A*STAR

Parliament of Singapore · 28 February 2005

Official Report, 28 February 2005, Vol 79, Issue 8 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lim Hng KiangOng Soh Khim

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A*STAR (Changing of domain name): 17.

Assoc. Prof. Ong Soh Khim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry what is the rationale for A*STAR's change of domain name from "astar.gov.sg" to "astar.edu.sg" which can give a misleading impression that it is an educational institute.

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Mr Lim Hng Kiang: Mr Speaker, Sir, the question is a short one. So the answer will be correspondingly short. The websites of A STAR and its research institutes may be accessed via both the ".gov" and ".edu" domains. The ".edu" domain name is to reflect A STAR's mission of fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based Singapore. It is common practice internationally for research organisations, not just educational institutes, to use the ".edu" suffix or the equivalent.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 28 February 2005. Republished on SGParliament.