MDDI 演講稿 · 2025-01-17
陳杰豪高階政務部長在亞洲人工智慧節上的開幕致辭
要點
- • 新加坡 2023 年數字經濟貢獻約 17.7% 名義 GDP（約 1130 億新元）；科技專業人士超過 20.8 萬——約 70%+ 是本地人。
- • 「我們的競爭對手不是 AI，而是別人——更會用 AI 的人」。一名能用生成式 AI 高效服務客戶的律師，比不能的更有競爭力。
- • AI 落地工具：AI CoE + 《數碼企業藍圖》+ IMDA 與 EnterpriseSG 的「生成式 AI 沙盒」+ CTO-as-a-Service（含 PSG 補助）。
- • 人才管線：Women in Tech（已第 6 年）+ Girls in Tech 上游延伸；TIP Alliance（理工 + ITE）；TeSA 已幫助約 18,000 名本地人進入科技崗位；Budget 2024 給 SkillsFuture Credits 與 Level-Up Programme 加碼。
- • 簽署 MOU：ASME 與 ITE、新加坡理工學院（SP）、南洋理工學院（NYP）合作——給學生實操經驗、產業相關培訓、與潛在僱主連線。
完整譯文（繁體中文）
MDDI 英文原文譯文 · 翻譯日期: 2026-05-03
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數碼發展及新聞部高階政務部長 Tan Kiat How 在「亞洲人工智慧節」（AIFA）上的開幕致辭（2025 年 1 月 17 日）
新加坡中小企業商會（ASME）會長 Ang Yuit 先生，
各位女士、先生：
1. 早安。我很高興出席「亞洲 AI 節」。
2. 這是一個重要話題——我很高興我們把心力聚焦在它上。
新加坡在 AI 發展中的位置
3. 數字技術一直是新加坡經濟增長、生產力與創新的主要驅動力之一。
4. 對大、小公司——以及從製造、零售到專業服務等各行業——數字技術無處不在——並一直是公司保持競爭力、為所有新加坡人創造機會的重要使能器。
5. 2023 年——新加坡數字經濟貢獻了約 17.7% 的名義 GDP——約合 1,130 億新元——並不算小——並且這個數字多年來一直在增長。
6. 數字經濟的成長——也為本地員工創造了激動人心的機會。比如——科技專業人士目前在我們勞動力中超過 20.8 萬——約佔 5%。其中 70% 以上是本地人——為本地人創造了好機會、好工作、好職業。
7. 與此同時——AI 技術發展將讓變化的節奏變得更快——它有潛力改造行業分段、商業模式與崗位。我們已經在許多行業看到這種改造的早期訊號——前面我提到了製造業、機器人、AI 驅動的自動化——還有服務業、醫療——不只是醫療服務的交付，更包括上游的藥物遞送、藥物發現，以及前線服務、零售、餐飲。沒有任何服務不被 AI 空間正在發生的某些改造所觸及。
8. 作為一個小型、開放的經濟體——新加坡必須擁抱這些技術趨勢——並機敏地充分利用它們。
9. 我們一直如此——無論是網際網路早期——你們建網站、做門戶、通過網際網路交付新服務——還是雲到雲端計算、社交媒體等數字技術。
10. 我們一直機敏地充分利用技術——同時緩釋下行風險——把護欄放就位——防範我們看到的一些「線上傷害」。
11. 在 AI 空間——新加坡同樣致力於「AI 發展與採用」——為我們的企業與員工捕獲機會，同時緩釋潛在風險。我們是小經濟體——不能假裝這些趨勢不會發生。這是「顛覆 vs 發展」的選擇——政府堅定站在企業與員工一側——發展、再培訓、升級、抓新機會——同時努力緩衝顛覆對員工與企業的影響——這一直是我們的方法。
12. 2023 年 12 月推出的《國家 AI 戰略 2.0》——指引我們「把 AI 作為善的力量」、「構建欣欣向榮的 AI 生態」、「為新機會培育勞動力」、「為創新培育可信環境」。
數字與 AI 採用倡議
13. 新加坡正在加大跨行業 AI 採用力度。
14. 我們正在設立「AI 卓越中心」（CoE）——驅動關鍵行業精細的 AI 價值創造與使用——並將持續在這一空間做更多。
15. 去年我們推出了《數碼企業藍圖》（Digital Enterprise Blueprint）——一個關鍵聚焦點是——在企業與員工中促進 AI 採用。
16. 比如——IMDA 與新加坡企業發展局（EnterpriseSG）的「生成式 AI 沙盒」——幫助 SME 在營銷、銷售、客戶互動等業務職能上測試 AI 加持的數字方案。
