On March 18, 2026, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) of Singapore issued a press release announcing that it had signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The two parties will mutually recognize the IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Scheme, namely CSA's CLS and METI's JC-STAR. The memorandum will officially enter into force on June 1, 2026.

The press release pointed out that Singapore has signed mutual recognition agreements on IoT security with a total of five countries, including Finland, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Japan.

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