Plans are afoot to equip scientists and students with artificial intelligence (AI) know-how and offer swift remedies to victims traumatised by cyber bullying and deepfakes circulating online, as Singapore charts its next Smart Nation milestones.

Singapore Smart Nation 2.0 is here, launched by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on October 1, 2024. As part of this initiative, revamped 10 years after its first launch, the country will get a new government agency to tackle online harm,

The goal is to enhance research efficiency and foster groundbreaking scientific discoveries that can have wide-ranging impacts

Singapore launches a new agency to help victims of online harms like cyberbullying and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. The agency will issue orders to

Victims can submit an application to the agency, which will then order perpetrators and social media platforms to stop the online harm.