Singapore ups digital strategy to tackle deep fakes, security threats

Plans include new laws and agency to protect victims of online harms

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong gives a speech at a launch event for the country's new Smart Nation strategy on Oct. 1. (Ministry of Digital Development and Information)

TSUBASA SURUGA, Nikkei staff writer

October 1, 2024 23:21 JST

SINGAPORE -- The Singaporean government has revamped a plan to enhance its digital policies as the country faces a multitude of growing threats, from deep fakes to online scams and disruptions at data centers.

"The digital landscape today is vastly different from a decade ago," Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in a speech on Tuesday as he announced the latest Smart Nation digital strategy. "For our next phase ... we aim to sharpen our focus and use technology more effectively to transform our future and shape our nation together."