Security and sustainability of data centres, cloud service to strengthen under proposed Bill拟议法案将加强数据中心和云服务的安全性和可持续性。
A new Bill was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 8) to step up security and sustainability of data centres and cloud services in Singapore.The Digital Infrastructure Bill, which had its first reading on Tuesday, was developed by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) in collaboration with industry stakeholders.MDDI and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) conducted a...
A new Bill was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 8) to step up security and sustainability of data centres and cloud services in Singapore.
The Digital Infrastructure Bill, which had its first reading on Tuesday, was developed by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) in collaboration with industry stakeholders.
MDDI and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) conducted a public consultation on the draft Bill from between July 1 and 22 this year, and received 25 responses from data centre operators, cloud service providers and industry associations.
Respondents shared that they were supportive of the Bill's policy objectives and also provided feedback on the how the Bill's licenses can be implemented.
Under the Bill, two new licensing regimes would be established to strengthen the security and resilience of major cloud services and data centres (DC), as well as the environmental sustainability of DC operations in Singapore.
The ministry said that doing so will fortify the foundation of Singapore's digital economy and provide regulatory clarity for infrastructure investment in Singapore.
To achieve this, the Bill sets out two frameworks.
The first is a licensing regime for major co-location DCs — where businesses share a space to hold their DCs — and cloud DCs with a critical IT load of at least 10 megawatts (MW).
A critical IT load refers to the power that DCs utilise in operation.
Major cloud service providers (CSP) that generate at least $100 million in average annual revenue from users in Singapore over three preceding years are also included in this regime.
Under the Bill, cybersecurity requirements are expected of these DCs and CSPs, and subsequent risk management measures, business continuity and disaster recovery plans must be reported to IMDA along with any disruptions that may occur.
Next, DCs with a critical IT load of at least 3MW will be licensed and be required to meet energy-efficiency requirements.
Both new and existing DCs will need to adhere to these requirements and may further need to improve their IT equipment or water efficiency based on MDDI's consultation with the industry.
The Bill also allows green energy commitments to be enforced as licence conditions, keeping in mind that Singapore's DC capacity is supported by scarce natural resources like land and power, MDDI stated, adding that this comes in exchange for being awarded new DC capacity.
"Altogether, the Bill will strengthen the foundations on which Singapore's digital economy, and our AI ambitions, will be built," MDDI said.
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周二（9月8日），新加坡国会提交了一项新法案，旨在加强新加坡数据中心和云服务的安全性和可持续性。
《数字基础设施法案》于周二进行了首次审议，该法案由数字发展和信息部 (MDDI) 与行业利益相关者合作制定。
MDDI 和资讯通信媒体发展局 (IMDA) 于今年 7 月 1 日至 22 日期间就该法案草案进行了公众咨询，并收到了来自数据中心运营商、云服务提供商和行业协会的 25 份回复。
受访者表示支持该法案的政策目标，并就如何实施该法案的许可证制度提出了反馈意见。
根据该法案，将建立两项新的许可制度，以加强新加坡主要云服务和数据中心 (DC) 的安全性和弹性，以及数据中心运营的环境可持续性。
该部表示，这样做将巩固新加坡数字经济的基础，并为新加坡的基础设施投资提供监管方面的明确性。
为实现这一目标，该法案制定了两个框架。
首先是针对大型托管数据中心（企业共享空间来存放其数据中心）和关键 IT 负载至少为 10 兆瓦 (MW) 的云数据中心的许可制度。
关键IT负载是指数据中心在运行过程中消耗的电力。
过去三年中，在新加坡用户中平均每年产生至少 1 亿美元收入的主要云服务提供商 (CSP) 也包含在该制度内。
根据该法案，这些数据中心和云服务提供商需要满足网络安全要求，并且必须向新加坡资讯通信媒体发展局 (IMDA) 报告后续的风险管理措施、业务连续性和灾难恢复计划，以及可能发生的任何中断情况。
接下来，关键 IT 负载至少为 3MW 的数据中心将获得许可，并被要求满足能效要求。
新建和现有的数据中心都需要遵守这些要求，并且根据 MDDI 与业界的磋商，可能还需要进一步改进其 IT 设备或用水效率。
该法案还允许将绿色能源承诺作为许可证条件强制执行，同时考虑到新加坡的直流发电能力依赖于土地和电力等稀缺自然资源，MDDI表示，并补充说，这是获得新的直流发电能力的交换条件。
“总而言之，该法案将加强新加坡数字经济和人工智能雄心壮志的基石，”MDDI表示。
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