Manoj Harjani, Dymples Leong, Teo Yi-Ling
24 November 2020
In the year since Singapore’s National AI Strategy (NAIS) was launched, intensifying rivalry between China and the US and a global pandemic have upended the operating context. To sustain its AI ambitions, Singapore must re-evaluate how it will attract the global flows of talent and investment essential to realising its goals.
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IN 2019, SINGAPORE launched its National AI Strategy (NAIS) in pursuit of its three-point vision of the Smart Nation: First, Singapore aims to be a global hub for developing, test-bedding and scaling AI solutions. Second, AI will be used by government to deliver anticipatory and personalised services, and by businesses to generate growth in key economic sectors. Lastly, Singaporeans will be equipped with the requisite skills and competencies to thrive in an AI-driven economy.
Aligning the vision for Singapore’s AI ecosystem to the broader Smart Nation effort should translate to greater coherence for various public sector AI initiatives, minimising the need to manage competing visions. The emphasis on developing Singapore into a global hub for AI solutions recalls a familiar – and relatively successful – playbook used by policymakers in the past for sectors of the economy ranging from transportation to financial services. There is also a clear intent to deliver social and economic gains for Singaporeans, whether through better government services or developing local workforce capabilities.
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