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Singapore Signs Memorandum of Cooperation on Cybersecurity Capacity Building with the United Kingdom

17 April 2018

Singapore and the UK signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to provide cybersecurity capacity building for Commonwealth and ASEAN members. The deal expands their existing partnership to share expertise and boost regional digital security.

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1              Singapore and the United Kingdom today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Cybersecurity Capacity Building, in conjunction with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

2              The MoC was signed by Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Government of Singapore, and The Right Honourable Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The signing ceremony was held at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

3              The MoC builds on and extends the close cooperation already existing between the two countries under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cybersecurity Cooperation, signed between the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the UK Cabinet Office in 2015. The present MoC will see both countries cooperating to deliver cybersecurity capacity building programmes to Commonwealth Member States for a two-year period beginning September 2018. In addition, the UK will also actively participate in Singapore’s ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme that was launched in 2016.


"The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation is testament to the excellent ongoing cybersecurity cooperation between Singapore and the United Kingdom. It presents an opportunity for both countries to share expertise and resources to offer a coordinated and robust cybersecurity capacity building programme to our partners in the Commonwealth. We are also delighted to have the UK on board the ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme[1] and look forward to enhancing cybersecurity awareness and capabilities in the region."

Mr David Koh
Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)

[1] Launched in 2016, Singapore’s S$10 million ACCP takes a modular, multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder approach to building cyber capabilities in ASEAN Member States across both technical and policy areas. Since 2016, close to 140 Director-level ASEAN participants have benefited from the ACCP.

About Cyber Security Agency of Singapore

Established in 2015, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) seeks to keep Singapore’s cyberspace safe and secure to underpin our Nation Security, power a Digital Economy and protect our Digital Way of Life. It maintains an oversight of national cybersecurity functions and works with sector leads to protect Singapore’s Critical Information Infrastructure. CSA also engages with various stakeholders to heighten cyber security awareness, build a vibrant cybersecurity ecosystem supported by a robust workforce, pursue international partnerships and drive regional cybersecurity capacity building programmes.

CSA is part of the Prime Minister’s Office and is managed by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information. For more news and information, please visit www.csa.gov.sg (opens in new tab).