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Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry
Digital Economy Agreements (DEAs)

Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement (SADEA)

The Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement (SADEA) is Singapore’s second DEA. The SADEA enhances existing digital trade arrangements between Singapore and Australia under the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

About the Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement (SADEA)

The Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement (SADEA) entered-into-force in 2020 and has provided an ambitious and enduring framework to enable secure and trusted cross-border data flows as well as to facilitate digital trade for our businesses and consumers.

It also includes eight Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to operationalise some of the modules in the DEA by identifying or mapping collaboration projects, specifically in the areas of AI, Data Innovation, Digital Identities, Personal Information Protection, E-invoicing, Trade Facilitation, E-certification on Agricultural Commodities and Consumer Protection.

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Download infographic on key features of SADEA [PDF, 236 KB]. (opens in new tab)

Text of the SADEA

Text of the SADEA [PDF, 288 KB] (opens in new tab)

Text of the MOUs

Press Releases

Reports / Publications

Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Cooperation on Standards – Research Report, September 2020 [PDF, 1.5 MB] (opens in new tab)

This study is done by TRPC Pte Ltd and presented to the Governments of Singapore and Australia. The views expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies and views of the Governments of Singapore and Australia.