MDDI 演讲稿 · 2021-09-24
陈杰豪政务次长在新加坡电脑学会 Splash 颁奖典礼 2021 上的演讲
Speech by MOS Tan Kiat How at Singapore Computer Society's Splash Awards 2021
要点
- • 2021 年——疫情中——信息通信（I&C）行业是新加坡经济的少数亮点：同比增长 2.1%，整体 GDP 收缩 5.4%。科技专业人士已超过 20 万。过去 5 年每年填补 1 万个 I&C 岗位（5 年合计 5 万）。70% 由本地人担任。中位月薪约 6,400 新元（远高于全国 4,600）。仍有 1.9 万个空缺。
- • Singapore-based 独角兽：Nium（跨境支付）、PatSnap（IP 数据分析）。
- • TeSA 过去 5 年通过与 Google、微软、Shopee 等合作把 1 万+ 本地人放入科技岗位；未来 3 年目标再加 5,500。
- • Splash Awards 让年轻人对数字技术兴奋——演讲者鼓励持续「大胆雄心、敢做创新」。
完整译文（中文）
MDDI 英文原文译文 · 翻译日期：2026-05-03
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新加坡电脑学会（SCS）会长 Chong Yoke Sin 博士、SCS 的朋友与会员、参赛者、学生与各位嘉宾：
感谢邀请我出席今年的 Splash Awards。希望大家在这一充满挑战的时期都好好的。这一奖项是激发青少年对数字创新兴趣的极佳方式——他们是下一代科技领导者与创新者。
和 Yoke Sin 一样——我对早些时候看到的项目质量印象极深。所有团队不仅展现了技术能力——还展现了热情与创造力——我祝贺所有参赛者「干得漂亮」。
对世界保持开放——抓住数字经济中的机会
你们的项目展示了——技术将在未来几年继续以深远方式改造世界——
a. 无论是部署 AI 改善学习与健康结果；
b. 应用沉浸式技术增强真实世界体验（比如旅游）；
c. 或用数字技术与应用——推动安全、可持续与包容。
d. 这些例子凸显了——技术改善生活、提升社会的非凡潜能。
在很多方面——我们已经看到——数字经济为新加坡人带来许多激动人心的机会。去年——尽管全球疫情带来挑战——信息与通信（I&C）行业是我们经济少数的亮点之一。
a. 它同比增长 2.1%——而整体 GDP 收缩 5.4%。 b. 今天科技专业人士已增至 20 万以上。 c. 过去 5 年——每年填补约 1 万个 I&C 岗位——5 年合计 5 万。 d. 这些岗位中——超过 70% 由本地人担任。许多角色是「优质且高薪」——比如产品开发者、网络设计师、网络安全专家。 e. 我们看到——该行业的中位月薪上升到约 6,400 新元——显著高于全国平均的 4,600 新元。 f. 整个经济中——仍有 1.9 万个科技岗位空缺，等待填补！
新加坡被国际上认可为「数字创新枢纽」。过去 12 个月——从亚马逊（Amazon）到 Zoom 等众多科技公司——宣布在新加坡开设研发设施、工程中心、区域总部。
他们这样做的部分原因——是我们利于经商的环境、稳健的基础设施、对地区的接入——以及世界级的人才——比如今天在场的许多位。
a. 要继续抓住数字技术带来的机会——我们必须对来自世界各地的想法与人才保持开放。 b. 这对快速发展的 I&C 行业尤其关键。 c. 我们每周都看到惊人的技术进展——而当世界各地的众多公司、大学、政府每年向研发投入数千亿美元时——这种变化节奏只会更快。 d. 我们必须接入这一全球数字生态——好让我们能与最优者「学习与交流」——并共同创造具有全球意义的方案。 e. 只有这样——我们才能加强作为「汇聚创新、人才与资本的全球数字枢纽」的地位——为我们的企业与人民——创造更多机会。
许多初创已经把新加坡当作通往本地区与更广区域的「发射台」。
a. 比如——Nium——一家位于新加坡的金融服务平台——为公司便利国际支付、触达全球市场。该公司由 Prajit Nanu 创办于 2014 年——他从孟买搬到新加坡——愿景是简化全球消费者与企业的支付体验。总部设在新加坡——今年它达到独角兽地位——估值超过 10 亿美元——并在新加坡积极扩展超过 60 人的团队。 b. PatSnap 是另一个本地创办的成功初创案例。Jeffrey Tiong 当年刚从 NUS 毕业——2007 年以当时「媒体发展局」的 5.5 万新元资助——创办了公司。当年他对「人工查多个政府网站找知识产权文件」的过程感到沮丧——于是他与联合创办人开发软件简化这一过程。该公司如今为全球 1 万多家客户提供知识产权数据与分析。它在最近一轮募资 4 亿美元后——也达到了独角兽地位。 c. 像 PatSnap、Nium 这样的例子还有很多。当更多数字企业搬到新加坡或在此创办——我们可以期待为大家带来更多激动人心的机会。
政府将与产业及行业协会伙伴——为员工备战数字经济
在我们继续对杰出全球人才保持开放、补足本地劳动力的同时——我们也竭尽所能装备新加坡人迎接数字经济。
这就是为什么——政府与领先科技公司合作——为本地人开发培训项目。
a. 在「TechSkills Accelerator」（TeSA）倡议下——IMDA 已与 Google、微软、Shopee 等合作——为应届生与中职转型者准备多种角色——从「轻科技」（如数字营销人员、用户体验/界面设计师）——到需要更深技术技能的（如软件工程师与开发者）。 b. 过去 5 年里——我们通过 TeSA 把 10,000 多名本地人放入这类岗位——并目标在未来 3 年再放入 5,500 人。
新加坡电脑学会（SCS）等组织——在这一总体努力中扮演重要角色——从帮助确保高校的科技课程与产业需求相关——到支持与指导同行科技专业人士（尤其是中职晚期需要转换岗位的人）——再到激发青少年对科技的热情。
鼓励更多人走上「数字技术」的精彩道路
因此——像今天「Splash Awards」这样的倡议——在让青少年对数字技术兴奋上——扮演重要角色——也让他们看到——这些技术如何被部署与应用——以创新而有用的方案——解决问题。
致今天在场的所有 SCS 成员、社群与产业伙伴——非常感谢你们多年来不知疲倦的宝贵支持。
