The Singapore Perspective: Focus on education and training to plug skills gap

PHOTO: ST FILE
New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family

Singapore is one of the forerunners among Asean member states in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, alongside countries such as Indonesia and Thailand.

To drive the development of AI, $150 million was set aside for a national programme called AI Singapore. Announced in May 2017, it is to be used over five years to boost Singapore's AI capabilities.

Already a subscriber? 

Read the full story and more at $9.90/month

Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

Unlock these benefits

  • All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com

  • Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device

  • E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you

Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 29, 2019, with the headline The Singapore Perspective: Focus on education and training to plug skills gap. Subscribe