Google says Singapore has ‘very high’ potential to be a global AI hub
Singapore — A climate that encourages innovation contributes to Singapore’s “very high” potential as a global hub for artificial intelligence, according to a Google Cloud official.
“Powerful public and private partnerships are necessary for AI to realize its potential,” says Caroline Yap, managing director of Google Cloud’s global AI business and applied engineering.
Yap gave a speech on the fringes of the January Explore AI Summit, which Google Cloud and the Singaporean government organized to honor the best generative AI solutions from businesses that participated in the “AI Trailblazers” program.
The Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Digital Industry Singapore, Google Cloud, and the Ministry of Communications and Information in Singapore first announced the program in July.
In addition to improving public sector use cases like citizen services, strong public-private partnerships can also promote an environment that is conducive to innovation, according to Yap.
One of the first nations to have an AI strategy was Singapore, which unveiled the National AI Strategy 2.0 in December, an updated version of its goals to increase the usage of AI.
Two sandboxes were established as part of the AI Trailblazers project to give up to 100 enterprises in the city-state access to high-performance graphics processing units, low-code developer tools, Vertex AI platform, and pre-trained generative AI models offered by Google Cloud. This makes it possible for them to create and test their own generative AI solutions in a specialized, cloud-based environment.
43 organizations from the public and private sectors successfully created their own generative AI solutions using Google’s AI stack thanks to the cooperative relationship.
Additionally, Yap stated that it benefits all Singaporeans, “either as consumers of these technologies or being in the economy as it grows for these types of innovation.”
Yap said to CNBC that while some countries are open and cooperative like Singapore’s, others aren’t. She didn’t go into detail about the nations they were.
According to Kendrick Chan, senior policy analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Worldwide Change, Singapore already has many of the essential building blocks in place to become a worldwide hub for artificial intelligence.
“The government has started a number of AI initiatives, funded regional AI research, and holds consultative discussions with tech companies in the private sector as part of its policymaking process.”
Singapore’s reputation as a center for artificial intelligence “continues to rise,” with significant opportunities for international collaboration, according to the Center for Security and Emerging Technologies. Located within Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, the center is a think tank.
According to Kendrick Chan, senior policy analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Worldwide Change, Singapore already has many of the essential building blocks in place to become a worldwide hub for artificial intelligence.
“The government has started a number of AI initiatives, funded regional AI research, and holds consultative discussions with tech companies in the private sector as part of its policymaking process.”
Singapore’s reputation as a center for artificial intelligence “continues to rise,” with significant opportunities for international collaboration, according to the Center for Security and Emerging Technologies. Located within Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, the center is a think tank.
The nation is becoming a rapidly expanding worldwide powerhouse for artificial intelligence, according to CSET’s March study. These initiatives include expediting patent approval, rewarding private investment, and filling talent shortages.
The ethics and governance of AI are also being considered at the national level. Chan stated, “All of this contributes to Singapore’s positioning as a major participant in the global AI ecosystem.
He went on to say that Singapore faces “some challenges ahead,” like intense competition from other cities for the best AI talent.
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