MDDI 演讲稿 · 2025-07-25
陈杰豪高级政务部长在可持续 AI 数据中心职业日上的开幕致辞
Opening Address by SMS Tan Kiat How at Sustainable AI Data Centre Career Day
要点
- • 数据中心是新加坡数字经济的关键基建，但也是大体量的能耗与水耗——所以不能简单「多建」，必须更可持续。
- • 新加坡两个工具：《绿色数据中心路线图》（去年）+《绿色标志：数据中心 2024》（GMDC:2024）。Nxera 在大士的新设施融入先进冷却与节能技术。
- • 今天的招聘会有 500+ 个空缺——数据中心专家、能源与可持续专家、机械工程师等；既适合应届生，也适合中职转型者。
- • Nxera × ITE × SIT 的工读项目（包含「绿色数据中心」专项文凭与学位）让 Azizul Hakeem 从实习生在不到一年内升为高级工程主管。
- • TIP Alliance 自 2022 年起促成 1000+ 科技岗位、1300+ 年度实习；IDT 理工毕业生中位起薪从 2700 升至 2900；TeSA 已为 19,000+ 本地人对接科技岗位。
- • AI 会自动化低价值环节——但更需要的是批判性思考、创造力、问题解决、经验与持续学习的态度。
完整译文（中文）
MDDI 英文原文译文 · 翻译日期：2026-05-03
新电信数码基建公司（Singtel Digital InfraCo）与 Nxera 首席执行官 Bill Chang 先生，
各位嘉宾，
各位女士、先生：
早安。我很兴奋出席今天的招聘会。
数据中心（DC）是新加坡未来数字经济使能基础设施的重要部分。正如 Bill 刚才清晰指出的——这不只是「砖头与水泥」，而是关于「让它运转」的东西——不只是 AI 机器，更是让这件事跑起来的「人」。数据中心是我们看新加坡数字经济（由 AI 与自动化驱动）的重要部分。鉴于各行业大规模数字化——尤其是 AI 使用增加——对 DC 的需求很强。
与此同时——数据中心占地不小，能耗与水耗也很可观。这是我们作为小国必须做的真实权衡。当对 DC 的需求增长——我们不能简单「多建」——必须找出让它们更可持续的创新办法。
这就是为什么我们去年发布了《绿色数据中心路线图》。该路线图阐明了我们如何提升数据中心的能源效率、并鼓励使用绿色能源。我们最近也刷新了《绿色标志：数据中心 2024》（GMDC:2024）以提升可持续性标准。这些倡议是我们为新加坡未来打造更可持续数字基础设施这一更广国家努力的一部分。
我很高兴看到数据中心运营商对这些倡议的积极回应。以 Nxera 为例——正如 Bill 提到的——他们位于大士（Tuas）的新设施将融入先进冷却系统与节能技术，以减少碳足迹。
我们欢迎产业伙伴这样的创新——它们展现出对可持续性的承诺。当 Nxera 这样的公司站出来落实可持续做法——也鼓励了其他公司这么做。
随着 DC 的设计与运营被改造得更可持续、并通过 AI 自动化优化——DC 内部的岗位也将演化，将会有更多激动人心的新岗位。
比如「数据中心专家」（data centre specialists）——这些专业人士确保我们的设施高效运行，同时与工程师、可持续性专家合作，落地冷却与能源优化的创新方案。
这只是今天招聘会上 500 多个职位空缺中的一种。空缺涵盖：能源与可持续性专员、机械工程师，以及更多激动人心的角色。我鼓励大家探索这些多样的机会——既有应届生岗位，也有面向中职转型者的位置。这些岗位现已开放招聘。
但拿到工作只是第一步。同样重要的是——你如何在职业里成长。我很高兴听到这里许多公司提供「工读项目」，帮助你发展有意义的职业。
比如，Nxera 已经与工艺教育学院（ITE）、新加坡理工大学（SIT）合作推出工读项目，包括「绿色数据中心」方向的文凭与专业学位。这些项目让学生把课堂所学应用到真实项目中——为这一快速演变行业的职业生涯构建相关能力。
举个例子——Azizul Hakeem。他完成 ITE 的「网络与网络安全」高级工艺教育文凭后，加入了 Nxera 的数据中心运营团队做实习生。通过「工读文凭」计划——他在不到一年里升任「高级工程主管」（Senior Engineering Officer）。今天他在 Nxera 运营团队中扮演关键角色——管理关键的轮班运营与敏感的数据中心系统。Azizul 的旅程展示了——只要有决心与正确的支持——人能在这一行业里建起一份回报丰厚的事业。
这些努力是我们更大「拓宽进入科技或科技相关岗位的路径」国家行动的一部分。无论你是什么训练背景或处在职业的哪个阶段——我们都希望为你创造一条通往科技相关行业职业的路径。这就是我们如何打造一个为所有新加坡人创造机会的「包容数字经济」。
有些人会焦虑——「AI 会不会抢走工作？」「我毕业时这个行业会有什么工作给我？」「我能跳到怎样令人激动的角色？」在我看来——AI 一定会转型并颠覆许多行业，这无可争议。但在新加坡——我们有一个生态、有伙伴在这里——确保我们每一位新加坡员工、每一位新加坡应届生——都有最好的机会去把握数字未来里令人激动的新机会。
通过与产业玩家、教育机构紧密合作——我们已开发出与产业需求紧密对齐的培训项目。比如通过 TIP Alliance（面向 ITE 与理工学院）——我们为学生构建了结构化路径。
许多人从这些项目中受益——自 2022 年起——已为 ITE 与理工学院毕业生承诺了 1,000 多个优质科技岗位——超过 1,300 名学生完成了年度实习。
就业结果也在改善。比如「信息与数字技术」（IDT）理工应届毕业生的中位起薪从 2022 年 2,700 新元升至 2024 年 2,900 新元。我们将继续引入产业伙伴与雇主——创造价值链上更上游、更新颖、更激动人心的路径——让应届生有更高起薪、有良好的职业发展、能抓住工作机会。
在需求侧——我也很高兴——已有 200 多家公司加入「以技能为本」的招聘运动——承诺基于技能而非只看学历来招聘——并为我们的学生与应届生创造端到端路径——从在校实习、到岗位学徒制、再到工读机会。这显示了产业对培育本地人才管线的强烈承诺。
