Google Celebrates 15th Anniversary in Singapore, Announcing New Initiatives in Online Safety

Google on Tuesday, 23 August, hosted the first-ever Google for Singapore event, celebrating the company's 15th anniversary in the city-state.

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The event was attended by industry and government leaders, including Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong, who joined the search engine giant as it laid out its plans of how it'll empower today's Singaporeans. The new initiatives look to strengthen the island country's leading position as a regional and global technology innovation hub, covering four main pillars: investments, online safety, economic opportunities and sustainability.