Singapore and Australia expand cooperation on AI

23 January 2025

Singapore and Australia have signed a new memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) reaffirming their commitment to facilitate AI adoption among their citizens and businesses, and promote responsible AI development and deployment. This was announced by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (“MDDI”) on 16 December 2024. 

The MOU builds upon the foundation laid by the Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement signed in 2020 and expands the scope of AI collaboration between the two countries. The MOU also aligns with the broader efforts of Singapore and Australia under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework, enhancing their shared vision for a digital economy. 

The key objectives of the collaboration include: 

• encouraging the sharing of best practices between both Al ecosystems across the governmental, industry, and research domains; 

• facilitating increased access to Al technologies, markets, and talent; 

• building linkages between research and industry to support the commercialisation of Al applications; and 

• promoting responsible AI including support for the development and adoption of ethical governance frameworks for the trusted, secure, safe, and responsible development and use of Al technologies, and where appropriate, the alignment of governance and regulatory frameworks and tools. 

Reference materials 

The press release is available on the MDDI website www.mddi.gov.sg.