Module

Type

Details

Module 1: 
Telecommunications 
 

Foundation
(1 hour)

Telecommunications Act 1999 (including regulations and codes)

• Licensing
• Ownership restrictions/Term
• Spectrum/Apparatus licences
• Telecoms equipment
• Telecoms dealers
• Codes of practice and guidelines

Module 2: 
Media
 

Foundation
(1 hour)

Regulating online media: Recent developments

• Regulation of Internet content under the Broadcasting Act 1994 
• Dealing with false online statements under the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 and Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019
• Dealing with online foreign interference under the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021

Role of competition law in Digital Economy

Application of general and sectoral competition laws

Ex-ante vs Ex-post competition law enforcement

Telecom and Media Competition Code

Competition law issues in digital markets – recent developments and cases from key jurisdictions

Module 4:
Data Privacy and
Protection

Core area
(3 hours)

Key personal data protection obligations 

• Personal Data Protection Act 2012  

Cross border transfers of personal data 

• The digital economy 
• Measure(s) to facilitate transfers 

Data protection management 

• Data protection by design 
• Business risk and stakeholder management 
• Data breach incident management 
• Audit and compliance 
• Data governance 

Module 5: 
Cybersecurity

Specialisation
(3 hours)

Main areas of cybersecurity law and regulation:

• Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII)
• Protection of Personal Data
• Sectoral Cybersecurity Requirements

Common principles relating to identification of security risks and measures and controls required to guard against risks and meet compliance requirements 

Responses to Cybersecurity Threats and Data Breach Management

Risks relating to third-party service providers and partners

Laws and regulations

• Cybersecurity Act and relevant regulations
• Cybersecurity Code of Practice for CII
• Personal Data Protection Act 2012 and relevant regulations
• PDPC Guide to Securing Personal Data in Electronic Medium
• PDPC Guide on Managing and Notifying Data Breaches
• MAS Notice 655 on Cyber Hygiene
• MAS Notice 644 on Technology Risk Management
• MAS Guidelines on Technology Risk Management
• MAS Guidelines on Outsourcing

Module 6:
Technology
Procurement

Core area 
(3 hours)

Parties and Procurement Methods

• Buyer/seller - divergent interests 
  • Government vs private sector procurement
• Subject matter of procurement 
  • What impact does the subject matter have on the choice of procurement method and contract?
  • Procurement methods

• Cross border issues
• How does the buyer ensure that it gets what it expects?
• How can buyer mitigate risks of vendor default / defective performance
• Warranties, negligence and product liability

Module 7: 
e-Commerce

Core area
(3 hours)

Signatures and the UNCITRAL Electronic Contracting Convention

• Issue posed by modern forms of electronic forms of communication for contract law
• Scope of the Act
• Browsewrap and clickwrap contracts
• Doctrine of unilateral mistake (Quoine Pte Ltd v B2C2 Ltd [2020] SGCA(I) 02; Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd [2004] 2 SLR(R) 594)
• Automated message systems in contract formation
• Electronic signatures

eCommerce Platforms

• eCommerce models (eg B2B, B2C, C2C) 
• Logistics and payment providers
• Platform liability and platform liability

eCommerce and the Law

• Regulations governing eCommerce platforms (eg. electronic payment systems, crypto regulations, etc)
• Future issues of eCommerce (eg consumer and merchant expectations, digital financial services)
• Technical Reference 76 (TR76)
• Other laws that impact eCommerce industry

Module 8: 
Digital Asset Management and Protection / Fintech and Regtech Regulation 
 

Specialisation
(3 hours)

Regulation of cryptocurrencies and digital tokens in Singapore 

• The taxonomy of crypto assets, risks in the crypto ecosystem and MAS’ approach 
• The regulatory framework of crypto assets
  • Payment Services Act 2019
  • Financial Services and Markets Bill
  • Securities and Futures Act and MAS Guide to Digital Token Offerings 
  • Requirements applicable to crypto services licensees

AI and data analytics in finance (instructor: Joey Pang) – 60 minutes 

• FEAT Principles and Veritas
• MAS Guidelines on Provision of Digital Advisory Services
• IMDA Model AI Governance Framework
• Application of Financial Advisers Act and Securities Futures Act to AI technology providing financial advice / offering capital markets products.
• MAS and PDPA Sandbox 

Technology risk management in finance

• MAS Notice 644 – Technology Risk Management
• MAS Notice 655 – Cyber-Hygiene
• MAS Guidelines on Outsourcing

Module 9: 
Artificial Intelligence

Specialisation
(3 hours)

Developing AI

• Data acquisition and sharing agreements
• Data analytics agreements
• IP rights over AI algorithms
• Software development contracts
• Software licensing, development and maintenance contracts

Deploying AI

• Consumer protection considerations
• Transparency and AI explainability considerations
• Product liability issues 

Ancillary Legal Issues

• AI and IP rights
• Liability of intermediaries e.g., pre-trained or commercial models 

Principles/Frameworks

• PDPC’s Model Artificial Intelligence Governing Framework 
• MAS FEAT Principles

Module 10: 
Intellectual Property

Core area 
(3 hours)

Copyright Protection of Computer Software and Data Compilations

Protection of Graphical User Interfaces and functional specifications 

Patent Protection of Computer Software and Computer-implemented inventions

Artificial Intelligence, authorship and inventorship

The operation of fair use and selected exemptions in the Digital Economy and Social Media