MDDI 演讲稿 · 2025-01-17
陈杰豪高级政务部长在亚洲人工智能节上的开幕致辞
Opening Address by SMS Tan Kiat How at the Artificial Intelligence Festival Asia
要点
- • 新加坡 2023 年数字经济贡献约 17.7% 名义 GDP（约 1130 亿新元）；科技专业人士超过 20.8 万——约 70%+ 是本地人。
- • 「我们的竞争对手不是 AI，而是别人——更会用 AI 的人」。一名能用生成式 AI 高效服务客户的律师，比不能的更有竞争力。
- • AI 落地工具：AI CoE + 《数码企业蓝图》+ IMDA 与 EnterpriseSG 的「生成式 AI 沙盒」+ CTO-as-a-Service（含 PSG 补助）。
- • 人才管线：Women in Tech（已第 6 年）+ Girls in Tech 上游延伸；TIP Alliance（理工 + ITE）；TeSA 已帮助约 18,000 名本地人进入科技岗位；Budget 2024 给 SkillsFuture Credits 与 Level-Up Programme 加码。
- • 签署 MOU：ASME 与 ITE、新加坡理工学院（SP）、南洋理工学院（NYP）合作——给学生实操经验、产业相关培训、与潜在雇主连接。
完整译文（中文）
MDDI 英文原文译文 · 翻译日期：2026-05-03
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数码发展及新闻部高级政务部长 Tan Kiat How 在「亚洲人工智能节」（AIFA）上的开幕致辞（2025 年 1 月 17 日）
新加坡中小企业商会（ASME）会长 Ang Yuit 先生，
各位女士、先生：
1. 早安。我很高兴出席「亚洲 AI 节」。
2. 这是一个重要话题——我很高兴我们把心力聚焦在它上。
新加坡在 AI 发展中的位置
3. 数字技术一直是新加坡经济增长、生产力与创新的主要驱动力之一。
4. 对大、小公司——以及从制造、零售到专业服务等各行业——数字技术无处不在——并一直是公司保持竞争力、为所有新加坡人创造机会的重要使能器。
5. 2023 年——新加坡数字经济贡献了约 17.7% 的名义 GDP——约合 1,130 亿新元——并不算小——并且这个数字多年来一直在增长。
6. 数字经济的成长——也为本地员工创造了激动人心的机会。比如——科技专业人士目前在我们劳动力中超过 20.8 万——约占 5%。其中 70% 以上是本地人——为本地人创造了好机会、好工作、好职业。
7. 与此同时——AI 技术发展将让变化的节奏变得更快——它有潜力改造行业分段、商业模式与岗位。我们已经在许多行业看到这种改造的早期信号——前面我提到了制造业、机器人、AI 驱动的自动化——还有服务业、医疗——不只是医疗服务的交付，更包括上游的药物递送、药物发现，以及前线服务、零售、餐饮。没有任何服务不被 AI 空间正在发生的某些改造所触及。
8. 作为一个小型、开放的经济体——新加坡必须拥抱这些技术趋势——并机敏地充分利用它们。
9. 我们一直如此——无论是互联网早期——你们建网站、做门户、通过互联网交付新服务——还是云到云计算、社交媒体等数字技术。
10. 我们一直机敏地充分利用技术——同时缓释下行风险——把护栏放就位——防范我们看到的一些「在线伤害」。
11. 在 AI 空间——新加坡同样致力于「AI 发展与采用」——为我们的企业与员工捕获机会，同时缓释潜在风险。我们是小经济体——不能假装这些趋势不会发生。这是「颠覆 vs 发展」的选择——政府坚定站在企业与员工一侧——发展、再培训、升级、抓新机会——同时努力缓冲颠覆对员工与企业的影响——这一直是我们的方法。
12. 2023 年 12 月推出的《国家 AI 战略 2.0》——指引我们「把 AI 作为善的力量」、「构建欣欣向荣的 AI 生态」、「为新机会培育劳动力」、「为创新培育可信环境」。
数字与 AI 采用倡议
13. 新加坡正在加大跨行业 AI 采用力度。
14. 我们正在设立「AI 卓越中心」（CoE）——驱动关键行业精细的 AI 价值创造与使用——并将持续在这一空间做更多。
15. 去年我们推出了《数码企业蓝图》（Digital Enterprise Blueprint）——一个关键聚焦点是——在企业与员工中促进 AI 采用。
16. 比如——IMDA 与新加坡企业发展局（EnterpriseSG）的「生成式 AI 沙盒」——帮助 SME 在营销、销售、客户互动等业务职能上测试 AI 加持的数字方案。
17. 我看过一些方案与部署——非常令人鼓舞——已经采用的 SME 告诉我——他们获得了显著的生产力提升——更重要的是——能更好地服务客户——不只是新加坡的客户——还有越来越多的海外客户。所以我鼓励 SME 充分利用各项倡议、采用技术——创造新机会。
18. SME 也可以接入「CTO-as-a-Service」——找到契合自身需求的数字工具与方案——包括 AI 加持方案——并通过「生产力解决方案补助」（PSG）获得资金支持。
19. 这对许多 SME 非常有用——你们都同意——不同行业的 SME 需求差别很大。制造业的 SME 与零售、餐饮的 SME——客户、业务流程、数字成熟度都很不一样。
