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 23 November 2001, the information and communications technology (ICT) functions under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology came under MITA. 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.
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The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology plays an instrumental role in this regard through its support of and participation in various multi-stakeholder partnerships, forums and working groups, as well as through a large number of bilateral initiatives with countries around the world. [4] The new statutory boards were formed on 1 October 2016. On 1 November 2012, MICA was renamed the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).