Singapore committed over S$1 billion (2025-2030) under the National AI Research and Development (NAIRD) Plan to strengthen public AI research capabilities. Focus areas: Research Centres of Excellence in responsible and resource-efficient AI, applied AI research for industry, and talent development. At COS 2026, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information launched the National AI Impact Programme (NAIIP) to strengthen AI capabilities across enterprises and workers. Part of National AI Strategy 2.0 (NAIS 2.0), which positions Singapore as a global AI hub for public good.
World-First Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI (IMDA/MAS)
Singapore's IMDA published the world-first Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI, with MAS releasing an accompanying AI Risk Toolkit and guidelines consultation. The framework emphasizes human accountability, risk bounding, and security in multi-agent systems. This positions Singapore as the jurisdiction-bridge for agentic AI governance — pro-innovation with accountability.
Singapore committed S$1B+ over 5 years (2025-2030) under National AI Research and Development (NAIRD) Plan focusing on fundamental research, applied AI, and talent pipeline. National AI Impact Programme (NAIIP) launched at 2026 Committee of Supply Debates to strengthen enterprise and worker AI capabilities.
NAIIP Launched — 10K Enterprises, 100K Workers AI Fluency by 2029
Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information launched the National AI Impact Programme (NAIIP), targeting 10,000 enterprises in 3 years and 100,000 workers trained in AI by 2029. Sector-specific fluency programmes for accountancy and legal launched H1 2026. Technical track aims to upgrade software engineers into full-stack AI agent engineers. NAIIP complements the S$1B NAIRD compute investment with human capital development.