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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
AI Job Opportunities Singapore: Singapore Initiates 800 AI Jobs and Training Opportunities to Enhance Tech Talent, ETHRWorldSEA
Advt Advt Alibaba Cloud will assist 3,000 SMEs and offer US$1,000 in cloud credits to 800 of them. ST Engineering will provide free cyber-threat scans and host cybersecurity workshops for 2,000 firms. Prudential Singapore will create explainer content and conduct training to help SMEs adopt GenAI tools. By , Agencies Singapore is ramping up efforts to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, with 800 new jobs and training opportunities and support for up to 500 new AI projects to benefit 1,000 enterprises over the next at the ATxEnterprise 2025 conference, this initiative is part of the country's broader digital economy strategy, which already contributes nearly 18% to national GDP. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced that these efforts will help Singapore move towards its goal of tripling the local AI talent pool to 15,000 by Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How emphasised Singapore's ongoing commitment: 'Our value lies not just in capabilities, but in consistency–in–being a reliable partner, even in uncertain times.'To develop local talent, 400 training places will be offered through AI Singapore (AISG) over the next three years. Another 400 opportunities will be available through tech giants such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Oracle, and 300 of these will be part of an enhanced six-month AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP-Industry), which focuses on real-world skills needed in business. Since its launch in 2018, more than 410 AIAP graduates have completed training, with over 90% securing roles in the field.A new Pinnacle AI Industry Programme will also train 100 current AI professionals into expert model builders. Participants will gain hands-on experience with large language models like AISG's regional model, ongoing efforts, many local firms still report difficulties in hiring AI talent. A recent survey revealed that nearly half of Singaporean SMEs face AI talent shortages, with key challenges including skills mismatch and high salary expectations. To bridge the gap, 62% of firms are open to hiring from help companies integrate AI faster, IMDA is scaling up its GenAI x Digital Leaders initiative, which will now support 500 new generative AI projects across 1,000 firms in the coming year. Supported by AWS and Microsoft, the initiative will also reduce development time and cost for custom GenAI tools and offer cloud credits and technical than 10,000 enterprises have already benefited from the Digital Enterprise Blueprint through similar will also launch the first Southeast Asia-wide AI developer challenge, encouraging the creation of regionally relevant AI solutions.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BHP unveils first Industry AI Hub in Singapore
BHP Group, an Australian mining multinational, announced it is launching its first Industry Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub in Singapore to accelerate its digital transformation and AI adoption. The hub will address BHP's enterprise-wide challenges, such as safety and productivity, through the use of AI. Once the hub is established this month, BHP's team will further explore the integration of data-driven decision-making, AI and automation into the company's core operations. With this new venture, BHP aims to grow its digital capabilities in Singapore and the surrounding region. It plans to hire several AI specialists to streamline collaboration between BHP teams and local partners. The establishment of the new hub was supported by Enterprise Singapore and AI Singapore (AISG). BHP chief technical officer Johan van Jaarsveld said: 'As BHP accelerates our digital transformation and grows our internal AI capabilities, we see tremendous opportunity to work with AISG and other global leaders to help deliver solutions to complex, enterprise-wide challenges. We are excited about the potential of this partnership – and others around the world – to develop practical, innovative solutions that make our operations safer, more productive, and set new standards for our industry.' This latest collaboration with AISG comes as BHP has already made progress in integrating AI into its operations, such as through streamlining procurement processes and improving financial predictions. The use of AI in operational frameworks has already led to some tangible benefits for the company. Since 2022, the use of AI at BHP's Escodinda copper mine in Chile has led to the conservation of 3 billion litres of water and 118GWh of energy. The Hub aims to foster collaboration and enhance capabilities as BHP works towards realising AI's potential as part of its operations. As the initiative progresses, further projects and partnerships are anticipated. "BHP unveils first Industry AI Hub in Singapore" was originally created and published by Investment Monitor, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Straits Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
S'pore doubles down on AI with 800 new training spaces, 500 business projects
Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How said the digital economy contributes to 18 per cent of the local economy. The Straits Times S'pore doubles down on AI with 800 new training spaces, 500 business projects SINGAPORE – About 800 new training opportunities and as many as 500 new projects to benefit 1,000 enterprises will be rolled out as Singapore doubles down on artificial intelligence (AI), a cornerstone of its digital economy strategy. Both mid-career AI novices as well as seasoned practitioners could have a stab at 400 training places at national programme AI Singapore (AISG) over the next three years, and another 400 training places made available by companies ranging from AWS and Oracle to Microsoft and Singtel. The new places will add to Singapore's current pool of over 6,000 AI professionals, said the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) at the start of its three-day ATX Enterprise 2025 conference, held under its annual cluster of Asia Tech x Singapore events. Making the opening address on May 27 to about 200 delegates at Singapore Expo, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How said the digital economy contributes to 18 per cent of the local economy. And the country continues to draw investments. To date, at least 26 AI Centres of Excellence have been set up by organisations to drive AI innovation activities. These centres are often hubs for experimentation, training and sandboxing. Mr Tan said: 'Despite the global uncertainty, we expect technology, especially AI, to continue to drive quality economic growth.' 'As companies expand their AI teams and deepen their capabilities in Singapore, they will require more practitioners with AI expertise.' About 300 of the new 800 training places will be offered over the next two years through an enhanced AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP) under AISG. Called AIAP Industry, the six-month curriculum will focus on practical industry needs. Since the programme started in 2018 to groom local AI talent, more than 410 graduates over 16 cohorts have been trained. Over 90 per cent of its trainees were hired after graduation, AISG told The Straits Times. One of its apprentices, Mr Jerald Han, 33, left his job as a deputy director at HDB to join the AI Apprenticeship in 2024. He is now a natural language processing engineer at local AI unicorn Patsnap. He said: 'I had an engineering background but very little software engineering knowledge... AIAP definitely gave me the boost I needed as it covered many industry-relevant and practical skills, such as the importance of writing readable code, machine learning operations concepts.' AISG will also start the Pinnacle AI Industry Programme (PAIP), which will train 100 local AI practitioners into 'expert model builders' over the next three years. Companies may nominate their AI-functional employees for the six-month programme. These AI professionals will get hands on in various stages of a large language model development life cycle, including data management, model training and development, and work on AISG's regional-focused model, Sea-Lion. Singapore is on track to triple its pool of tech talent over five years to 15,000 by 2028, boosted by a 25 per cent jump in the past year through various initiatives with schools and skills upgrading programmes, said IMDA. More than 20,000 locals have been helped into tech jobs and 320,000 individuals have picked up tech skills, the agency added. Enterprises, however, are wishing for a quicker pace, according to a survey in April of 350 local companies commissioned by global payroll firm Deel. It shows that only 12 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises are in the intermediate stage of using AI, citing a shortage of AI talent. About 47 per cent of its respondents say the local AI talent pool is insufficient to meet business needs. Among the recruitment hurdles, 51 per cent noted high salary expectations, and 47 per cent cited skills mismatch. To plug their immediate needs, 62 per cent of the firms were open to hiring talent from abroad. Referring to the findings, Mr Nick Catino, Deel's global head of policy, said: 'Talent remains the single biggest barrier to scaling AI. Cross-border hiring and remote work offer Singapore businesses access to global expertise, but this expertise must be harnessed to empower and elevate local teams.' For enterprises, Mr Tan announced that another 1,000 firms will get support such as funding and guidance for up to 500 new AI projects in the next 12 months under an expanded Gen AI for Digital Leaders initiative. The programme to help firms adopt AI has been used by more than 200 enterprises for 50 projects as at April. One of these firms, White restaurant, integrated its human resource management system to combine employees' attendance, pay slips, leave and claim applications onto an app. It also introduced an AI bot using IMDA's Chief-Technology-Officer-as-a-Service (CTO-as-a-Service) programme. White's director, Ms Laureen Tan, said: 'Grant application was easy to understand... The vendor also provided hands-on training and support and within a short period of time, our team members adapted to the system.' Mr Tan noted that another three companies – Alibaba Cloud, ST Engineering and Prudential Singapore – have made commitments to help local firms. Alibaba Cloud pledged to help up to 3,000 SMEs and digital solution providers in cloud technologies and AI, while ST Engineering will provide free cyber threat scanning services for up to 2,000 SMEs . Prudential Singapore committed up to 10 gen AI tech explainer videos as part of its pledge. These firms join eight partners – AWS, DBS, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, SGTech, Singapore Business Federation and Singapore Computer Society – whose pledges of support in 2024 helped 10,000 enterprises, noted Mr Tan. As part of Singapore's efforts to to boost South-east Asia's AI cooperation, AISG is also launching the first pan-South-east Asia AI developer challenge to build AI solutions customised for the region. Singapore is committed to driving impactful digital innovation, alongside like-minded stakeholders, said Mr Tan. Closing his address, he said: 'Singapore's value lies not just in our capabilities, but in our consistency – in being a partner you can count on, even when the world is less certain.' Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
