MDDI Statement on Singapore’s Participation at the Pax Silica Summit

Permanent Secretary (Development) of the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Mr Chng Kai Fong, participated in the “Pax Silica” Summit at the invitation of the United States of America on 12 December 2025 in Washington DC.

The Summit discussed collaboration and investment in key sectors of the emerging digital economy, including potential new opportunities for leading companies and investors across our economies, with a focus on creating opportunities that will benefit our peoples, businesses and economies.

The Summit also agreed on a non-binding Pax Silica Declaration that reflects a shared commitment to advance prosperity, technological progress, and economic security. Other signatories of the Declaration were Australia, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

At the signing ceremony, Permanent Secretary Chng said, “The Declaration is forward-looking and recognises the critical role of technologies like AI so that they can be harnessed for the Public Good, as well as the importance of collaboration both internationally and with the private sector.”