Singapore does not have a single overarching statute governing cloud services. Instead, cloud services providers must navigate a mix of general regulations such as the Personal Data Protection Act, Cybersecurity Act, Telecommunications Act and competition law – along with sector-specific requirements, most notably in the financial services sector.
In Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s latest publication, Cloud Computing: Regulation (Singapore), our Head of Intellectual Property, Technology & Data Lam Chung Nian, Partner Kylie Peh, Mergers & Acquisitions Partner Lim Jia Ying, Head of Tax Tan Shao Tong, Head of Antitrust & Competition Ameera Ashraf, and Partner Chan Jia Hui, together with Senior Associates Megan Low and Wesley Aw, and Associates Tan E-Zen and Timothy Hew, share their insights in a comprehensive overview of Singapore’s cloud regulatory landscape.
In the chapter, they examine the increasing complexity of compliance within the cloud ecosystem, addressing the responsibilities of organisations and cloud service providers under Singapore’s data protection and cybersecurity regimes, the impact of telecommunications licensing requirements, and the competition considerations arising from consolidation in the cloud services market. They also explore sector-specific expectations for financial institutions, the practical challenges associated with cross-border data transfers, and the growing emphasis on operational resilience and governance in cloud deployment.
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