20. 比如——一家刚起步、迈出数字技术第一步的 SME——能用的方案套件，与一家已经做了较久、规模更大的 SME——大不相同。
21. 「CTO-as-a-Service」等 SME 倡议——已经尝试为不同类型的 SME 量身定制咨询与支持。所以——我鼓励所有 SME 都来看看——找一个对你有用的东西。
劳动力准备与包容的数字转型
22. 与此同时——最重要的成分不是技术。归根结底——是「人」。对人与技能的投入——是长期增长与「能用上技术」的关键。
23. 我经常和同事说——我们的竞争——不在「员工或专业人士 vs 机器人或 AI」——我们的竞争对手不是技术——技术不会抢走工作——抢走工作的、与我们竞争的——是「能比我们更会用技术的人」。
24. 比如——一名能用生成式 AI 与 AI 能力高效做事、更好地服务客户的律师——比一位不会用的律师更有竞争力。同样——你可以推演到行业或经济中各种岗位。我们的竞争对手不是技术——是「更会、更高效用技术的人」。
25. 越来越多——这种竞争不再只是本地——我们也在与海外竞争。我重申前面的点——我们是小经济体——不能假装颠覆与竞争不存在。但我们如何装备自己变得更具竞争力——以便作为经济、行业、企业、员工——继续相关、做得好？
26. 这就是为什么政府以多种方式与产业紧密合作。
27. 「Women in Tech」（已经第 6 年）——帮助提升科技行业女性的代表性。
28. 多样性很重要——它把不同的视角与想法带到桌前——激发更多创新与创造力。我们也向上游延伸——「Girls in Tech」让更多年轻女学生接触可能性、追求她们对科技的兴趣。
29. 对理工学院与 ITE 学生——我们组建了「TechSkills Accelerator for ITE and Polytechnics」（TIP Alliance）——IMDA 与产业伙伴及学校领导紧密合作——给我们理工学院与 ITE 毕业生装备技能、抓住科技岗位机会。
30. 对中职转型者——我们将继续投入显著支持——帮助成熟员工再培训与升级。
31. 「TechSkills Accelerator」等国家级倡议——已帮助约 18,000 名本地人获得科技就业机会。这通过 TeSA「先就业再培训」（place-and-train）项目（如「公司主导培训」）与公司紧密合作完成。
32. 2024 财政预算案为 SkillsFuture Credits 与「Level-Up 计划」加码——帮助希望通过全日制文凭项目再培训的中年新加坡人。
33. 因此——我们与产业、IHL（高等教育机构）、学校紧密合作——投入显著努力——装备我们的人——不仅刚出校园的毕业生，也包括在职员工与中职转型者——让他们继续相关、有竞争力——并借助技术增强工作中的能力与生产力。
公私合作
34. 但政府无法独自做到。产业、教育机构与劳动力发展机构之间的协同——是一种「强大的协同」——是我们的「秘方」。能这样做的国家不多。我会说——我们能做到——是因为我们多年投入的关系——紧密协作。这是新加坡独特的一面——是我们「身份的优势」——能把不同方走到一起、合作攻关、找出实务步骤、作为社群与人民共同前进。
35. 我很高兴——「新加坡中小企业商会」（ASME）一直是连接公共与私营部门的关键——推动一个更利于成长与发展、有活力的经济环境。
36. 我也很高兴——ASME 将进一步承诺提升劳动力。
37. ASME 将与 ITE、新加坡理工学院（SP）、南洋理工学院（NYP）合作——为这些机构的学生提供实操经验与产业相关培训——并把他们与潜在的未来雇主连起来。
38. 这些倡议将赋能我们的劳动力拥抱 AI、数字化与网络安全——一同迈入数字未来。
39. 这是一个鼓舞人心的步骤——因为如果你看我们经济的画像——绝大多数公司是 SME——它们雇佣了相当大比例的劳动力。让更多公司在 SME 能接受的速度与规模上使用技术——为这些公司创造更多机会——更高效、更具竞争力——也提升整个经济、抬升整个行业。
40. 与此同时——为学生创造更好的工作机会——不只是「工作生活」或者一个利于成长的商业环境——因为你借助工具更高效、聚焦于公司里的高价值活动——同时也为这些 SME 中的员工创造更多有意义的职业路径与晋升空间。
41. 这就是我们对「公司、IHL 与政府走到一起、共同推进」的思考方式。
结尾
42. 今天——ASME 与 ITE 及理工学院签署的 MOU——是朝这个方向迈出的重要一大步。我感谢 ASME 组织这一努力——感谢产业、感谢所有 SME 对这一项目的支持。我鼓励学生「在抱负上要敢」、并去探索。我相信——即便我们采用与拥抱技术、并缓释下行——前方仍有许多激动人心的机会。
43. 谢谢。
英文原文
MDDI 官网原始记录 · 抓取日期：2026-05-02
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Opening Address by Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information, at the Artificial Intelligence Festival Asia (AIFA) (17 January 2025)
