Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement (SADEA)

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. 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.

Download infographic on key features of SADEA [PDF, 236 KB].

Text of the SADEA

Text of the SADEA [PDF, 288 KB]

Text of the MOUs

• MOU on Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence [PDF, 264 KB]

• MOU on Cooperation for Electronic Invoicing [PDF, 264 KB]

• MOU on Cooperation in the Enforcement of Laws on Certain Unsolicited Communications [PDF, 485 KB]

• MOU on Cooperation in the Field of Digital Identity [PDF, 183 KB]

• MOU on Cooperation in Personal Data Protection [PDF, 492 KB]

• MOU on Data Innovation [PDF, 186 KB]

• MOU on Electronic Certification Cooperation [PDF, 237 KB]

• MOU on Trade Facilitation [PDF, 354 KB]

Press Releases

• 21 July 2022 - IMDA and ACMA signed MOU for enhanced cooperation to combat scam and spam communications [PDF, 325 KB]

• 9 December 2020 - The Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement enters into force [PDF, 420 KB]

• 6 August 2020 - Singapore and Australia Sign Digital Economy Agreement [PDF, 301 KB]

• 23 March 2020 - Singapore Concludes Negotiations for Digital Economy Agreement with Australia [PDF, 587 KB]

• 12 October 2019 - Singapore and Australia Launch Negotiations on Digital Economy Agreement [PDF, 355 KB]

Reports / Publications

Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Cooperation on Standards – Research Report, September 2020 [PDF, 1.5 MB]

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.