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Singapore Issues Game-Changing Synthetic Data Guide for AI

By Charmian Aw and Brendan Lai on Posted in AI, Singapore
On July 15, 2024, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore (PDPC) released a Proposed Guide on Synthetic Data Generation (Guide). The Guide is a resource within the Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET) Sandbox which aims to assist organisations in understanding the techniques and potential applications of Synthetic Data generation, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) without … Continue Reading

Singapore Consults on Cybersecurity Guidelines for AI Systems

By Charmian Aw on Posted in AI, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Singapore
As a digital technologies hub in the Asia Pacific region, Singapore is making a big push to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies across various sectors, including healthcare. The promise of AI in managing Singapore’s ageing population and enhancing patient care and treatment more broadly cannot be overstated. This spans the ability to better predict and … Continue Reading

Singapore Consults on Groundbreaking Health Information Bill

By Charmian Aw on Posted in Data Protection, Digital Health, Singapore
On December 11, 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Health launched a public consultation exercise on a proposed Health Information Bill (Bill), with a draft expected to be tabled in Parliament in the first half of 2024. Whilst extensive industry consultations have been conducted on the proposed provisions of the Bill involving 39 focus groups and over … Continue Reading

Singapore to Pass Comprehensive Health Data Law

By Charmian Aw on Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Digital Health, Singapore
On December 4, 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (Ministry) announced that the nation’s first ever comprehensive health data law, the Health Information Bill (Bill), will be introduced in mid-2024. A set of Cyber & Data Security Guidelines for Healthcare Providers (Guidelines) was also published. Of particular importance is that these Guidelines will frame and eventually … Continue Reading
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