Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts
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| Formed | 28 November 1990 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 140 Hill Street #01-01A, Old Hill Street Police Station, Singapore 179369 |
| Employees | 364 |
| Annual budget | $706.81 millionSGD (2014) |
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| Website | www |
Coordinates: 1°17′26.61″N 103°50′53.31″E / 1.2907250°N 103.8481417°E
The Ministry of Communications and Information (Abbreviation: MCI; Malay: Kementerian Perhubungan dan Penerangan; Chinese: 通讯及新闻部) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore. It is in charge of information and communications technology, the media and design sectors, public libraries, as well as the Government's information and public communication policies.
On 5 June 1959, the Ministry of Culture came into being with the swearing-in and appointments of ministers of the new Government of Singapore. On 1 February 1980, the Broadcasting Division of the Ministry of Culture became a statutory board, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.
1985 saw the dissolution of the Ministry of Culture. Its Information Division came under the new Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). Its arts promotion component was assimilated into the Ministry of Community Development (MCD) as the Cultural Affairs Division.
Five years later, on 28 November 1990, the Information Division of the MCI and the Cultural Affairs Division of MCD, together with other associated departments and statutory boards, reunited to form the Ministry of Information and the Arts (MITA).
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