#TechNewsRoundup #SINGAPORE (1) A bill was passed in Pa | GovTechBytes

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#SINGAPORE
(1) A bill was passed in Parliament on 2 Feb to restrict the use of personal contact tracing data to 7 serious crimes. The bill seeks to balance protecting people’s #TraceTogether data, and to protect the public’s safety and maintain security.
go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0082

(2) New law to allow e-documents for cross-border trade and Lasting Power of Attorney was passed in Parliament on 1 Feb, as part of Singapore’s wider push to become a #SmartNation.
go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0083

#WORLD
(3) The Japanese government plans to set up a new framework to help local firms’ digital tie-ups with foreign start-ups later this month.
go.gov.sg/tg-tnr-0084

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