Singapore Passes Digital Infrastructure Bill
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On October 7, 2026, the Singapore Parliament passed the Digital Infrastructure Bill. The bill establishes two licensing regimes for data centers and cloud services that affect critical services such as digital banking and payments. Critical data centers, cloud service providers, and data centers reaching a critical IT load of 3 MW will face requirements related to licensing, risk management, incident reporting, or energy efficiency. The report also stated that certain violations may incur a maximum fine of 1 million Singapore dollars, or a fine of 10% of the annual turnover in Singapore.
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Singapore's Parliament passed the Digital Infrastructure Bill on October 7, 2026, establishing two licensing regimes for data centres and cloud services that affect critical services such as digital banking and payments. Critical data centres, cloud service providers, and data centres meeting the 3MW critical IT load threshold will face licensing, risk management, incident reporting, or energy efficiency requirements; certain violations may incur fines of up to S$1 million or 10 percent of annual turnover in Singapore.