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The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board under the
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
Ministry of Communications and Information The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI; ms, Kementerian Perhubungan dan Penerangan; zh, 通讯及新闻部; ta, தொடர்பு, தகவல் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore respo ...
(MCI).


History

Following the passing of the Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill in Parliament on 16 August 2016, IMDA was launched on 30 September that year. This was preceded by the restructuring and merger of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and the
Media Development Authority The Media Development Authority (abbreviation: MDA) was a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). History MDA was formed on 1 January 2003 by the merger of Singapore Broadcastin ...
(MDA).


Key Functions

IMDA provides numerous programmes, policies and grants that cater to industries and communities. IMDA also protects consumers' privacy through the
Personal Data Protection Commission Personal may refer to: Aspects of persons' respective individualities * Privacy * Personality * Personal, personal advertisement, variety of classified advertisement used to find romance or friendship Companies * Personal, Inc., a Washingto ...
(PDPC).


Key Initiatives

* SMEs Go Digital — A programme that gives businesses pre-approved digital solutions and assist them in digitalising their business. * Digital Economy Framework for Action — Aims to sharpen Singapore's digital edge by accelerating the digitalisation of industries and businesses, improve international competitiveness, and transform the infocomm and media sector via frontier technology. * Services 4.0 — An initiative offering programmes to help businesses meet a new services industry that is enabled by emerging technology. Some programmes include GoCloud for ICT SMEs, PIXEL and Digital Services Laboratory (DSL). * Digital Readiness — An initiative providing programmes that help Singaporeans use technology actively, responsibly and confidently. *TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA)—A collaborative initiative with SkillsFuture Singapore that aims to prepare the Singapore workforce for the digital economy. It offers programmes and grants that help professionals build and develop relevant ICT skills. *SG Women In Tech—An initiative to attract, retain and develop women talent across a diversity of jobs in the technology workforce.


See also

* Government Technology Agency (GovTech) *
Cyber Security Agency (Singapore) The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) is a government agency under the Prime Minister's Office, but is managed by the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Government of Singapore. It provides centralised oversight of national cyber secur ...

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References

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