With the growing convergence of infocomm and media technologies, a major stride was taken towards making the two key sectors future-ready.

On 21 January 2016, the Ministry of Communications and Information announced that the industry development and regulatory functions of IDA and MDA will be combined to form IMDA.

As a unified authority, IMDA will be able to deepen regulatory capabilities for a converged infocomm media sector, safeguarding the interests of consumers and fostering pro-enterprise regulations.

IMDA will be officially established in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The formation of IMDA builds on the converged foundation laid by the Infocomm Media 2025 Plan, to steer and grow Singapore's infocomm media sector for the next 10 years. The key directions of the plan are summarised below.