我希望各位继续探索——以新方式吸引青少年与更广义的社群参与。无论是通过「IT Youth Council 与 Student Chapter」、「Career Compass」之类的专业发展努力——还是「SG Women in Tech」等倡议——我都期待——我们能用更多方式合作——帮更多人参与数字经济。
致今年 Splash Awards 的参赛者——我希望——这是一段有意义、且重要的——「有趣」的体验——让你们一窥数字未来的众多可能。愿这只是一段「丰富而激动人心」旅程的开始——你们继续追求所爱。常常——创新会以意想不到的方式登上前台。比如——在线学习与我们同在已有几十年——首门在线课程出现在 1980 年代末到 1990 年代——伴随个人电脑与万维网（www）的发展。但我们当中许多人——直到过去 18 个月才真正体会到它有多有用。
类似地——你们项目中许多激动人心的新想法——会、也可能——在未来几年对社会变得极其有用——所以我鼓励各位——继续保持「大胆雄心与敢做创新」的精神。我期待——看到今天在场的更多人带来更多创意与有影响力的方案——让我们一起为新加坡构建有活力、安全、包容的数字未来。
归根结底——我们希望所有新加坡人——都能在这个数字世界中抓住机会——让新加坡——继续是一颗为后代闪亮的「小红点」。
谢谢——再次祝贺。
英文原文
MDDI 官网原始记录 · 抓取日期：2026-05-02
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Dr Chong Yoke Sin, President of Singapore Computer Society, Friends and Members of the SCS, Participants, students, and guests,
Thank you for having me here today at this year’s Splash Awards. I hope everyone is staying well during this very challenging period. The Awards are a fantastic way to spur interest in digital innovation amongst our youths who are the next generation of tech leaders and innovators.
Like Yoke Sin, I was extremely impressed by the quality of the projects that I saw earlier. All the teams demonstrated passion and creativity, in addition to technical competence and I congratulate all our participants on a job very well done.
Being open to the world to seize opportunities in the digital economy
Your projects show how technology will continue to transform the world in profound ways in the coming years:
a. Whether it is deploying AI to improve learning and health outcomes;
b. Applying immersive technologies to enhance real-world experiences such as tourism; or
c. Using digital technologies and applications to promote safety, sustainability, and inclusivity.
d. These examples highlight the incredible potential for technology to improve lives and uplift societies.
In many ways, we are already seeing many exciting opportunities in the Digital Economy for Singaporeans. Last year, amidst the challenges posed by the global pandemic, the information and communications (I&C) sector was one of the few bright spots in our economy.
a. It grew year-on-year by 2.1% while overall GDP shrank by 5.4%. b. The number of tech professionals has grown to more than 200,000 today. c. About 10,000 jobs in the I&C sector have been filled every year over the past 5 years. 50,000 jobs have been filled over the last 5 years. d. More than 70% of these jobs were filled by locals. Many of these roles are good and high-paying roles such as product developers, network designers, and cybersecurity experts. e. We have seen that the median salary in the sector rise to about $6,400 per month, significantly higher than the national average of $4,600 per month. f. We still have 19,000 vacant tech jobs across the entire economy, waiting to be filled!