对希望转入科技岗位的中职专业人士——「TechSkills Accelerator」（TeSA）的「公司主导培训」项目为你的职业转型提供结构化支持。迄今——TeSA 已为 19,000 多名本地人对接到优质科技岗位。这与我们更广的「终身学习」承诺一致。事实上——今天的招聘会是「SkillsFuture Festival」的一部分——这一节庆全岛举办超过 150 场活动，支持新加坡人的技能升级旅程。
无论你是刚开始职业，还是考虑转换——新加坡正在成长的数字经济中有很多机会。我鼓励大家迈出第一步。一开始可能会令人却步——但我们都在这里支持你的旅程。
请充分利用今天的招聘会——和产业伙伴聊聊、了解可走的不同路径、探索如何成为这个不断成长的行业的一部分。
我也想呼应 Bill Chang 之前所说——展望未来——自动化与 AI 会让重复、手工的任务变得轻松。低价值、低端增长的活动可能会被自动化——就像 AI 替代许多过去要面对面做的工作一样。但有了自动化与 AI 加持——我们也获得许多新机会——更高价值、更高生产力、更好工资、更好成长。
但我们必须具备更好的「人类技能」——批判性思考、创造力、问题解决、经验、以及「持续学习与自我升级」的态度——只要这样，回报丰厚的职业会一直存在。
通过协作——作为产业、人民、私营部门、与高等教育机构的伙伴关系——我们能打造一支具竞争力、面向未来的劳动力，强化新加坡数字经济，并确保多种路径并存——让所有新加坡人都能在我们的数字未来中拥有有意义的职业。
祝大家今天招聘会顺利。谢谢。
英文原文
MDDI 官网原始记录 · 抓取日期：2026-05-02
Mr Bill Chang, CEO Singtel Digital InfraCo & Nxera
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Good morning. I am very excited to join all of you at today's career fair.
Data centres (DCs) are an important part of the enabling infrastructure for Singapore’s future digital economy. As Mr Chang articulately laid out just now, it is not about bricks and mortars, but really about what makes it tick – not just about AI machines, but people who make this work. Data centres are an important part of how we see Singapore’s digital economy, driven by AI and automation. The demand for DCs is strong, given the rapid digitalisation across industry sectors – almost every sector is digitalising at scale, especially with the increased use of AI.
At the same time, data centres have a sizeable physical footprint, and consume significant energy and water resources. This is a real trade-off we must make as a small country. As the need for data centres grows, we cannot simply build more of them – we need find innovative ways to make them more sustainable.
This is why last year, we launched the Green Data Centre Roadmap. This roadmap sets out how we intend to improve the energy efficiency of data centres and encourage the use of green energy. We have also recently refreshed the Green Mark for Data Centres 2024 (GMDC:2024) to raise sustainability standards. These initiatives are part of our broader national efforts to build a more sustainable digital infrastructure for Singapore's future.
I am heartened to see data centre operators responding positively to these initiatives. Take Nxera for example. As Mr Chang mentioned earlier, their upcoming Tuas facility will incorporate advanced cooling systems and energy-efficient technologies to reduce their carbon footprint.
We welcome such innovations from industry partners that demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. When companies like Nxera step forward to implement sustainable practices, it encourages others to do the same.
