- On September 25, 2025, SGTech announced the AI Impact Series (AIS) in partnership with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), aiming to help businesses shape practical AI applications and equip the workforce with necessary skills.
- The program, launched in July 2025, has already attracted over 90 businesses and 160 professionals. SGTech aims to support 300 businesses and 1,500 professionals by June 2026.
- AIS is designed based on the real needs of businesses, addressing challenges in identifying AI use cases and the skills required for deployment.
- SGTech established the AI Skills and Training Committee (AI-STC) comprising 26 members from government, research institutions, and businesses to promote AI skills training.
- Mr. Nicholas Lee (Chairman of SGTech) emphasized that the program helps businesses from identifying use cases to driving business innovation.
- SUTD, as the world’s first Design AI university, applies design thinking combined with AI to help businesses develop feasible solutions and train AI talent.
- IMDA supports the integration of Generative AI skills into the Skills Framework for ICT since 2019 and a new update in 2025, while also pushing AI upskilling with over 340,000 tech professionals trained since 2016.
- SSG affirmed that the AIS program demonstrates SGTech’s capability in transforming business needs into practical courses.
- Partners such as Grab and the Singapore Business Federation participate to help SMEs bridge the AI skills gap. GrabAcademy acts as a SkillsFuture Queen Bee, providing applied AI training for partners.
- SME businesses evaluate AIS as providing practical AI tools, helping staff become more confident in digital transformation, and considering AI training “mandatory” to ensure future competitiveness.
- 📌 On September 25, 2025, SGTech announced the AI Impact Series (AIS) in partnership with the Singapore University of Technology and Design, with the goal of helping businesses shape practical AI applications and equip the workforce with skills. With a target to support 300 businesses and 1,500 professionals by June 2026, the AI Impact Series helps Singaporean businesses identify use cases, train AI skills, and apply them to business innovation. Over 90 businesses have participated since July 2025, while partners like Grab and SBF expand the scope of impact, especially for SMEs, to accelerate comprehensive AI transformation.
