Innovation

Singapore to pump S$800 million into transport and connectivity research and innovation over 5 years

Building should sit at the centre of Singapore’s AI strategy, because it is the way capability is formed.

Knowing how to use AI is no longer enough. We need to build with it

Singapore has built what amounts to a full-stack frontier technology position, with hardware, capital, governance and talent in a single jurisdiction.

Who captures the value in Singapore’s S$37 billion frontier tech bet?

Parts for various robots in Shenzhen. Innovation requires what economists call rents: abnormally large profits that more than compensate for innovators’ costs.

The enduring enigma of economic growth

Singapore's patents, research grants, research and development intensity, as well as technical talent, all rank in the global top tier.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Singapore’s real startup problem is not funding

The centre will focus on both the research and business application of AI, including advancing foundation model development and evaluation frameworks.

Sea announces new AI centre in Singapore, at least 100 job roles expected to be created

Innovation is becoming faster, more hands-on and more connected to real-world needs. The gap between idea and implementation is shrinking.
DAITA 2026

From idea to action: How AI is changing the way innovation happens

The resource that has not received comparable attention, despite being consumed at significant scale by every data centre running those workloads, is water.

Watt about water? The green AI conversation we need to have now

The Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore deploys more than 200 robots, including automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots.

How Hyundai Motor redefines the factory floor with robots and AI in its Singapore hub

Neil Falconer, head of innovation banking, HSBC Singapore.
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