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As S'pore takes quantum computing leap, its tech workforce needs a skill boost

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat speaks at the Asia Tech x Singapore summit on May 31, 2022. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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SINGAPORE - Singapore will soon join a handful of nations in building its own quantum computer.

Quantum computing will herald a new computing age where new drugs and battery materials can be discovered much faster, and more accurate artificial intelligence (AI) models to detect fraud, software bugs, cancer cells and hate speech can be rolled out.

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