Singapore confirmed on Wednesday it would cut off Internet access for Government work stations within a year for security reasons, a surprise move in one of the world’s most wired countries.
The decision will not disrupt Government operations, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said after local daily The Straits Times reported that some 100,000 computers would be affected.
“We have started to separate Internet access from the work stations of a selected group of public service officers, and will do so for the rest of the public service officers progressively over a one-year period,” the IDA said in a written reply to AFP queries.