Singapore, known as the bustling tech haven with giants like Microsoft and Alphabet in its midst, is about to crank up its tech game, and here’s the inside scoop. With a solid population of 5.45 million, we’re teaming up with big shots in the industry, the chipmakers, and cloud service honchos, to give our high-performance computing a serious boost. Oh, and did I mention the big news? Our Deputy Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, just spilled the tea – we’re going all-in to triple our squad of AI experts. Yep, think the brainiacs – machine-learning engineers, and scientists. A whopping 15,000 tech wizards. It’s like the grand plan for Singapore’s takeover in the world of artificial intelligence.
Nvidia, the tech giant, threw in a jaw-dropping $2.7 billion in revenue for the quarter ending in October, and guess who got a chunk of that love? Singapore, that’s who! We snagged the fourth spot globally for raking in the cash for Nvidia, right up there with big players like the United States, China, and Taiwan. The deets? Nvidia spilled it all in their filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
But here’s the real deal – we’re not just looking outside; we’re boosting our local talent, amping up AI training programs, and making sure our researchers have all the graphic processing units (GPUs) they need. The government’s throwing in some sweeteners – more perks for the tech sector, a thumbs-up for AI startups with accelerator programs, and a gentle nudge for companies to set up those snazzy AI “centres of excellence.”
And guess what? The tech wave doesn’t stop there! Our Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) just threw down a cool $52.3 million to cook up Southeast Asia’s first large language model. It’s like a linguistic masterpiece tailored for our diverse languages.
