Singapore Government Releases National AI Strategy Plan 2.0 For AI Innovation And Challenges

Illustration of AI talent utilization. (photo: x @MRRRydon)

JAKARTA - On December 4, the Singapore government released an updated National AI Strategy 2.0. This program details how they plan to embrace innovation and overcome challenges related to artificial intelligence (AI).

Singapore divides its AI strategy into three different systems consisting of 10 levers that drive the system and 15 action measures to make the system work. Its first AI strategy was introduced in 2019.

The systematic approach of this updated plan focuses on its three main areas of society, including what it calls "activity movers," people and communities, and "infrastructure and environment."

One of the measures in Singapore's strategy is to plan the development of a new AI's "Excellence Center" in companies operating in the country to advance "creation and use of advanced AI value in key sectors."

The updated AI plan also has benchmarks to equip government agencies with "special knowledge, technical capabilities, and regulatory tools" as well as "advising" AI expertise in all Singaporean public employees.

According to the vision, Singapore plans to use its government capacity to create resources that support AI adoption in the public sector.

In addition, they stated that they plan to increase the number of "AI practices" or local experts to 15,000 through improved AI training programs, AI technology and talent channels, and that they are "main open" to global talent.

The report states that various technology training programs focused on AI development have put more than 2,700 individuals in "good work" to date.

Like many other countries around the world, they also plan to increase their computing capacity.

To do so, Singapore said it plans to deepen cooperation with major players in the industry, including chipmakers and cloud service providers, as well as support local computing companies in Singapore.

They plan to implement their actions within the next 3-5 years to support their ambitions in the AI sector.

Singapore is following in the footsteps of other countries in its efforts to embrace AI. Recently, in its AI Safety Summit, the UK said it plans to invest 300 million to obtain and operate two AI supercomputers to increase its footprint in the global AI race.

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