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MERaLiON (Multimodal Empathetic Reasoning and Learning in One Network) is a large language model designed in Singapore and built for Southeast Asia. Launched in its upgraded version (v2) at the ATxSummit in May 2025, it expanded its language coverage to include Malay, Vietnamese, Thai, Tamil, Bahasa Indonesia, and Chinese dialects, aiming to reach approximately 450 million speakers across the region through empathetic, culturally aware, and context-sensitive AI interactions.

The Enterprise Compute Initiative (ECI) is a Singapore government programme administered by Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), with up to SGD $150 million set aside at Budget 2025. Designed to support Singapore-based companies in advancing their AI transformation, the programme provides cloud credits and consultancy services through major cloud service providers, Google Cloud, Microsoft, AWS, and Oracle, to help companies develop a Minimum Viable Product and establish dedicated AI teams.

Building on previous collaboration, the European Commission and PDPC intend to further develop their partnership on issues of common interest, notably through the exchange of knowledge, experience and best practices to enhance data protection and trusted data flows, including exploring the use of privacy-enhancing technologies, in support of the digital economy and advancing the protection of children in the digital environment, which is a priority area for both sides.

The Guidelines on Securing AI Systems, published by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) in October 2024, aims to support system owners adopting or considering AI by identifying potential security risks and setting out guidance to mitigate them across the AI lifecycle. Grounded in the principle that AI should be "secure by design and secure by default," the guidelines cover five lifecycle stages; Planning and Design, Development, Deployment, Operations and Maintenance, and End of Life.

The 4th ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting (ADGMIN) has accepted a recommendation to set up a new Working Group under the ASEAN Digital Senior Officials' Meeting (ADGSOM) on AI Governance, including initial work on generative AI.

Invest up to S$500mil to avail high-performance compute to support AI innovation and capability building.

Upgrade Nationwide Broadband Network to 10Gbps with up to S$100mil to support future innovations and opportunities brought by artificial intelligence, immersive digital experiences and autonomous systems.

Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First Singapore to nurture and support globally-oriented innovators that use gen AI as the core technology to build their products.

This framework expands on the existing Model Governance Framework that covers Traditional AI, last updated in 2020. It covers nine dimensions for generative AI which should be looked at in totality - (a) accountability; (b) data; (c) trusted development and deployment; (d) incident reporting; (e) testing and assurance; (f) security; (g) establishing content provenance; (h) safety and alignment research & development; and (i) AI for Public Good.