Smart nation needs smarter cyber safeguards

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SINGAPORE - Singapore has articulated its vision to be a front runner in the deployment of next-frontier applications such as driverless cranes and vehicles in smart ports, sensor networks in smart water plants, and pilotless drones for building inspection.

Now, it needs to also spell out its vision to better secure these machinery, or operational technology (OT) in tech parlance.

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