When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Singapore, the city-state’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) was in urgent need of a fast contact-tracing solution, PCI Private Limited stepped in and co-developed a small portable device with GovTech known as the TraceTogether Token.
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A user displaying the TraceTogether token, which is meant for contact tracing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Singapore. AFP pic via TODAY
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SINGAPORE, Jan 10 Acknowledging its error in not stating that TraceTogether data is not exempt from the Criminal Procedure Code, the Government said on Friday that it will pass legislation next month formalising its assurance that data collected for criminal investigations from its TraceTogether and SafeEntry programmes would be restricted to “serious offences”.
In a press release, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) under the Prime Minister’s Office noted that Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, and K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and for Law, had on Tuesday assured Parliament and the public that the use of TraceTogether data in criminal
Students Will Receive TraceTogether Tokens In School Next Year, No Need To Chiong To CCs
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Students To Get TraceTogether Tokens In School Once It Reopens In 2021
As Singapore makes the gradual transition to Phase 3, the move towards TraceTogether-only check-ins is likewise being pursued.
News that schools will start implementing it in Jan 2021 sent some people scrambling, but the Government says there’s no reason to. Instead of queuing to get their own Tokens, students can soon get theirs in school.
Till then, they can still use the existing SafeEntry check-in methods.
TraceTogether tokens to be distributed when school reopens