Antony J. Blinken 71st U.S. Secretary of State | Official Website
Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Digital Development and Information, Josephine Teo, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan chaired the second U.S.-Singapore Critical and Emerging Technology (CET) Dialogue in Singapore today. This event built on the inaugural dialogue held in Washington D.C. in October 2023.
The meeting reaffirmed both nations' commitment to fostering trusted, open, accessible, and secure technology ecosystems aimed at promoting responsible innovation and sustainable economic growth. Discussions included progress made in enhancing linkages across business, scientific, and national security communities.
Key areas of collaboration include:
**Artificial Intelligence (AI)**
- Expanding the mapping of governance and risk management frameworks by NIST and IMDA to include generative AI.
- Collaborating on testing and evaluation between NIST and IMDA.
- Supporting international standards for AI at bodies like the International Organization for Standardization.
- Advancing cooperation between the United States’ and Singapore’s AI Safety Institutes.
- Exploring research collaboration between NSF and AI Singapore through grant calls on responsible AI.
- Promoting inclusive development of AI via a capacity-building program under the U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program.
**Digital Economy and Data Governance**
- Supporting trusted data flows to promote participation in global privacy frameworks.
- Enhancing adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies through NIST and IMDA cooperation.
- Concluding a bilateral Digital Economic Cooperation Roadmap outlining shared principles for emerging technologies.
**Biotechnology**
- Strengthening collaboration between A*STAR and JGI under a new MOU signed in June 2024.
- Organizing joint workshops to share priorities in biotechnology research.
- Launching a roundtable to identify potential cooperation in biotechnology standards.
**Critical Infrastructure and Technology Supply Chains**
- Promoting secure 5G networks through collaboration between the State Department and IMDA.
- Coordinating on resilient undersea cables for ASEAN member states.
- Deepening collaboration on semiconductors under the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI).
**Defense Innovation**
- Concluding an MOU for Defense Innovation Cooperation signed between DoD and MINDEF in May 2024.
- Announcing joint challenges for maritime security collaboration.
**Quantum Information Science and Technology**
- Continuing cooperation on quantum-safe migration including post quantum cryptography developments.
- Expanding industry collaborations in quantum communications through national-level programs.
The next CET Dialogue is scheduled to be held in the United States in 2025. Both countries aim to continue deepening their strategic partnership across various forums to ensure a prosperous future grounded in respect for international law, sovereignty, and peaceful dispute resolution.
