MCI's response to PQ on Specific Targets for Singapore's Global Share of Aggregate Computing Power

Parliament Sitting on 26 February 2024

QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

4. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Government has set specific targets for Singapore's global share of aggregate computing power over the next five to 10 years; (b) if so, what is this target share and by when; (c) which agency is responsible for this initiative; and (d) what interim milestones will the Government use to track progress.

Answer:

No such target has been set. The amount of compute resources in Singapore depends on the workloads that the private and public sectors expect to process, and how these workloads are distributed. It changes dynamically in response to needs and available alternatives.