David Hoe on Digital Infrastructure Bill
As Singapore’s reliance on digital services grows, it must consider how resilient the physical infrastructure is when something goes wrong and how efficiently it uses finite resources needed to keep it running, said MP David Hoe. In parliament on Tuesday (Oct 6), he said resilience must extend beyond individual operators to common dependency across the whole system. He asked if licensees will ultimately be required to identify material third-party and dependency risks, and how the authorities will identify concentration risks where several major providers depend on the same power, network and infrastructure. This is made more complex by the cross-border dimensions of the Bill, he said. Mr Hoe added that growth in computing capacity must be accompanied by clear, progressively stronger discipline over electricity, water and carbon.
As Singapore’s reliance on digital services grows, it must consider how resilient the physical infrastructure is when something goes wrong and how efficiently it uses finite resources needed to keep it running, said MP David Hoe. In parliament on Tuesday (Oct 6), he said resilience must extend beyond individual operators to common dependency across the whole system. He asked if licensees will ultimately be required to identify material third-party and dependency risks, and how the authorities will identify concentration risks where several major providers depend on the same power, network and infrastructure. This is made more complex by the cross-border dimensions of the Bill, he said. Mr Hoe added that growth in computing capacity must be accompanied by clear, progressively stronger discipline over electricity, water and carbon.
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