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Singapore’s DPM Wong eyes deeper ties with RI in green economy, digitalization
Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is expected to be the city state's next prime minister, says he wants deeper cooperation with Indonesia in digital technology and the green economy.
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Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaks during a fireside chat with Indonesian media representatives in Singapore on July 7, 2023. (Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI)/MCI)
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ingaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says his country is seeking to deepen ties with Indonesia through new areas of bilateral collaboration.
Wong suggested closer cooperation in the green economy and in digital technology. He did not elaborate on the green economy but pointed to cross-border payment systems as a potential field of cooperation in digital technology.
Indonesia and Singapore have been in talks to allow the use of compatible QR codes and local currencies to make payments in the respective other country, which is expected to commence in the fourth quarter this year.
Previously, Singapore said it aimed to pursue carbon neutrality by 2050 and implement circular economy to support its low carbon practices. The city state also has inked a MoU with Indonesia regarding cooperation to help Nusantara Capital City project achieving its green and smart vision.
“I am fully committed to doing my part to strengthen this bilateral relationship, and I am very confident that the ties between Indonesia and Singapore will continue to grow from strength to strength,” Wong told Indonesian journalists during a fireside chat in Singapore on July 7.
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Wong is expected to be the fourth prime minister to lead the city state since its independence, even though the timing of a transition from current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong remains unclear.