Mr Ang Yuit, President, Association of Small and Medium Enterprises
Ladies and Gentlemen
1. Good morning. I am happy to join all of you at the AI Festival Asia.
2. This is an important topic, and I am glad that we are focusing our minds on this.
Singapore's Position in AI Development
3. Digital technology has always been a major driver of Singapore’s economic growth, productivity and innovation.
4. For companies, large and small, and across different sectors, from manufacturing to retail to professional services, digital technology is pervasive and has been an important enabler for companies to remain competitive and to create opportunities for all Singaporeans.
5. In 2023, Singapore’s digital economy contributed about 17.7% to our nominal GDP. That is about S$113 billion, not insignificant, and it has grown over the years.
6. The growth of the digital economy has also created exciting opportunities for our local workers. For example, tech professionals now number more than 208,000 in our workforce, which is about 5%. More than 70% of these tech professionals are locals. So, creating good opportunities, good jobs and good careers for our locals.
7. At the same time, the pace of change is expected to pick up with developments in AI technology, which has the potential to transform industry segments, business models and jobs. We see early signs of this transformation across many different sectors, I mentioned manufacturing earlier, robotics, automation powered by AI, to services, healthcare. Not just the delivery of healthcare services, but all the way upstream: drug delivery, drug discovery and of course frontline services, retail, food and beverages. No service is untouched by some of the transformation that we see happening in the AI space.
8. As a small, open economy, Singapore will have to embrace these technological trends and be nimble to take full advantage of them.
9. And we have always done so, whether is it early years of the Internet, where you were putting up websites, creating web portals, delivering new services over the Internet to digital technologies like cloud-to-cloud computing, social media.
10. We have always been very nimble to take full advantage of the technology while mitigating the downside, putting guardrails in place to prevent some of the online harms that we see.
11. In an AI space, Singapore is likewise committed to AI development and adoption, for our businesses and workers to reap opportunities, while mitigating potential risks. We are a small economy. We cannot pretend that these trends do not happen. It’s a choice between disruption or development, and the government is firmly on the side of businesses and workers to develop, reskill, upskill, seize new opportunities, while trying to cushion the impact on workers and businesses due to the disruption, and that has always been our approach.
12. The National AI Strategy 2.0, launched in Dec 2023 guides our effort in harnessing AI as a force for good, building a thriving AI ecosystem, developing our workforce for new opportunities, and fostering a trusted environment for innovation.
Digital and AI Adoption Initiatives
13. Singapore is intensifying AI adoption across industries.
14. We are establishing AI Centres of Excellence (or CoEs) to drive sophisticated AI value creation and usage in key sectors, and we will continue to do more in this space.
15. We launched the Digital Enterprise Blueprint last year. A key focus area of the Digital Enterprise Blueprint is to foster AI adoption among our enterprises and workers.
16. For example, initiatives like the Generative AI sandbox by IMDA and Enterprise Singapore help SMEs test AI-enabled digital solutions in business functions like marketing and sales, and customer engagement.
17. I have taken a look at some of the solutions and deployments. Very encouraging, and SMEs, who adopted those solutions, have shared with me that they have reaped significant productivity gains, and more importantly, be able to service their customers better, not just customers here in Singapore, but increasingly overseas. So I encourage SMEs to make full use of the various initiatives and adopt technology to create new opportunities.
18. SMEs can also access Chief Technology Officer as a service, or CTO-as-a-Service, to find suitable digital tools and solutions catered to their specific needs, including AI-enabled solutions, with funding support through Productivity Solutions Grant (or PSG).
19. This is very useful for many SMEs, because as all of you would agree, SMEs in different sectors have different needs. The SME in the manufacturing sector versus SME in retail, F&B sector, your needs are very different. Your customers, business processes and digital maturity are very different.
