Singapore boosts training for 'smart estates' of the future

Singapore

SKILLSFUTURE Singapore (SSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will partner CapitaLand, CPG Corporation and EM Services to redesign jobs and skills to support Singapore's "smart estates" ecosystem.

Smart estates refer to estates that leverage smart technologies to enrich the lives of the community. These could include artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) and even 5G technology, an IMDA spokesperson told The Business Times on Monday.

With support from the Building and Construction Authority, the Smart Estates Talent Development Programme (SETDP) was launched last Friday with the aim of training 300 Singaporeans to design, build and maintain sm…