Google, Singapore to ramp up National AI Strategy

Google exec praises Singapore for actively using technology to improve people's lives while promoting public trust

SINGAPORE: Karan Bhatia, the Global Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy at Google, was recently in Singapore, having attended the apex event of Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) as well as Google’s AI Ready ASEAN Youth Challenge. In a May 24 LinkedIn post, he praised Singapore for it’s handing of AI, writing, “Singapore gets it. They’re actively using technology to improve people’s lives while building the guardrails to promote public trust.”…

Google, Singapore to ramp up National AI Strategy

Google and the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) are collaborating to harness frontier AI as a force for good – including deploying AI to solve society’s challenges, fostering an AI-ready workforce in Singapore, driving enterprise innovation, and creating a secure ecosystem.  The partnership also seeks to advance Singapore’s National AI Strategy to deploy AI at scale for economic growth and public good.  A key area of this p…