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Year 2006

30 November 2006
Free Access to Wireless@SG Network Extended From Two to Three Years
Following the announcement on 10 October 2006 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, that Singapore will get to enjoy two years of free wireless broadband connections from January next year, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) today announced that the three Wireless@SG operators have extended this free offering to three years. Users can also begin to enjoy wireless connectivity from 1 Dec 2006, one month ahead of schedule at selected hotspots for a start.

1 November 2006
Enhancements of the Automated Traffic Offence Management System
Motorists can now pay fines for traffic and parking offences online as the Automated Traffic Offence Management System (ATOMS) has been extended to the Internet on the Subordinate Courts website.

10 October 2006
Govt Works with Industry To Cover Country with 5,000 Wireless Hotspots
From January 2007, public areas in Singapore will offer wireless connectivity, and for starters, there will be two years of free surfing at speeds of up to 512 Kbps. This is the Government's wireless broadband programme that aims to extend broadband access beyond the homes, offices and schools, to public places. These places include high-traffic areas like the Central Business District, downtown shopping belts like Orchard Road, and HDB Town Centres.

6 September 2006
Joint Press Statement On The Progress Of The
E-Government Collaboration Between The State Of Kuwait And The Republic Of Singapore
H.E. Dr Ismail Khudhur Al-Shatti, Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs, State of Kuwait, and H.E. Dr Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Republic of Singapore, met on 6 Sep 2006 to review the progress of the cooperation in e-Government between the Governments of the State of Kuwait and Singapore...

31 August 2006
General Practitioners Go Electronic
IDA launches a S$15million infocomm programme for GPs to provide more personalised healthcare to patients.Come 1st October, GPs in more than 1,000 clinics1 will be able to tap on a four-year infocomm programme launched by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), to accelerate infocomm adoption in the primary healthcare sector2...

25 August 2006
Government Continues to Invest in Technology-Enabled Work Environment
Imagine in year 2010, public officers will be working in an environment with their identity authenticated with biometric system via palm vein or facial recognition. They will enjoy a rich integrated user interface that is self-learning, adaptive and intelligently predicts the type of content required...

20 June 2006
Singapore iN2015 Masterplan Offers A Digital Future For Everyone
Singapore today launched a new ten-year infocomm masterplan that will propel the nation into 2015 and beyond, with a line-up of activities and goals that spell benefits for the people, businesses and the global community. The vision is to turn the country into an Intelligent Nation and Global City, Powered by infocomm…

30 May 2006
Singapore's e-Government on the Next Lap with iGov2010
S$2 Billion Masterplan on Integrating Government Riding on the success of the previous two e-Government Action Plans, the Singapore Government is embarking on the next lap of its journey in e-Government. Under the three-year e-Government Action Plan II…

25 Apr 2006
Government Continues Infocomm Investment for Public Sector
The Infocomm industry can look forward to S$620 million worth of Infocomm tenders to be called by the Singapore Government in Financial Year (FY) 2006. This was revealed by Mr Chan Yeng Kit, Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) at the 2006 Industry Briefing 'Business Opportunities for IT in the Public Sector'...