Appointment of Deputy Chairman and Managing Director at IDA Singapore

02 May 2013

2 May 2013 - The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Steve Leonard as executive Deputy Chairman and Ms Jacqueline Poh as Managing Director of IDA Singapore.

Eighteen Government Services Score e-Government Excellence Awards

30 Apr 2013

30 April 2013 - Eighteen government services received awards today at the inaugural e-Government Excellence Awards ceremony (GEA) for excelling in e-Government services.

Wireless@SG Users Can Look Forward to More Choices with New Wireless@SG Operators on board

24 Apr 2013

24 April 2013 - All three mobile operators – M1, SingTel and StarHub – will be on board as Wireless@SG operators. Y5Zone Singapore Pte Ltd, a Wi-Fi service provider will also be on board as a Wireless@SG operator.

Code of Practice for Info-communication Facilities in Buildings

17 Apr 2013

An important change to the COPIF is the pre-wiring of homes with optical fibre. Following the deployment of the Next Gen NBN to over 95% of households in June 2012, homeowners can subscribe to fibre broadband services when they move into their new homes.

Various Sectors Stand to Reap Productivity Gains Through Adoption of SaaS Solutions

04 Apr 2013

4 April 2013 - Enhanced productivity gains, cost effectiveness and operational efficiency – these are among the many benefits that hundreds of companies across various sectors can reap under the IDA's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Call for Collaboration (CFC) initiative.

ITA Oman and IDA Singapore Collaborate To Strengthen Oman’s Adoption Of Infocomm Technology To Advance The Education Sector

27 Mar 2013

27 March 2013 - The Information Technology Authority of Oman (ITA) and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) today strengthened its collaboration in infocomm technology (ICT) for the education sector in Oman through a joint eEducation seminar, alongside of the COMEX 2013 ICT exhibition.

Data Centres Have More Reasons to Go Green

14 Mar 2013

New data centre operators now have more reason to go green with the official launch of the BCA-IDA Green Mark for New Data Centres scheme at the Green Data Centre Forum 2013, held at Mapletree Business City today.

Singapore Connection at SXSW: The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore to Showcase 9 Singapore Tech Startups

10 Mar 2013

10 March 2013 - The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) today announced it will showcase 9 innovative Singapore-born technology startups making their North American debut at the world's premiere interactive festival and conference, South by Southwest (SXSW), March 10-13 in Austin.

PDPC Seeks Feedback on Proposed Regulations and Advisory Guidelines under the Personal Data Protection Act

05 Feb 2013

The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is seeking public feedback on the positions proposed for Regulations and Advisory Guidelines under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA).

More Spectrum Allocated for 4G Services

16 Jan 2013

16 January 2013 - The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore today announced its allocation framework for spectrum for fourth generation (4G) telecommunication systems and services.