SINGAPORE, July 16 (Bernama) – The Singapore Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and the United States Department of Defense have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) on cooperation in data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).
The SOI facilitates technology collaboration, enabling the two defense establishments to discuss approaches and exchange best practices in leveraging data, analytics and AI at high speed and scale.
The U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement Monday that under the SOI, the United States and Singapore have identified key areas of collaboration such as data quality, responsible development and use of AI, and talent management.
“This SOI represents an important opportunity to deepen collaborative efforts, strengthen interoperability, and advance values-based global leadership in responsible AI in defense,” the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Mindef’s statement on Tuesday said that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen discussed bilateral cooperation in new and emerging technology areas such as AI during a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington on Tuesday.
They also welcomed the signing of the SOI, which builds on the long-standing cooperation between Mindef and the US Department of Defense on defense technologies, in accordance with the 2005 Strategic Framework Agreement and the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), as well as the 2015 Enhanced DCA.
Ng is currently in the United States until July 18 and is scheduled to speak at the opening night of the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado.
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