Anthropic Signs Singapore Government MOU as New Office Opens

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Anthropic has opened a new office in Singapore, its fifth in Asia-Pacific, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information, the company said in an announcement dated October 14, 2026. He said Singapore customers set an extremely high bar for AI, particularly on reliability and security, and that having a team on the ground brings Anthropic closer to the organizations using Claude on their hardest problems. Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, and its products and services include Claude and Claude Code.

MOU Signed at Singapore International Cyber Week Kai Fong Chng, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, and Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann signed the MOU on the sidelines of Singapore International Cyber Week. Anthropic described Singapore as one of its most active markets, saying Claude already powers business and government services there used by millions of people every day, including at GovTech (field of technology within the governmental sector) Singapore, Grab, and DBS.

Dale Finlay, Anthropic’s general manager of ASEAN, said the company is committed to Singapore for the long term. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo and Michael Sellitto, Anthropic’s head of APAC policy, witnessed the signing.