Singapore, May 26–29, 2025 – His Excellency Keo Sothie, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, led a delegation to participate in the “Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG)” conference and the “Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR)” forum. The events were attended by senior leaders, digital technology and cybersecurity experts, and representatives from tech companies around the world.

The “Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG)” conference featured two main programs:

1. ATxSummit: A high-level forum to discuss major technological and policy developments in various sectors, including artificial intelligence, digital trust in digital systems and data, governance and security, space communications, and quantum technology.

2. ATxEnterprise: A program consisting of conferences and exhibitions from numerous private sector companies, focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, social media, and satellite communications, aimed at serving enterprises.

During the ATxSummit, H.E. Secretary of State Keo Sothie and the delegation attended a closed-door roundtable meeting in a government-to-government format, joined by ministers and senior officials from 18 countries and international organizations. The discussions focused on key topics such as promoting the safe use of artificial intelligence to foster a reliable AI ecosystem. To develop a safe, secure, and reliable AI ecosystem, the forum reached a consensus on the critical need to continue raising awareness about this emerging technology, maximize its benefits, and study the associated risks and challenges as a priority to reach effective and efficient solutions.

Meanwhile, during ATxEnterprise, His Excellency Cheang Vutha, Deputy Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Digital Government Committee, delivered a presentation on Cambodia’s digital transformation journey and the government document verification platform, verify.gov.kh.

In addition, the “Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR)” forum was held in parallel with the ATxSG conference. The objective of this forum was to bring together government officials, regulators, and stakeholders involved in privacy and personal data protection to discuss the advancement of a Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules System and the recognition of Global Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP).