MINISTER of Communications Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yusof and officials from the Ministry of Communications (MinCom) attended the Straits Digital Exchange held in conjunction with the Smart Nation Innovations Week in Singapore from June 2-7.
The Straits Digital Exchange was a two-day event bringing together ministers, senior policymakers and industry leaders from world-renowned companies to discuss key trends and developments in the digital economy.
With the theme ‘Accelerating the Digital Economy: Data and Digital Trade’, the exchange revolved around the discussion on key relevant components and ecosystems required to propel the digital economy. This included roles taken by key stakeholders in reducing the gap between the digital “haves” and “have-mores” and the role of the public-private partnership in addressing future issues as well as the future potential of data and its possible challenges
During the exchange, the ASEAN ministers responsible for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) also met in a closed door session to discuss the way forward in addressing the fast growing importance of data and issues pertaining to it and concluded with a set of recommendations in implementing an ASEAN Framework on Digital Data Governance.
The MinCom and the Ministry of Communications and Information Singapore (MCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Cooperation in the Field of Info-communications Media (ICM) yesterday. The MoU reaffirms the close collaboration between both ministries whereby cooperation includes the sharing of experience and knowledge on ICM matters such as telecommunications and media regulations, postal services, data regulation, innovation, industry development and human capital development.
The MoU was signed by Minister of Communications on behalf of the Government of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Singapore Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Singapore. The signing took place at Marina Bay Sands. Also present during the MoU signing were Brunei Darussalam High Commissioner to Singapore Haji Awang Saifulbahri bin Haji Mansor as well as officials from MinCom and MCI.
This was followed by the signing of MoU between the Postal Services Department, MinCom and Singapore Post Limited at the SingPost Headquarters.
Acting Postmaster General of the Postal Services Department, Haji Hairul Mohd Daud bin Haji Abdul Karim signed the MoU on behalf of the Brunei Government and CEO (Postal Services), Woo Keng Leong signed on behalf of Singapore Post Limited.
The MoU aims to create business opportunities and value-added services. Under this MoU, the two postal service providers will further collaborate to improve skills and capacity through knowledge transfer and developing new business ventures for Brunei Post.