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Shanmugam, Balakrishnan clarify police use of COVID-19 contact tracing data across Singapore
Sparking concerns of violations of privacy, the Singapore government admitted that contact-tracing data gathered ostensibly for COVID-19 mitigation purposes had been used in criminal investigations.
Multilateralism is key to overcoming COVID-19 challenges, Balakrishnan says at UN
Speaking at the General Debate of the 75th United Nations (UN) General Assembly on September 26, Singapore’s foreign affairs minister Vivian Balakrishnan stressed the importance of multilateralism in overcoming challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outcomes of AI deployment need to be socially and politically acceptable: Balakrishnan
At the ninth edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Minister in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Dr Vivian Balakrishnan shared Singapore’s national AI strategy.
India rejects RCEP, 15 other nations including Singapore move closer to signing deal
The 15 member nations are working out the final details of the pact without India with a few issues to be resolved early next year with the deal to be finalised later in 2020 in Vietnam.
India-Singapore bonhomie over a cup of coffee in New York
Foreign Ministers of India and Singapore, S Jaishankar and Vivian Balakrishnan enjoyed a coffee break amidst meetings on the sidelines of UNGA.
Indian community an important strand in rich tapestry of multi-racial society in Singapore and Southeast Asia: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
India and ASEAN can benefit greatly from greater economic integration and greater openness, especially with our economies and our people. We need to build more bridges, not walls between us.