# IMDA × Microsoft AI Safety and Security MOU

- Date: 2026-06
- Added: 2026-06-29
- Who: MDDI
- Source: https://www.imda.gov.sg/resources/press-releases-factsheets-and-speeches/imda-and-microsoft-commit-to-advancing-ai-safety-and-security
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## Why it matters

The MOU advances sovereign AI access from policy discussion to a concrete cooperation framework with Microsoft, testing Singapore's neutral-hub positioning as it binds with a single vendor.

## Summary

On 12 June 2026, at ATxSummit 2026, IMDA and Microsoft signed an MOU to advance AI safety and security, focused on three areas: technical and research collaboration (including agentic AI and multilingual AI safety evaluation), information sharing, and a policy framework for trusted access to frontier models. Signed by IMDA Deputy Chief Executive Kiren Kumar and Microsoft Chief Responsible AI Officer Natasha Crampton.