations.
• A new committee provides strategic direction for AI in teaching and learning.

• Scams via phone calls and SMS have dropped significantly, with new anti-scam laws proving effective. Penalties for offenders are severe.
• SIM registration is now capped at 10 cards per person. Over 105,000 scam-related lines were disrupted.
• The government will adjust SIM limits if needed and is implementing a common prefix for official calls.

• Giam seeks security review of Simba-M1 merger, citing foreign ownership and Huawei ties.
• Teo says IMDA assesses merger under competition code, including national security, without specifics.

• Singapore's Minister states existing PDPA rules govern data collection and overseas transfers, ensuring comparable protection standards.
• The government emphasizes that non-consensual recording or misuse of private content is a criminal offence under Penal Code and POHA.

• Minister emphasizes layered zero-trust security over mandatory vetting for critical infrastructure personnel.
• Existing Cybersecurity Act mandates access controls and monitoring, with ongoing reviews for enhancements.
• Government provides undisclosed vetting for sensitive roles but avoids publicizing methods to prevent exploitation.

• Minister Teo clarified global telco compensation rules, noting few jurisdictions require it.
• UK and Germany have limited compensation schemes, not covering Singtel's mobile disruptions.
• Singapore does not mandate telco compensation for service interruptions.

MP Abdul Muhaimin asked about a timeline to legally mandate cash acceptance during digital banking failures; the government referred to a prior reply from Minister Chee Hong Tat in February 2026.

• Andre Low asked if security agencies audit third-party AI algorithms and verify their methodology before use.
• The Ministry confirmed an AI governance framework requires risk assessments, independent audits, and compliance checks before and after deployment.

• The Minister explained that decisions on closing NPCs consider police operational needs and resources, ensuring no reduction in presence or response; online service accessibility is tracked via community engagement, with face-to-face help available at all 33 NPCs and 64 NPPs, including videocall support at unmanned centers.