Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Singapore doubles down on AI with S$1 billion R&D push amid US, China dominance
Authorities will partner industry players such as Changi Airport Group and Sembcorp to build core AI engineering capabilities
Asean agrees on guidelines for quicker subsea cable fixes
Bloc updates existing 2019 guidelines with international best practices, while also harmonising repair protocols
MDDI, IMDA propose tighter approval process for M&As in media sector
This change and others aim to ‘further harmonise and refine’ the treatment of competition in the telco and media sectors, says a consultation paper
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
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
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
NLB chief Ng Cher Pong to take over as IMDA CEO from Nov 1
Melissa-May Tam will succeed Ng in his NLB role
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
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
GovTech partners Google Cloud to trial agentic AI usage in public sector
Technology firm also announces an expansion of its AI Cloud Takeoff programme
