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Singapore launches National AI Strategy 2.0, aiming for 15,000 AI practitioners

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Source: Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information: National AI Strategy 2 press releaseAlso reported by Vulcan Post

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong launched Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0 on 4 December 2023 at the inaugural Singapore Conference on AI, updating the 2019 strategy. NAIS 2.0 sets out 15 actions across three systems and 10 enablers over the next three to five years, including a goal to more than triple the number of AI practitioners to 15,000.

Why it matters

Singapore set national goals for AI talent and adoption across industry and the public sector, including 15,000 AI practitioners within three to five years.

When
4 Dec 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0016
Who
Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office; Lawrence Wong

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Next stop on this Storyline: Put into practice bySingapore Budget 2024 sets aside over S$1 billion for AI over five years

Data to measure this

Compare the years before 2023 with the years since in these series. National sources for Singapore come first.

  • Singapore Digital Economy ReportInfocomm Media Development AuthoritySize of Singapore’s digital economy, AI adoption by firms, worker AI use and tech workforce.Years: 2024 · annual · report only · PDF · Starts at or after this date
  • OECD.AI: AI talent and skillsOECD.AI (data from LinkedIn)AI talent concentration, AI hiring, AI job posting share, AI skills and net AI talent migration by country.Years: 2015-present · monthly · query tool · Covers before and after

All data for Singapore

Cite this story

WTA-N-2023-0016: “Singapore launches National AI Strategy 2.0, aiming for 15,000 AI practitioners.” wheresthe.ai, 4 Dec 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/sg-national-ai-strategy-2-2023-12/ (source: Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information: National AI Strategy 2 press release).

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