Jobs and skills

THE BROAD VIEW

To boldly go: redefining jobs and expertise in the AI era

The technology is clarifying what matters most about human work

Most people write a prompt, get a response, refine, then repeat. When you use agentic AI, it can work more like a research partner, with access to your full project; it sees previous drafts and can combine versions.
THE BROAD VIEW

Lessons from writing with AI

Stop thinking of AI output as drafts to accept or reject. Instead, treat it as material to disassemble and recombine. The result: sharper writing

Master money thinking and strengthen your financial base so you can invest, save and build wealth beyond income growth.

How Budget 2026 should affect Singaporean wallets

A wake-up call for early careerists, aspiring parents and middle-class professionals to master personal finance

Chen Ze Ling, DBS’ group head for corporate and SME banking, says the Budget's AI-related initiatives relieve the constraints SMEs face in scaling up AI adoption and integration.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026 repositions SMEs for long-term tough environment: DBS

The bank’s group head for corporate and SME banking highlighted AI, internationalisation, workforce transformation and financing as four key areas the government wants SMEs to build capabilities in

Singapore is moving decisively to stay ahead, as automation and AI reshape industries faster than organisations can redesign roles.
THE BROAD VIEW

A future-first Budget: invest, scale, compete

Singapore Budget 2026 targets critical gaps in AI and internationalisation to scale local firms for the long haul

On the whole, Budget 2026 plays to Singapore’s clear strengths while exemplifying the country’s focused strategy for a new era of growth.
COMMENTARY

Budget 2026: Accelerating Singapore’s growth in a fragmented world

As global trade fractures, Budget 2026 doubles down on AI integration while reinforcing the social compact

Singapore has laid the groundwork for data and AI safety, but we must now deepen these standards.

Small is beautiful: A precision playbook for Singapore’s next lap

How resilience, information hygiene and dispute resolution can turn into the city-state’s next competitive edge

Pupils of Anchor Green Primary School waiting to receive their PSLE results last November. Since the "best" schools are determined largely by their students' academic scores, the focus is on academics and exam results.
THE BROAD VIEW

Time to overhaul the education system

Now, more than ever, the skill our children need is resilience – to pick themselves up after they fail

Organisations that want to be responsible should not wait for a restructuring exercise to think about displaced staff.

To pursue responsible AI for growth, business leaders must address labour displacement

The biggest obstacle to artificial intelligence adoption are workers who fear redundancy