口头答复 · 2026-09-09 · 届国会 15
新加坡如何定位 Pax Silica AI 联盟与世界人工智能合作组织
新加坡如何定位 Pax Silica AI 联盟与世界人工智能合作组织
官委议员梁国民博士（Dr Neo Kok Beng）询问数字发展与信息部长：新加坡对 Pax Silica AI 联盟与世界人工智能合作组织（WAICO）的战略选择和定位为何。数字发展与信息部长杨莉明（Mrs Josephine Teo）一并答复蔡庆威（Mr Louis Chua）的同类提问：新加坡已受邀参与 WAICO，东盟对 WAICO 和 Pax Silica 均无立场，新加坡将结合与中国的更广泛交往及其他国际 AI 合作倡议考虑邀请；是否参与取决于倡议目标、共同利益、与现有交往的互补性及国家整体利益，逐一比较意义不大。补充质询中，梁国民建议集中推动 ISO 标准；杨莉明表示 AI 治理格局仍在演变，难断定哪个标准机构最具影响力，政府将持续扩大标准互操作的空间。
为什么重要
新加坡已受邀参与世界人工智能合作组织（WAICO），东盟对 WAICO 与 Pax Silica 均无立场
关键要点
- • 新加坡已收到参与世界人工智能合作组织（WAICO）的邀请，将结合与中国的更广泛交往及其他国际 AI 合作倡议一并考虑。
- • 东盟对 WAICO 和 Pax Silica 均没有立场。
- • 新加坡数年前为 1992 年成立、由 108 个联合国会员国组成的小国论坛发起数字支柱；杨莉明今年成为国际电信联盟发起的 AI 向善全球委员会创始成员，该委员会有来自美国和中国的成员。
- • 双边层面，新加坡与美国有网络对话，与中国有数字政策对话。
- • 是否参与某项倡议取决于其目标、共同利益的实质领域、与现有交往的互补性及新加坡整体利益，逐一比较单项倡议意义不大。
- • 新加坡与 ISO 合作，其伦理原则及测试与认证框架的相关工作曾影响 ISO 对 AI 治理的思考；政府将持续寻求扩大标准互操作的空间。
政府未就是否加入 WAICO 或 Pax Silica 作出决定，只表示会结合与中国的更广泛交往及其他国际 AI 合作倡议考虑 WAICO 邀请，是否参与取决于倡议目标、共同利益与国家整体利益。在标准问题上，政府不押注单一标准机构，而是与 ISO 等多方组织合作，重点确保标准互操作性。
提问议员梁国民（官委议员）关注新加坡在 Pax Silica 与 WAICO 之间如何定位，并主张集中力量推动 ISO 系列成为新加坡推动的国际标准，而非迎合不同的条约组织。
新加坡在中美各自主导的 AI 合作框架之间避免二选一，把 WAICO 邀请放进对华整体关系中处理，并以标准互操作性作为跨阵营参与的锚点，延续小国多边对冲的外交路线。
“因此，对个别倡议进行一对一比较的意义不大。”
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完整译文（中文）
Hansard 原始记录 · 2026-09-26
13 号，梁国民博士询问数字发展与信息部长：新加坡对 Pax Silica AI 联盟及世界人工智能合作组织的战略选择和定位是什么。
数字发展与信息部长（杨莉明女士）：议长先生，我的答复将回应梁国民博士在今天议事日程中提出的问题，以及蔡庆威先生为明天会议提交的同一主题的问题。如果议员对答复满意，他可在本次会议后撤回其问题。［请参阅 2026 年 9 月 10 日《国会议事录》第 96 卷第 37 期书面答复部分的《新加坡对加入 WAICO 的立场、成为 Pax Silica 签署方的影响及东盟在 AI 治理倡议上的共识》。］
关于蔡先生的具体问题，新加坡已收到参与世界人工智能合作组织（WAICO）的邀请。东南亚国家联盟（东盟）对 WAICO 和 Pax Silica 均没有立场。因此，新加坡将结合我们与中国的更广泛交往以及其他国际 AI 合作倡议来考虑这项邀请。
更广泛而言，关于梁博士提出的新加坡战略定位问题，我们通过一系列多边、诸边和双边平台与不同国家交往。这些交往出现在不同时期，服务于不同目的，并随着我们的利益和情况变化而演变。
例如，几年前新加坡为小国论坛发起了数字支柱。小国论坛于 1992 年成立，由 108 个联合国会员国组成，也通过成员之间分享经验来开展能力建设。今年早些时候，我成为国际电信联盟发起的 AI 向善全球委员会的创始成员，该委员会有来自美国和中国的成员。
在双边层面，我们与美国有网络对话，与中国则有数字政策对话。
这些不同机制并不相同。我们是否参与某项倡议，取决于其目标、共同利益的实质领域、它如何与我们现有的交往互补，以及新加坡的整体利益。
因此，对个别倡议进行一对一比较的意义不大。最重要的是我们与每个伙伴的整体关系，以及我们如何能继续以推进新加坡利益、并为 AI 领域国际合作作出建设性贡献的方式与他们合作。
议长：梁博士。
梁国民博士（官委议员）：谢谢议长，也感谢部长的答复。我有一个补充问题。既然 AI 事关国家利益且意义重大，而据我了解，我们设有一个 AI 国家委员会，汇集了资讯通信媒体发展局（IMDA）和新加坡标准理事会等各方利益相关者，特别是在 ISO 42000 系列方面开展工作，那么我们能否投入更多力量在国际标准化组织（ISO）系列上，使之成为我们推动的国际标准，而不是试图迎合不同的条约组织？
杨莉明女士：议长先生，感谢梁博士的提问。AI 治理的格局仍在演变。现阶段很难确定哪些标准机构会成为最突出、最有影响力的机构。
新加坡确实认真地与 ISO 的同行合作。事实上，我们早前阐明的伦理原则背后的一些工作，以及我们测试与认证框架的制定，确实对 ISO 如何思考 AI 治理有所贡献。我们也会继续关注 ISO 发布的有用出版物，并评估它们与新加坡的相关性。
我们将继续以有意义的方式与不同组织交往，以便持续掌握不断演变的格局。
我想向议员保证，我们密切关注标准的发展。特别是，我们的关注点是确保标准的互操作性。在新加坡运营的大多数公司在其他国家也有业务，如果各国标准差异很大，就会变得非常困难。因此，无论是通过我们在东盟的工作还是在其他国际组织中，我们都将不断寻求扩大可互操作标准的空间。
英文原文
SPRS Hansard 原始记录 · 抓取日期：2026-09-26
13 Dr Neo Kok Beng asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information what is Singapore's strategic option and positioning with respect to the Pax Silica AI coalition and the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation.
The Minister for Digital Development and Information (Mrs Josephine Teo) : Mr Speaker, my reply will address the questions raised by Dr Neo Kok Beng in today's Order Paper, as well as the question filed by Mr Louis Chua filed for tomorrow's Sitting relating to the same subject. If the Member is satisfied with the reply, he may wish to withdraw his question after this session. [ Please refer to " Singapore's Position on Joining WAICO, Implications of Pax Silica Signatory Status and ASEAN Consensus on AI Governance Initiatives ", Official Report, 10 September 2026, Vol 96, Issue 37, Written Answers to Questions section. ]
