SINGAPORE: 'Light touch' on new media

Government official announces web portal upgrade, confirms government regulation of new media will continue

The Straits Times
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

By Serene Luo

BLOGS, the Internet and other new media like social networks are already regulated "with a light touch," and it is likely to continue in that vein, said the new Acting Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew.

In the first week of taking over from former office holder, Dr Lee Boon Yang, Rear-Admiral (NS) Lui also said total deregulation of new media would be unlikely in the short term, even though there are strong calls for it.

Radm Lui spoke to the media on the sidelines of launching the National Infocomm Competition 2009 on Tuesday.

The competition, in its fourth year, is a year-long one that combines 13 smaller competitions, ranging from website building, animation to Internet security.

Last year, 2,900 students took part, the largest number to enter, to date.

Radm Lui also announced an upgraded web portal, infocommtalent.sg, which is aimed at building more buzz about the industry.

Date Posted: 4/7/2009