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Josephine Teo Calls for Careful Agentic AI Testing Before Wider Enterprise Use
Agentic AI — autonomous systems that act on behalf of humans without moment-by-moment oversight — is shaping up to be the next big test for Singapore's AI governance framework. Speaking at IBM Think on Tour Singapore, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo delivered a clear message: the tools businesses are rushing to deploy may outpace the safeguards designed to contain them.
Cvent Brings AI-Focused Accelerate Conference Back to Singapore for Fifth Edition
Cvent returns to Singapore on 6 August for the fifth edition of its Accelerate conference, the first under the company's new global brand identity. The event will explore how AI, data and Event-Led Growth are reshaping business events from operational exercises into measurable growth drivers for the region's hospitality and marketing professionals.
Singapore Workers Race Ahead With AI But Employers Struggle to Keep Pace, New Data Shows
Singapore ranks second globally in AI workplace adoption with 63.4% of the working-age population using AI, but Microsoft Singapore warns employers are failing to translate individual experimentation into organisational value. The gap between worker-led adoption and employer-led transformation is the next frontier for the city-state's AI economy.
AI Is Reshaping Where Singapore Companies Hire, Survey of 250 Firms Finds
The talent crunch in Singapore's AI sector has reached a tipping point. With 80 per cent of local companies reporting that finding qualified professionals is harder than it was a year ago, a growing number of employers are looking beyond the island's borders to fill roles that didn't even exist three years...
Singapore Sharpens National AI Strategy to Drive Enterprise Adoption and Build 'AI Bilingual' Workforce
Singapore's approach to artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. The government's updated National AI Strategy, outlined by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo at IBM Think on Tour Singapore on July 21, shifts emphasis from foundational capability-building to...
Changi General Hospital and IBM Build AI-Powered Emergency Training Platform for Paediatric Crisis Response
Singapore's Changi General Hospital is partnering with IBM to develop an AI-powered training platform that uses mixed-reality simulations and watsonx.ai to prepare healthcare teams for paediatric mass-casualty incidents. The system analyses voice communications, treatment decisions, and coordination patterns — human factors that traditional manikin drills simply cannot measure at scale.
Singapore warns AI is turning technology from tool to 'actor in its own right'
Singapore's Permanent Secretary for Defence Joseph Leong delivered a stark warning at the 4th Digital Defence Symposium on Monday: technology is evolving from a tool wielded by humans into an autonomous actor capable of evaluating, deciding, and executing at machine speed.
Singapore Unveils Sweeping AI Governance Overhaul: GenAI Data Rules and Chatbot 'Nutrition Labels'
Singapore has drawn a clearer line around how businesses can use personal data in artificial intelligence, releasing two major policy frameworks at the inaugural Singapore Data Festival that cover everything from web-scraping for model training to the labels on consumer chatbots. Together, the Personal Data Protection Commission's GenAI advisory guidelines and the Infocomm Media Development Authority's chatbot transparency code represent the most significant AI governance update since the National AI Strategy 2.0.
Singapore Armed Forces Partners IBM to Explore Quantum Computing for Mission Planning
Quantum computing has long been described as the next frontier in computational power, and Singapore's defence establishment is now taking active steps to understand how it can be put to practical use. On July 21, the Singapore Armed Forces' Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), the Defence Science and...
Singapore Bets Big on Healthcare AI, But the Toughest Challenge Isn't the Technology
A new analysis from The Business Times reveals the gap between Singapore's ambitious healthcare AI strategy and the commercial realities facing startups and hospitals. While the government has committed S$37 billion under RIE 2030 and launched the Simfoni national AI model, industry leaders caution that only a minority of healthcare AI algorithms ever make it into profitable clinical deployment...
UK's Winnow Acquires Singapore's Lumitics to Expand AI Food Waste Platform Across Asia-Pacific
London-based AI food waste company Winnow has acquired Singapore-founded Lumitics, bringing together two leading platforms for commercial kitchen sustainability across Asia-Pacific. Lumitics, founded in 2017 by Rayner Loi, deployed its computer vision and AI technology across more than 20 countries serving hotel groups including Accor, Marriott, and Four Seasons...
Some Singapore retailers turn to China for ideas on live commerce and AI as c...
Singapore retailers are looking 3,700 kilometres north for inspiration on how to blend physical stores with digital commerce. A group of about 30 local retailers travelled to Hangzhou in March 2026 on a study trip organised by the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA), visiting China's live-commerce...