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Is Singapore prepared for a ‘rent-a-human’ world?

Near term financial implications for corporations aside, AI’s impact and widening spread are unquestionable, says the writer.

We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low-skilled’

ST20260122_202658000654/pixgeneric/Shintaro Tay/ Generic picture of office workers crossing Chulia Street on Jan 22, 2026. Keywords: white collar workers, PMET, work, Professionals, Managers, Executives, and Technicians and economy.

AI will pressure India to upskill workers, top official says

India needs to create at least eight million jobs a year until 2030 to absorb its growing workforce.

To win the AI adoption race, Singapore must mind the social class and gender gaps

Singapore is among a growing pack of nations jostling to get ahead in AI diffusion.

Commentary

Budget 2026: Singapore’s SkillsFuture reset must go beyond just AI readiness

PM Lawrence Wong announced during Budget 2026 that Workforce Singapore and SkillsFuture Singapore would be merged into a single agency overseeing skills training, career guidance and job matching services.

SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore to merge into new statutory board

The move aims to create a more integrated ecosystem for jobs and skills, and one that can better respond better as the economy faces rapid structural shifts.

More Budget support needed for S’pore SMEs to navigate challenges, AI training for employees: Panel

(From left) Mr Ajay Sanganeria, partner and head of tax at KPMG in Singapore; Mr Ang Yuit, president of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises; Mr Aslam Sardar, Institute for Human Resource Professionals chief executive; and Mr David Toh, management committee member at the Securities Investors Association (Singapore); at a roundtable on Feb 6.

After a strong year, this Singapore Budget faces tough choices

In his Budget speech on Feb 18, 2025, PM Lawrence Wong unveiled a slew of short-term support alongside longer-term measures for the future.

Over 1 in 2 S’poreans aged 30 to 75 used SkillsFuture credit, surge driven by year-end deadline: SSG

606,000 individuals took up SSG-supported training in 2025, up from 555,000 in 2024.

Work and study requirements could be better integrated to build AI literacy: Koh Poh Koon

Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State for Education David Neo and Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Health Koh Poh Koon interacting with female Grab partners during an AI upskilling workshop conducted by GrabAcademy on Feb 5, 2026.

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