To Mr Chua's specific questions, Singapore has received an invitation to participate in the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO). There is no Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) position on either WAICO or Pax Silica. Singapore will therefore consider the invitation alongside our broader engagements with China and other international AI coorperation initiatives.
More broadly, to Dr Neo's question on Singapore's strategic positioning, we engage different countries through a range of multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral platforms. The engagements arise at different times, serve different purposes, and evolve as our interests and circumstances change.
For example, a few years ago, Singapore initiated a digital pillar for the Forum of Small States, a grouping of 108 United Nations (UN) member states first founded in 1992, which also looks at capacity-building through sharing experiences among its members. Earlier this year, I became a founding member of the AI for Good Global Commission initiated by the International Telecommunications Union. It has members from the United States (US) and China.
Bilaterally, we have a Cyber Dialogue with the US. With China, we have a Digital Policy Dialogue.
These various mechanisms are not identical. Whether we participate in any particular initiative depends on its objectives, the substantive areas of common interest, how it complements our existing engagements and Singapore’s overall interests.
It is therefore less meaningful to make one-to-one comparisons between individual initiatives. What matters most is the overall relationships we have with each of our partners and how we can continue to work with them in ways that advance Singapore’s interests and contribute constructively to international cooperation in AI.
Mr Speaker : Dr Neo.
Dr Neo Kok Beng (Nominated Member) : Thank you, Speaker and the Minister for the reply. I have one supplementary question. Since AI is of a national concern and significance, and I understand we have an AI National Committee which brings in the various stakeholders from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Singapore Standards Council, especially working on the ISO 42000 series, so can we position more efforts into the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) series, so that it becomes the international standards that we push, rather than trying to cater to different treaty organisations?
Mrs Josephine Teo : Mr Speaker, I thank Dr Neo for his question. The landscape for AI governance is still evolving. At this stage, it is hard to say for certainty which standards bodies will become the most prominent and influential.
Singapore does seriously work with our colleagues in the ISO. In fact, some of the work that went behind our ethical principles that were articulated earlier as well as the development of our testing and certification frameworks did contribute to how the ISO is thinking about AI governance. And we continue to monitor the useful publications that ISO has put forward and assess their relevance to Singapore.
We will continue to engage in a meaningful manner with different organisations in order to continuously be in touch with the evolving landscape.
I want to assure the Member that we keep a close watch on the standards development. In particular, our interest is to ensure the interoperability of the standards. Most of the companies operating in Singapore will also have other international footprints and it becomes very difficult when, across the borders, the standards differ very greatly. So, whether it is through our work in ASEAN or other international organisations, we will continuously seek to expand the space for interoperable standards.