20. For example, a SME just starting up and on the first step of adopting digital technology has a very different set up of solutions that they can use compared to a SME that has been doing digital technologies and maybe with a larger company.
21. The SME initiatives like CTO-as-a-Service and other various initiatives have tried to tailor some of the advisory and support to different types of SMEs. So, I encourage all our SMEs to just check it out and find something that may be useful for you.
Workforce Preparation and Inclusive Digital Transformation
22. At the same time, one of the most important ingredients is not technology. At the end of the day it is about people. It is our investment in our people and skills which is critical for long-term growth and to use the technology.
23. I always share with colleagues that our competition is not between the workers or the professional with the robot or AI. Our competition is not with the technology. Technology is not taking over a job. Who is taking over a job, who is competing with us, is someone else who can use technology better than us.
24. For example, a lawyer who can use Gen AI and AI capabilities to do things productively and to serve a client better is more competitive than a lawyer that does not. Likewise, you can think of different job roles across the industry or economy. Similarly, our competition is not with the technology. It is someone else who can use the technology better and more productively.
25. Increasingly, this competition is not just local, but we are competing somewhere else overseas. I bring back the earlier point that we are a small economy. We cannot pretend disruption of competition does not happen. But how do we equip ourselves to be more competitive so that we can continue to be relevant and do well as an economy, as an industry sector and our businesses and workers.
26. This is why the government has been working closely with the industry in many ways.
27. Initiatives such as Women in Tech, which is into its 6th year, have helped to increase the representation of women in the tech sector.
28. Diversity is important, as it brings about different perspectives and ideas to the table, sparking more innovation and creativity. We are also going further upstream with the Girls in Tech initiative to give more exposure to younger female students to know what the possibilities are and pursue their interests in tech.
29. For Poly and ITE students, we have formed the TechSkills Accelerator for ITE and Polytechnics Programme (TIP Alliance), an initiative where IMDA works very closely with industry partners, including our leadership in schools, to equip our graduates from our polytechnics and ITE with skills to take up tech job opportunities.
30. For mid-careerists, we will continue to invest in significant support to help mature workers re-skill and upskill.
31. National initiatives such as the TechSkills Accelerator has helped to upskill about 18,000 locals to secure tech employment opportunities. This is done in close partnership with companies, through TeSA place-and-train programmes such as company-led training.
32. Budget 2024 has topped-up to SkillsFuture Credits and the Level-Up Programme for mid-career Singaporeans looking to re-skill through full-time diploma programmes.
33. So we are putting in place significant effort, working closely with our partners, industry partners, IHLs and schools, to equip our people, not just those coming out from school graduating, but also virtual workers, mid-careerists, to be able to continue to be relevant and competitive and use technology to enhance their skills and productivity in the workplace.
Public-Private partnership
34. But the government cannot do this alone. The synergy between industry, our education institutes and workforce development agencies is a powerful one. It is our secret sauce. Not many countries can do it. And I will say that we can do this because of the significant relationship we have invested into this relationship over a period of time, working very closely together. It is something that is unique in Singapore, it is a strong identity advantage for us, the ability to bring different parties together, work on problems, come up with practical steps to address the issue and move forward together as a community and as a people.
35. I am very happy that the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) has been key in bridging public and private sectors to promote a more conducive business environment which facilitates growth and development of a vibrant economy.
36. I am pleased that ASME will be furthering their commitment to uplift the workforce.
37. ASME will be partnering the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore Polytechnic (SP), and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), to provide practical experience and industry relevant training to the students from these institutions, and connect them with potential future employers.
38. These initiatives will empower our workforce to embrace AI, digitalisation, and cybersecurity, as we stride into the digital future.
39. This is an encouraging step, because if you look at the profile of our economy, the large bulk of our companies are SMEs, who hire a significant proportion of our workforce. To be able to get more companies to use technology on a wide scale on in a sector and at a pace that SMEs are comfortable with, creates many more opportunities for these companies, reproductive and competitive, and uplift our total economy that uplifts the entire industry sector.
40. At the same time, creating better work opportunities for our students, not just work life or a conducive business environment, because you use tools to be more productive, so you focus on the high value activities in your company, but at the same time create more pathways for workers in those SMEs to have fulfilling careers and progress to do well.
41. That is really a part of how we think about a partnership with our companies, our institutes of higher learning and the government coming together to give a boost to many of these efforts.
Conclusion
42. The MoUs today, signed by ASME with our ITE and polytechnics is a big and important step in this direction. I would like to express my thanks to ASME for organising this effort, and to the industry, all SMEs out there for supporting this programme. I would like to encourage our students to be bold in your aspirations and to explore. I think there are many exciting opportunities even as we adopt and embrace technology and mitigate the downside.
43. Thank you.