Singapore launches one-stop portal for employer workforce support

Singapore's Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) has launched a unified digital portal giving employers access to training, job redesign, and workforce transformation resources in one place.

HRD America·3d ago

Singapore Employers Put AI Higher on 2027 Agenda as Wage Plans Cool

Singapore employers are making AI a bigger 2027 priority as wage plans cool, while costs, skills gaps and deployment hurdles persist.

TechRepublic·Sep 8

Singapore Puts Living Neurons Into AI

ASIATODAY.ID, SINGAPORE — Singapore is testing a radically different approach to computing as the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), global data...

Asiatoday.id·Aug 24

Singapore Raises 2026 Growth Forecast as AI Exports Surge

Singapore’s AI-linked electronics boom is helping lift exports and economic growth. Image generated by ChatGPT / OpenAI Singapore raised its 2026 growth forecast to 4.5%–5.5% as surging AI demand ...

TechRepublic·Aug 11

Taiwan's UMC raises 2026 capex, expands Singapore and Taiwan fabs for AI demand

TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) (2303.TW), opens new tab said on Wednesday its board approved an expansion plan, including additional cleanroom ...

Reuters·Jul 29

AI demand drives Singapore GDP but Q2 growth eases; global chipmakers hit hard

SINGAPORE – AI-related demand continued to drive Singapore’s manufacturing output in the second quarter of 2026, primarily for electronics and precision engineering, but it was not enough to sustain...

The Straits Times·Jul 18

Databricks to Invest Over US$350 Million in Singapore, Double Its Workforce

Databricks will invest over US$350 million in Singapore and double its workforce to more than 500 employees over three years.

FintechNewsSG·4d ago

Beyond STEM: Why Singapore tertiary institutions are putting more emphasis on arts and social sciences

SINGAPORE: Programming a robot to perform a series of movements once meant spending time writing lines of code. Today, with artificial intelligence handling much of the technical work, students can...

Channel NewsAsia Singapore·Sep 6

Singapore’s universities race to embrace AI as job demands transform

More employers are emphasising AI literacy and are willing to pay more for graduates with the relevant skills, analysts say After years of concern over students using artificial intelligence to cut...

South China Morning Post on MSN·Aug 18

AI capex wave pushes Singapore to double its 2026 growth outlook

Singapore GDP grew 5.9% year-on-year in Q2 2026, and MTI raised its full-year forecast to 4.5% to 5.5% as AI capital spending lifted electronics exports.

Cryptopolitan on MSN·Aug 11

Singapore on Track to Beat Cautious Official Forecast on AI

Singapore’s economy is on track to outperform the government’s own full-year growth forecast as global demand for artificial intelligence-related electronics continues to offset geopolitical...

Bloomberg L.P.·Jul 13

Google ramps up hiring for its Singapore engineering centre as AI drives demand for tech talent

The Straits Times·5d ago

Singapore’s AI Infrastructure Push: 200MW of New Data Centre Capacity Allocated

Singapore provisionally allocated 200MW of new data center capacity as it expands AI infrastructure while balancing energy and sustainability demands.

eWeek·Aug 26

Agoda and Singapore Tourism Board Strengthen Alliance with Focus on AI-Powered Innovations

Agoda and the Singapore Tourism Board have renewed their strategic partnership, expanding their collaboration to include data, technology, and AI-powered travel innovation to promote Singapore as a...

Devdiscourse·Aug 13

Singapore manufacturers, services remain upbeat on six-month outlook despite global uncertainties

AI demand and major events support firms’ outlook despite global uncertainties Read more at The Business Times.

The Business Times·Jul 30

AI demand supports Singapore NODX, but risks remain: analysts

eToro warns that growth is becoming increasingly concentrated. Singapore’s non-oil domestic export growth (NODX) is likely to remain supported by global demand for chips and AI-related hardware, ...

MSN·Jul 19

ISCA, IMDA roll out AI training initiative for accountancy sector

AIxAccountancy will drive ISCA’s campaign to upskill 60,000 finance professionals in Singapore in AI within three years.

Yahoo Finance·Jul 6