Singapore fails in data privacy, green policy for cloud
November 14, 2012
Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Ellyne Phneah.
Singapore has slipped to fourth place from third in the Cloud Readiness Index 2012, dragged down by below average scores in data privacy, and power grid and green policy. According to the report by Asia’s Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) released Tuesday, the country scored the highest in areas such as data sovereignty, e-government and ICT prioritization, and intellectual property (IP) protection. It ranked second international connectivity and fourth for broadband quality.
The index measures 14 Asia-Pacific countries and markets using ten different measures covering regulatory issues such as data protection, infrastructure areas such as broadband and the broader business and government environment…
Singapore scored 4.5 in data privacy, just slightly ahead of China and behind developing economies India and Indonesia. "Since the completion of this Index, the Singapore has passed the Personal Data Protection Bill , removing one of the significant shortcomings in Singapore’s cloud policy regime. Despite this development, the law will only come into effect in 2014, and we would urge the government of Singapore to accelerate its implementation," said the report…
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