As DCs design and operations are transformed to be more sustainable and optimised with AI automation, the job roles within the DCs will also evolve. There will be many more new exciting job roles for everyone.
Take data centre specialists for example. These professionals ensure our facilities operate efficiently, while working alongside engineers and sustainability experts to implement innovative solutions in cooling and energy optimisation.
This is just one out of the more than 500 job openings available at today’s career fair. The openings range from Energy & Sustainability specialists, Mechanical Engineers and many more exciting roles. I encourage all of you to explore these diverse opportunities. There are job opportunities for fresh graduates as well as mid-careerists who are looking to switch into the data centre industry. These jobs are immediately available and hiring.
But getting a job is just the first step. What's equally important is how you grow in your career. I'm glad to hear that many companies here offer work-study programmes to help you develop meaningful careers.
For instance, Nxera has partnered with the Institute of Technical Education and the Singapore Institute of Technology to offer work-study programmes, including diplomas and specialised degrees in Green Data Centres. These programmes allow students to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world projects, building up the relevant competencies for a career in this rapidly evolving sector.
An example is Azizul Hakeem. After his Higher Nitec in Cyber & Network Security at ITE, Azizul joined Nxera's Data Centre Operations team as an intern. Through the Work-Study Diploma programme, he progressed to a Senior Engineering Officer in less than a year. Today, he plays a vital role in Nxera's operations team, where he manages critical shift operations and sensitive data centre systems. Azizul's journey shows that with determination and the right support, one can build a rewarding career in this sector.
These efforts are part of our larger national effort to open more pathways into tech career or tech-related job roles. Regardless of your training, background, or stage of career, we want to create pathways for you to have a career in tech-related sectors. This is how we are building an inclusive digital economy that creates opportunities for all Singaporeans.
There are anxieties among some who ask, “Will AI take over jobs?”, “What kind of jobs could there be in the industry for me when I graduate?”, or “Are there exciting job roles for me to transit into?” In my mind, AI will certainly transform and disrupt many industry sectors. That is without a doubt. But in Singapore, we have an ecosystem, partners available here to ensure that every one of our Singaporean workers, every one of our Singaporean fresh graduates have the best opportunities to seize new and exciting opportunities in a digital future.
By working closely with industry players and educational institutions, we have developed training programmes that are tightly aligned with industry needs. For example, through the TechSkills Accelerator for ITE and Polytechnics (TIP) Alliance, we have created structured pathways for students.
Many have benefitted from the programmes - since 2022, over 1,000 good tech jobs have been committed for ITE and Polytechnic graduates, with more than 1,300 students completing year-long internships.
Employment outcomes have also improved. For example, with Information and Digital Technologies (IDT) polytechnic fresh graduates, their median starting salary increased from $2,700 in 2022 to $2,900 in 2024. And we will continue to bring in industry partners, employers to create new, exciting pathways and better jobs up the value chain, so that our fresh graduates have better starting pay, have good career development and are able to seize work opportunities.
On the demand side, I am very heartened that more than 200 companies have also joined the skills-based hiring movement, pledging to hire based on skills rather than just qualifications, and to create end-to-end pathways for our students and graduates - from internships during their studies, to apprenticeships for on-the-job training, and work-study opportunities. This shows the strong commitment from industry to develop our local talent pipeline.
For mid-career professionals looking to pivot into tech roles, the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) company-led training programme provides structured support for your career transition. To date, TeSA has placed more than 19,000 locals into good tech jobs. This aligns with our broader commitment to lifelong learning. In fact, today’s career fair is part of the SkillsFuture Festival, which features over 150 events island-wide to support Singaporeans in their skills upgrading journey.
Whether you are starting out in your career, or considering a switch, there are many opportunities in Singapore’s growing digital economy. I encourage you to take that first step. It may seem daunting at first, but we are all here to support you on this journey.
Take full advantage of today's career fair - speak with the industry partners, learn about the different pathways available, and explore how you can be part of this growing sector.
And I just want to reinforce what Mr Bill Chang said earlier – moving forward, automation and AI will make repetitive, manual tasks much easier. Lower value, low-end growth activities may be automated, the way AI replaces many of what we used to be do in person in the past. But with automation and AI enablement, there are many new opportunities available for us – higher value, better productivity, better wages and better growth opportunities.
But we need to have better human skills – critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, experience and an attitude of always continuous learning and upskilling ourselves, and there will always be rewarding careers for all of us.
By working together – as an industry, people-private partnership together with the IHLs, we can build a competitive and future-ready workforce, strengthen Singapore's digital economy, and ensure that we have multiple pathways so that all Singaporeans can have meaningful careers in our digital future.
I wish all of you a fruitful career fair ahead. Thank you.