Singapore to triple AI talent pool, build 'iconic' AI site as part of updated national strategy
Singapore's second National Artificial Intelligence Strategy lays out how the country plans to harness AI for the public good over the next three to five years.Play Video
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Over the next three to five years, Singapore aims to more than triple the number of artificial intelligence (AI) practitioners here to 15,000, and establish an “iconic” site to nurture the country’s AI community. Nadirah Zaidi reports.…see more
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04 Dec 2023 08:01PM (Updated: 04 Dec 2023 10:29PM)
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SINGAPORE: Over the next three to five years, Singapore aims to more than triple the number of artificial intelligence (AI) practitioners here to 15,000, and establish an “iconic” site to nurture the country’s AI community.
These form part of Singapore’s updated National AI Strategy (NAIS) 2.0, launched by the government on Monday (Dec 4).
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To grow the talent pool, the AI Apprenticeship Programme, from which 300 Singaporeans have graduated as of September, will be redesigned and scaled up. The government will also work with industry AI product development teams to expand company attachments.
The government will intensify the promotion of AI adoption across all enterprises, and develop targeted AI training programmes to upskill the workforce using the Industry Transformation Maps and Jobs Transformation Maps.
At the same time, Singapore will continue to welcome global AI talent. A dedicated team will be set up to identify and engage world-class AI creators and anchor them in the local ecosystem.
A dedicated site at a yet-to-be-announced location will bring these AI creators and users together to form the kind of tight-knit knowledge community critical for innovation, according to the government’s report on NAIS 2.0.
Recent breakthroughs, especially in generative AI, demand renewed focus to define the country’s AI strategy, the government said.
