More workers to be trained in digital skills to meet demands of fast-growing tech industry

According to a study this year by Amazon Web Services, cloud architecture design will be the most in-demand skill over the next five years. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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SINGAPORE - Some of the world's biggest tech firms are stepping up training efforts to help Singapore meet the surging demand for digitally skilled workers in an ever-widening range of industries.

One multinational leading the charge is cloud-computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS), a unit of tech giant Amazon, that is scaling up programmes to train workers, mid-career professionals and even students.

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