Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)

Data privacy

Data protection officers 'critical' to success of enterprises in digital age, says Minister S Iswaran

SINGAPORE (July 17): Singapore has launched the world’s first Data Protection Officer Competency Framework and Training Roadmap that combines both data protection and data innovation to provide a clear pathway for DPOs to upskill and progress in their c

Disruption and Digitalisation

IMDA launches initiatives to drive Singapore's digital economy

SINGAPORE (June 27): Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has launched a series of initiatives to spearhead the city-state’s efforts to become a leading digital economy.

Update

SingPost to hire more postmen, redeploy drivers and increase PO staff after being fined $100,000 for not meeting quality standards

SINGAPORE (Feb 8): Singapore Post (SingPost) says it will be hiring a hundred more postmen and redeploying 35 mail-drop drivers to become full-time postmen as well as increase the number of dedicated counters and staff at post offices, aside from upgradin

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

IMDA, Singtel, DBS launch new 99%SME platform to strengthen SMEs' omni-channel capabilities

SINGAPORE (Jan 11): The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singtel and DBS today jointly announced that they have launched a new 99%SME e-commerce platform to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) merchants easily adopt digital technologies a

Careers & Training

IBM partners IMDA to roll out 'New Collar Apprenticeship' initiative after layoffs in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Aug 16): International Business Machines (IBM) is joining the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) Company-Led Training programme under its TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative to roll out their first “New Collar Apprenticeship

NetLink Trust unit price seemingly unaffected by $150,000 IMDA fine

SINGAPORE (Dec 28): Shares in NetLink NBN Trust are trading flat at 84 cents this morning, seemingly unaffected by news that it has been hit by a fine from the industry regulator.

Singapore Fintech Festival 2017

Consortium led by IMDA, MAS & SkillsFuture sign agreement for TeSA FinTech Collective

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): A landmark partnership has been established under the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) FinTech Collective with today’s signing of a memorandum of intent (MoI) between the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Monetary Authori

DeClout and IMDA join forces to help SME freight forwarders and shippers boost productivity

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): DeClout, via vCargo Cloud, and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have tied up to help SME freight forwarders and shippers to lower costs and boost productivity by digitising and automating manual processes.

Fintech

New KYC blockchain service to drive fintech efficiencies and counter financial crime

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): A consortium comprising OCBC Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have completed a proof of concept (PoC) for a new type of Know Your Cutomer (KYC) blockchain service.
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