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Worries that Virtual Singapore project could aid terrorists
- Monday | 1st October, 2018
The S$73 million ($53 million) Virtual Singapore scheme is part of the government’s “Smart Nation” plan to use cutting-edge technology to improve people’s lives. Yet officials worry that “Virtual Singapore” – available soon to state agencies before an eventual public rollout – could also aid would-be terrorists or plotters which the government says have their sights set on the wealthy island. Virtual Singapore will be restricted to computers not connected to the worldwide web, so-called ‘internet separation’, when it is rolled out to government offices in the coming months. The government has pledged to be sensitive to privacy, and Loh said some data on Virtual Singapore may be anonymised to address those concerns. Alexandre Parilusyan of Dassault Systemes, a French software firm working on the project, said other cities have used 3D modelling to address problems like transport planning, but the scale and ambition of Virtual Singapore makes it unique.
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