Overview

About Us

The Media Literacy Council (MLC) comprises members from the people, private, and public sectors. It provides expert advice and thought leadership on issues pertaining to digital literacy and wellness and its emerging areas. With community partners, it also co-develops digital literacy and wellness resources and supports initiatives under the Digital for Life movement.

MLC to enable digital literacy on laptop and tablet

In today’s digital and social media landscape, the Council seeks to address problems such as cyber safety and security, discernment of online falsehoods, cyber bullying and other uncivil online behaviours. Its role is to cultivate digital users' critical-thinking skills and refine their understanding of the issues in the online world so as to empower them to be safe, smart, and kind online.

Who We Are

We come from the people, private and public (3P) sectors and are appointed by the Minister (Ministry of Digital Development and Information) to serve a two year term on a voluntary basis. The Council is supported by a Secretariat team from the Info-communications Media Development Authority.

MLC comprises of volunteers from the people, private and public sectors.

Chairman
Mr Lock Wai Han
CEO
OKH Global Ltd

Vice-Chairman
Dr Carol Soon
Associate Professor, Department of Communications and New Media
National University of Singapore

Members

Mr Dhanasegaran Narayanasamy Head, Corporate & Marketing Communications and Client Relations, SINDA	Ms Anita Low-Lim Chief Transformation Officer TOUCH Community Services	Ms Clara Koh Head of Public Policy, Singapore Meta
Dr Elmie Nekmat Associate Professor, Department of Communications and New Media National University of Singapore	Dr Jiow Hee Jhee Associate Professor and Deputy Director Singapore Institute of Technology and Learning Academy	Professor Lim Sun Sun Vice President, Partnerships and Engagement and Professor of Communication and Technology Singapore Management University
Dr May Oo Lwin Chair and President’s Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University	Adjunct Associate Professor Chong Shang Chee Senior Consultant Paediatrician, Child Development Unit, National University Hospital	Dr Natalie Pang Head, Department of Communications and New Media, Principal Investigator, Centre for Trusted Internet and Community National University of Singapore
Ms Ng Zhen Yi Senior Manager, Government & Public Affairs APAC The LEGO Group	Mr Noor Azlan Bin Salim Deputy Director (Partnerships) Yayasan MENDAKI	Ms Pauline Phoon Founder COMEBACK Pte Ltd
Mrs Quek Li Gek Director, Guidance Branch Ministry of Education	Ms Rachel Teo Lead, Government Affairs and Public Policy Google	Ms Susan Ng Producer-Presenter CNA938, MediaCorp
Mr Josh Lee Kok Thong Managing Director (APAC), Future of Privacy Forum	Mr Ting Kheng Siong Associate Chief Multi-Platform Sub-Editor, Lianhe Zaobao, SPH Media Limited	Mr Xander Ong CEO Centre for Fathering
Ms Melissa Yoong Director, Government Affairs, Singapore, Microsoft	Ms Candera Chan Public Policy Lead, ByteDance