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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 October 2016 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 10 Pasir Panjang Road, #03-01, Mapletree Business City, Singapore 117438 |
| Annual budget | $34 million SGD (2011) [ better source needed ] |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Communications and Information |
| Website | imda |
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board of the Singapore government, under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).
Following the passing of the Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill in Parliament on 16 August 2016, IMDA was launched on 30 September 2016. This was preceded by the restructuring of the Info-communications Development Authority (IDA) and the Media Development Authority (MDA). [1] [2]
“A Dynamic Digital Economy and a Cohesive Digital Society, Driven by an Exceptional Infocomm and Media Ecosystem.” [3]
“Drive Singapore's Digital Transformation with Infocomm Media” [3]
“Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, Care & Respect” [3]
In efforts to prepare Singapore for the digital economy, IMDA provides numerous programmes, policies and grants that cater to industries and communities. IMDA works with industry leaders to keep regulator capabilities on par with an evolving and a converging infocomm media sector as well as drive innovation to prepare Singapore for the digital economy. Additionally, IMDA also safeguards consumer interests through the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) which is now part of the IMDA. [4] [5]
Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. DG Connect is responsible for managing the Digital Agenda.
The statutory boards of the Singapore Government are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function by legal statutes passed as Acts in parliament. The statutes define the purpose, rights and powers of the authority. They usually report to one specific ministry. This list includes both current and new statutory boards formed.
The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Singapore.
Established in 1981, the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore develops digital talent for the industry through graduate education, professional development programmes, consultancy, applied research and career services. NUS-ISS is widely recognised as a champion of the national SkillsFuture movement, enabling a digital economy that is always learning and always leading.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore.
The Ministry of Communications and Information is a ministry of the Government of Singapore. It is in charge of information and communications technology, the media and design sectors, public libraries, as well as the Government's information and public communication policies.
The Media Development Authority was a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).
Fusionopolis is a research and development complex located at the one-north business park in Singapore. It houses various research organizations, high-tech companies, government agencies, retail outlets, and serviced apartments in one location.
Established on June 16, 2007, the SME Infocomm Resource Centre, is a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore to advance their use of Info-Communications Technology (ICT).
Established on April 1, 2007, the Interactive & Digital Media Centre, is an organization in Singapore Polytechnic that seeks to help Singapore enterprises to advance their use of Interactive & Digital Media (IDM). Launched in 2007, the vision behind IDMC@SP was to be a centre of excellence for R&D work in the areas of Interactive & Digital Media. IDM projects are submitted to IDM Programme Office and IDA, and MOE for R&D funding.
KooBits designs and builds digital products for children and educators. KooBits was founded in 2007 by current CEO Stanley Han, with Professor Sam Ge Shuzhi and Dr. Chen Xiangdong. The trio saw opportunity in the rapid growth of the ebook industry, and decided to focus on creating software for interactive enhanced ebooks. Currently KooBits is focused on education technology for primary mathematics learning.
The Singapore Institute of Technology is the fifth autonomous university in Singapore. Established in May 2009, SIT is Singapore's first university of applied learning.
The Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) is the government body responsible for information and communications technology (ICT) issues in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Established in 1999, MCIT is responsible for the planning, implementation and operation of government ICT plans and strategies. MCIT is led by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, who is nominated by the Prime Minister and is a member of the cabinet. The current ICT Minister is Amr Talaat who assumed the position on 14 June 2018. MCIT is headquartered in Smart Village Egypt, in 6th of October, Giza Governorate, in the Cairo metropolitan area.
IDA International was a wholly owned privatised subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. IDA International's operations ceased by 31 March 2016 due to a strategic realignment by IDA.
Playware Studios Pte Ltd is a Singapore based technology company specialising in games for learning. The company creates software and hardware products in the B2B emerging education technology space. The company organizes the Academy of Play, and trains Adult Educators, Teachers and HR professionals on the use of AR/VR, Serious Games and Simulations for Training and Education.
V-Key is a software-based digital security solutions provider. Headquartered in Singapore, it provides back-end to front-end solutions to financial institutions, mobile payment providers and governments to implement cloud-based payments, authentication for mobile banking, and secured mobile applications for user access and data protection.
Cascade Funding, also known as Financial Support for Third Parties (FSTP), is a European Commission mechanism to distribute public funding in order to assist beneficiaries, such as start-ups, scale-ups, SME and/or mid-caps, in the uptake or development of digital innovation.
European DIGITAL SME Alliance is a community of small and medium ICT enterprises (SMEs). Its members are national sectorial digital SME associations in 30 countries and regions in the EU and neighboring countries, all together it associates more than 20,000 SMEs. DIGITAL SME was established in 2007 to represent the voice of ICT SMEs and their interests in the European institutions and other international organisations. DIGITAL SME is the first European association of the ICT sector exclusively. The current president is Oliver Grün.
The Government Technology Agency is a statutory board of the Singapore government, under the Prime Minister's Office (Singapore) (PMO). It was restructured from the former entity Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) in 2016, and officially legislated in Parliament on 18 August 2016.
SS 584 is an information security standard, published by Singapore Standards. The standard was last revised in 2015.
