Technology and censorship are often seen as opposing forces in the information age. This tension is exemplified by the case of Singapore, which wants to harness new technologies for development while having censorship controls in place. This paper looks at how Singapore is going about censorship of the Internet. It is part of a larger study into how Singapore proposes to censor without losing the advantages of new technologies. The paper begins by noting that …
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…the government's views. It appears that Singapore's response to the problem of control over the Internet has been to stake out a place for itself in the cyberspace neighbourhood, as the Minister has put it. Singapore's case is instructive in that it is trying to do both--control information and yet reap the benefits of the information age. Current thinking suggests that it is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve both aims. Singapore is trying nevertheless.