Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Nations must exercise ‘agency’ to develop AI capabilities: Josephine Teo

It is within the capacity of countries to shape the conditions to build an AI-ready society, for instance through the education system

Josephine Teo, minister for digital development and information, notes that more than 30 financial institutions in the Republic have a dedicated AI team.

UBS launches pilot for new AI tool aimed at boosting productivity of advisers

Minister Josephine Teo says this development aligns with Singapore’s push to be a leading financial hub in the region

“If our colleagues around the world express an interest to be connected to Singapore businesses that are active in the various fields that we described, we are happy to be a bridge,” says Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.

Singapore companies stand to gain from new global digital resource platform: Josephine Teo

The digital gateway aims to benefit policymakers from other countries and multilateral organisations

Ng Cher Pong will be appointed CEO-designate of the media authority on Oct 15.

NLB chief Ng Cher Pong to take over as IMDA CEO from Nov 1

Melissa-May Tam will succeed Ng in his NLB role

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo (first from right) touring Mumtos at ST Engineering's InnoTech Conference on Sep 4. She noted the need for people to acquire AI-related skills.

ST Engineering will invest S$250 million to drive robotics solutions for complex challenges

The group aims to have 5,000 AI engineers over the next few years, through upskilling and external hiring

Josephine Teo, minister for digital development and information, says: “Along with increased digitalisation, our tech workforce has expanded considerably from around 172,000 in 2019 to around 214,000 in 2024, a 25% growth over five years."

IMDA partners AWS and Trainocate to create 100 jobs and training opportunities in AI and cloud

Also, Singapore Computer Society is teaming up with the media authority and SkillsFuture Singapore to launch the Skills Pathway for Cloud initiative

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo revealed that approximately one-third of Singapore’s 150,000 public officers now regularly use the government’s AI chatbot, Pair, to enhance their productivity, writing and research.

GovTech partners Google Cloud to trial agentic AI usage in public sector

Technology firm also announces an expansion of its AI Cloud Takeoff programme

At the signing of the MOU between Enigma Health and Roche were (seated, from left): Dr Dario Heymann, CEO, Enigma Health; and Yeoh Ying Ying, general manager of the pharmaceuticals division at Roche. In the back row are (from left): Associate Professor Daniel Ting, AI office director at SingHealth; Rahayu Mahzam, minister of state for digital development and information; and Frank Grutter, Ambassador of Switzerland to Singapore.

SingHealth Duke-NUS’ AI spinoff inks MOUs with Roche, ST Engineering to improve healthcare operations

Possible uses for the Enigma platform include accelerating clinical trial recruitment, checking specialised data

The GenAI Playbook aims to make AI adoption more accessible for enterprises across different stages of digital maturity.
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New playbook, online tool to help Singapore SMEs adopt AI; SkillsFuture scheme to be updated with AI content

Both the GenAI Playbook and GenAI Navigator can be accessed on IMDA’s CTO-as-a-Service platform

Vendors and their subcontractors could be required to obtain CSA’s Cyber Essentials or Cyber Trust marks before being licensed or allowed to bid for government contracts, says Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.
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Singapore considers cybersecurity requirements for vendors with access to sensitive government data

Such vendors might need to meet certain standards before being licensed or allowed to bid for government contracts