Singapore is recognised internationally as a digital innovation hub. In the past 12 months, we have seen so many tech companies from Amazon to Zoom announcing plans to open R&D facilities, engineering centres, and regional headquarters in Singapore
Some of the reasons why they choose to do so are our business-friendly environment, strong infrastructure, access to the region, and our world-class talent, like many of you in the room today.
a. To continue seizing the opportunities that digital technologies can bring, we have to remain open to ideas and talents from around the world. b. This is especially critical for the I&C sector which develops at a rapid pace. c. We see amazing technological advancements every week and this pace of change will only pick up with so many companies, universities and governments around the world investing hundreds of billions of dollars in Research & Development every year . d. We must be plugged into this global digital ecosystem so that we can learn and exchange ideas from and with the best, and co-create solutions that have global relevance. e. Only then, we can strengthen our status as a global digital hub that brings together innovation, talent, and capital, and create even more opportunities for our businesses and our people.
Many startups already see Singapore as a launchpad to the region and beyond.
a. For example, Nium is a Singapore-based financial services platform that facilitates international payments to help companies reach global markets. The company was founded in 2014 by Prajit Nanu, who moved to Singapore from Mumbai with a vision to simplify payment experiences for consumers and businesses around the world. Headquartered in Singapore, the company reached unicorn status this year with a valuation of over US$1 billion, and is looking to aggressively grow its team of over 60 in Singapore. b. PatSnap is just another example of a successful, locally-founded startup. Jeffrey Tiong was fresh out of NUS when he founded the company back in 2007 with a $55,000 grant from the then-Media Development Authority. Being frustrated by the manual process of checking various government websites for intellectual property documents, he and his co-founders developed software to simplify this process. The company now provides data and analytics on intellectual property to more than 10,000 customers around the world. It has also attained unicorn status after raising over $400 million in its most recent funding round. c. And there are many more examples like PatSnap and Nium. As more digital enterprises move to and start up in Singapore, we can look forward to even more exciting opportunities for all of us.
Government will work with industry and TAC partners to prepare workers for the digital economy
While we continue to remain open to outstanding global talent to complement our local workforce, we are sparing no effort to equip Singaporeans for the digital economy.
That is why the Government is partnering with leading tech companies to develop training programmes for our locals.
a. Under the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has worked with the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Shopee to prepare fresh graduates and mid-career professionals for a wide range of roles – from tech-lite jobs such as digital marketers and user experience designers i.e. UI or UX designers, to those that require a deeper level of tech skills, such as software engineers and developers. b. Over the last five years, we have placed more than10,000 locals in such jobs through TeSA, and we aim to place another 5,500 Singaporeans over the next three years.
Organisations like the Singapore Computer Society have an important part to play in this overall effort. From helping to ensure that the tech programmes at our tertiary institutes are relevant to the needs of industry, to supporting and mentoring fellow tech professionals, especially those who are in mid- to late-career who have to pivot and switch jobs, to igniting passion in tech amongst our youths.
Encourage more to pursue exciting paths in digital technologies
Therefore, initiatives like the Splash Awards today play an important role to get our youth excited by digital technologies and how these can be deployed and applied to solve problems through innovative and useful solutions.
To all the SCS members and community and industry partners here, thank you very much for your invaluable and tireless support over the years.
I hope you continue to explore new ways to engage our youth and the wider community. Whether through the IT Youth Council and Student Chapter, professional development efforts like the Career Compass , or initiatives like SG Women in Tech, I look forward to more ways we can partner together to help more people participate in the digital economy.
To the participants in this year’s Splash Awards, I hope this has been a meaningful and importantly, a fun experience which has given you a glimpse of the many possibilities in the digital future. May this be just the start of an enriching and exciting journey as you continue to pursue your passions. Often, innovation comes to the fore in unexpected ways. For example, online learning has been with us for decades – the first online course was offered in the late 1980s to 1990s, as personal computers and the world wide web (www) were developed then. But many of us finally experienced how useful they are over the past 18 months.
Similarly, many of the exciting and fresh ideas in your projects would and could become immensely helpful to society in the years ahead, so I encourage you to continue in this spirit of bold ambition and daring innovation. I’m excited to see more creative and impactful solutions from many of you here today, as we work together to build a vibrant, safe, and inclusive digital future for Singapore.
Ultimately, we want all Singaporeans to be able to seize opportunities in this digital world and for Singapore to continue being a shining red-dot for generations to come.
Thank you, and congratulations once again.