SG society

SG’s approach to AI

Accelerating AI adoption to enhance economic productivity, focusing on industries like healthcare, finance, and education.

AI Singapore Initiative (AISG)

focused on scaling up AI capabilities → hyper-automation via robotic process automation (RPA) and intelligent systems to streamline processes

Effect: singapore emerging as a leader in AI

SG 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) expansion

deployment of 5g networks enabling advanced IoT applications across smart cities, healthcare and logistics due to faster, real-time data processing.

Applications: autonomous transport systems such as Auto Rider (autonomous shuttle service in Gardens by the bay)

Blockchain technology

SG is Ranked amongst global leaders. Leveraged for secure and transparent data management, and is being implemented in finance, supply chain and digital identity sectors.

Deepfake

PM Wong went on Facebook to warn Singaporeans of a video using a deepfake to promote an investment scam

ChatGPT in civil service

A version of it is being developed to assist in research, crafting of speeches and even for student testimonials

Drones

SG requires users to have permits to fly ones that weigh more than 7 feet and above 200 feet. They also cannot be flown over people, crowds or vehiclesand should not interfere with emergency service providers

Cybersecurity

SG is investing heavily in R&D, driving advancements in threat detection, data privacy and secure online transactions which are essential for protecting businesses and residents in an increasingly interconnected environment

In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)

in 2022, SG passed a law allowing women aged 21-35 to freeze their eggs for future use, especially since women are marrying later in life

IVF controversy where a woman’s extracted eggs were fertlised by sperm from a man that was not her husband

in 2010, at Thomson Medical’s fertility. The incident was only discovered after the woman gave birth

3D Bio-Printing through specialised Bioinks:
An example of it used in maxillofacial and reconstructive surgery

2021, SG made headlines involving the use of a 3D printed jaw in reconstructive surgery after the patient lost a portion of their jaw due to a tumour.

SG literacy rate

97.6 %, but with 283k in Singapore aged 15-64 who were illiterate in English

SG numeracy and literary skills in adults

Found to be lacking compared to peers from other countries. OECD’s director suggested that the challenge for Singapore was in doing more for older adults who are left behind if they lack paper qualifications

Metacognition

• In 2022, Singapore came in first in mathematics, science and reading tests in the PISA ranking, a study conducted by OECD every three years. This was an improvement from its previous number two position in 2018. Significantly, Singapore was also the top-performing education system in Creative Thinking. 6 in 10 Singapore students were top performers in this category by demonstrating the ability to generate original and diverse ideas for a wide range of problem-solving tasks which required expression and imagination. This is more than twice the OECD average proportion. 

• The Pisa test also found that Singapore students are "less confident" in their own ability to adapt their thinking and behaviours in some situations, compared to their OECD peers. Only 50 per cent of the students believe they can deal with novel situations versus the OECD average of 59 per cent.

• 73% of Singapore students also believe that creativity is not limited to the arts, and almost half (48%) reported a growth mindset about creativity, believing it to be malleable. 

• However, despite their high levels of creative thinking, it seems that Singapore students lack the confidence to think of themselves as creative. Less than half of our students had the confidence to say they could produce good stories, drawings, or invent new things. This was significantly less than the OECD average.