Online safety, support for firms, workers to use Al among ministries' priorities

With rising scams, cyber bullying and increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks, the authorities will work to help Singaporeans stay safe online.

- Tham Yuen-C Senior Political Correspondent

They will also give companies and workers more support in adopting artificial intelligence as AI tools become more accessible, according to the Ministry of Digital Development and Information’s (MDDI) addendum to the President’s Address released on Sept 19.

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, in setting out the Cabinet’s agenda during his speech on Sept 5, had said the Government’s task is to make it practical for every enterprise to harness Al, while stepping up the reskilling and upskilling of every segment of the workforce. In this way, AI can be used to raise efficiency and to complement human abilities, so that the gains are shared broadly and all Singaporeans are involved in building new sources of competitiveness, he said.

The Public Service Division and its Public Sector Science and Technology Policy and Plans Office as well as the Strategy Group under the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Law also released their addenda on Sept 19.

Here are some highlights:

Ministry of Digital Development and Information