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Google has announced new investments to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts in Singapore, covering research and development, enterprise collaboration, workforce training and online safety.
The announcement was made at the Google for Singapore event, 19 years after the company opened its first local office.
Google will scale its local research and development teams across software engineering, research science and user experience design. This follows the recent opening of its DeepMind research lab in Singapore.
The company will also set up a Google Cloud Singapore Engineering Center to work directly with Singapore-based enterprises on complex technology projects, including in areas such as robotics and clean energy.
To support startup innovation, Google will launch Startup School: Prompt to Prototype.
The programme is designed to help founders turn ideas into working AI prototypes using its Gemini models.
Workforce initiatives will be consolidated under a renewed effort called Majulah AI. Google said its training programmes have reached nearly 350,000 Singaporeans since 2020.
It aims to equip 50,000 students and educators with AI skills by 2027 through physical AI Living Labs across education institutions.
Google is working with the Infocomm Media Development Authority to train 500 graduates and professionals through the Skills Ignition SG AI Challenge.
It is also collaborating with the Ministry of Education to support wider AI skills adoption across schools and tertiary institutions.
Separately, Google.org will provide an additional US$1 million in funding to AI Singapore’s Project Aquarium to improve Southeast Asian datasets and make them open source for developers in the region.
Google will also establish an AI Center of Excellence for security in Singapore. The centre will study emerging risks linked to new AI technologies.
The company has begun rolling out age assurance tools locally to apply safer default settings for users under 18 across Search, YouTube and Google Play.
Featured image: Edited by Fintech News Singapore, based on image by Google
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