Singapore sets national AI strategy with focus on skills and ethics

Singapore is ramping up efforts to harness artificial intelligence (AI) across its economy through a national strategy that encompasses skills training and industry partnerships while promoting the responsible use of AI. Unveiling the national AI strategy at the Singapore Fintech Festival, Singapore's deputy prime minister, Heng Swee Keat, said AI is the country's next step in its smart nation initiative, noting that AI is already being used in several aspects of daily life. To bring the strategy to fruition, the government has identified five national AI projects to address key national challenges, and to deliver social and economic benefits to Singaporeans. These projects include intelligent freight planning in logistics, smart estates, chronic disease management in healthcare, personalised education and border security. Heng said the national AI strategy will be rolled out iteratively, to respond to the rapidly changing technology landscape and to tap new opportunities brought about by AI.