Singapore is refreshing its national artificial intelligence strategy as it plans to strengthen its position as global AI hub, said Josephine Teo, Digital Development and Information Minister.
Speaking at the sixth edition of ATxSummit on Wednesday, Teo said “Singapore had earlier this year set up a National AI council chaired by its Prime Minister Lawrence Wong which will focus on national AI missions to broaden adoption across our economy, build deep AI capabilities and make our country a leading hub for AI innovation.”
She further informed that in order to support the work of the council, strategies and priorities are being updated, which has been built on the basis of the insights and experiences gained from implementing Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0.
“ NAIS 2.0 is a double click rather than a system reboot. We are fleshing out how to push the boundaries in each component of our AI ecosystem,” Teo highlighted.
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She stressed that the country’s national AI missions are attracting leading AI firms to develop, test and scale trusted and globally relevant AI solutions, adding that in areas like healthcare and education AI is being used for public good and to improve the well-being of the citizens of the country.
Singapore has one of the most AI exposed workforces in the world as according to a 2024 report ‘Impact of AI on Singapore’s Labor Market’ by International Monetary Fund, 77% of Singaporean workers are in high AI-exposure occupations compared to 60% in advanced economics and 40% in emerging markets.
According to a release this year’s summit will bring together government leaders from Asia, the Middle East and United States, along with representatives from international organisations such as the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well industry and academic leaders in the field of artificial intelligence and technology.
The major highlight of the first day of the summit was the showcase of 11 projects from the AI Ready ASEAN Youth Challenge. According to a release these projects demonstrated how ASEAN youth are shaping practical AI solutions for public good. These projects focused on healthcare, education, social inclusion and agriculture, with a common objective of improving lives and strengthening communities.
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam rewarded teams from Brunei, Cambodia and Myanmar for their innovative applications aligned to the Challenge’s focus on knowledge, skills and learning, scientific progress, and stronger communities, the release mentioned.
The release further informed that Brunei’s ΣHAI developed an AI-powered dementia care platform using speech, language and video analysis to support earlier detection, personalised caregiver guidance, and care coordination.
Cambodia’s Voha.ai helps hearing-impaired children improve pronunciation through real-time speech recognition and visual mouth-tracking and Myanmar’s Future Flux provides an offline AI education platform powered by edge computing to provide rural students with digital learning, adaptive lessons and AI tutoring.
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