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Media Development Authority
The Media Development Authority (MDA) was a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).
MDA was founded on 1 January 2003 by the merger of Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA), the Films and Publications Department (FPD) and the Singapore Film Commission (SFC), in response to a national call to develop a globally competitive media industry in Singapore. An industry blueprint called Media 21 was also drawn up and eventually endorsed by the 2002 Economic Review Committee (chaired by then Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong), as part of the Creative Industries Development Strategy to propel the growth of Singapore’s creative economy.
One of its major roles is to grow the media industry by creating jobs, attracting investments as well as setting standards.
On 18 January 2016, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) announced that the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and MDA would be restructured into two new entities: the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Government Technology Organisation (GTO), in the second half of 2016.
Prior to the merger, SBA, which was formed on 1 October 1994 under the purview of the previous Ministry of Information and the Arts (MITA), was set up to regulate the broadcasting industry in Singapore.
FPD was set up as a department under the then MITA to regulate the content of films and publications on 1 January 1998. The Board of Film Censors was a part of the FPD, responsible for classification of films and videos.
Following the footsteps of film promotion in other countries, the SFC was established on 15 April 1998. Following the release of the recommendations under Media 21, SFC was merged under the MDA in 2003.
The Media Development Authority is responsible for promoting and regulating the Singapore media sector. MDA’s function is to grow the media industry by stimulating job creation, seeding and attracting investments, while setting standards that lay the foundation for building a cohesive and inclusive society.
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Media Development Authority
The Media Development Authority (MDA) was a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).
MDA was founded on 1 January 2003 by the merger of Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA), the Films and Publications Department (FPD) and the Singapore Film Commission (SFC), in response to a national call to develop a globally competitive media industry in Singapore. An industry blueprint called Media 21 was also drawn up and eventually endorsed by the 2002 Economic Review Committee (chaired by then Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong), as part of the Creative Industries Development Strategy to propel the growth of Singapore’s creative economy.
One of its major roles is to grow the media industry by creating jobs, attracting investments as well as setting standards.
On 18 January 2016, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) announced that the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and MDA would be restructured into two new entities: the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Government Technology Organisation (GTO), in the second half of 2016.
Prior to the merger, SBA, which was formed on 1 October 1994 under the purview of the previous Ministry of Information and the Arts (MITA), was set up to regulate the broadcasting industry in Singapore.
FPD was set up as a department under the then MITA to regulate the content of films and publications on 1 January 1998. The Board of Film Censors was a part of the FPD, responsible for classification of films and videos.
Following the footsteps of film promotion in other countries, the SFC was established on 15 April 1998. Following the release of the recommendations under Media 21, SFC was merged under the MDA in 2003.
The Media Development Authority is responsible for promoting and regulating the Singapore media sector. MDA’s function is to grow the media industry by stimulating job creation, seeding and attracting investments, while setting standards that lay the foundation for building a cohesive and inclusive society.
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