17. 我看過一些方案與部署——非常令人鼓舞——已經採用的 SME 告訴我——他們獲得了顯著的生產力提升——更重要的是——能更好地服務客戶——不只是新加坡的客戶——還有越來越多的海外客戶。所以我鼓勵 SME 充分利用各項倡議、採用技術——創造新機會。
18. SME 也可以接入「CTO-as-a-Service」——找到契合自身需求的數字工具與方案——包括 AI 加持方案——並通過「生產力解決方案補助」（PSG）獲得資金支援。
19. 這對許多 SME 非常有用——你們都同意——不同行業的 SME 需求差別很大。製造業的 SME 與零售、餐飲的 SME——客戶、業務流程、數字成熟度都很不一樣。
20. 比如——一家剛起步、邁出數字技術第一步的 SME——能用的方案套件，與一家已經做了較久、規模更大的 SME——大不相同。
21. 「CTO-as-a-Service」等 SME 倡議——已經嘗試為不同型別的 SME 量身定製諮詢與支援。所以——我鼓勵所有 SME 都來看看——找一個對你有用的東西。
勞動力準備與包容的數字轉型
22. 與此同時——最重要的成分不是技術。歸根結底——是「人」。對人與技能的投入——是長期增長與「能用上技術」的關鍵。
23. 我經常和同事說——我們的競爭——不在「員工或專業人士 vs 機器人或 AI」——我們的競爭對手不是技術——技術不會搶走工作——搶走工作的、與我們競爭的——是「能比我們更會用技術的人」。
24. 比如——一名能用生成式 AI 與 AI 能力高效做事、更好地服務客戶的律師——比一位不會用的律師更有競爭力。同樣——你可以推演到行業或經濟中各種崗位。我們的競爭對手不是技術——是「更會、更高效用技術的人」。
25. 越來越多——這種競爭不再只是本地——我們也在與海外競爭。我重申前面的點——我們是小經濟體——不能假裝顛覆與競爭不存在。但我們如何裝備自己變得更具競爭力——以便作為經濟、行業、企業、員工——繼續相關、做得好？
26. 這就是為什麼政府以多種方式與產業緊密合作。
27. 「Women in Tech」（已經第 6 年）——幫助提升科技行業女性的代表性。
28. 多樣性很重要——它把不同的視角與想法帶到桌前——激發更多創新與創造力。我們也向上游延伸——「Girls in Tech」讓更多年輕女學生接觸可能性、追求她們對科技的興趣。
29. 對理工學院與 ITE 學生——我們組建了「TechSkills Accelerator for ITE and Polytechnics」（TIP Alliance）——IMDA 與產業夥伴及學校領導緊密合作——給我們理工學院與 ITE 畢業生裝備技能、抓住科技崗位機會。
30. 對中職轉型者——我們將繼續投入顯著支援——幫助成熟員工再培訓與升級。
31. 「TechSkills Accelerator」等國家級倡議——已幫助約 18,000 名本地人獲得科技就業機會。這通過 TeSA「先就業再培訓」（place-and-train）專案（如「公司主導培訓」）與公司緊密合作完成。
32. 2024 財政預算案為 SkillsFuture Credits 與「Level-Up 計劃」加碼——幫助希望通過全日制文憑專案再培訓的中年新加坡人。
33. 因此——我們與產業、IHL（高等教育機構）、學校緊密合作——投入顯著努力——裝備我們的人——不僅剛出校園的畢業生，也包括在職員工與中職轉型者——讓他們繼續相關、有競爭力——並藉助技術增強工作中的能力與生產力。
公私合作
34. 但政府無法獨自做到。產業、教育機構與勞動力發展機構之間的協同——是一種「強大的協同」——是我們的「秘方」。能這樣做的國家不多。我會說——我們能做到——是因為我們多年投入的關係——緊密協作。這是新加坡獨特的一面——是我們「身份的優勢」——能把不同方走到一起、合作攻關、找出實務步驟、作為社群與人民共同前進。
35. 我很高興——「新加坡中小企業商會」（ASME）一直是連線公共與私營部門的關鍵——推動一個更利於成長與發展、有活力的經濟環境。
36. 我也很高興——ASME 將進一步承諾提升勞動力。
37. ASME 將與 ITE、新加坡理工學院（SP）、南洋理工學院（NYP）合作——為這些機構的學生提供實操經驗與產業相關培訓——並把他們與潛在的未來僱主連起來。
38. 這些倡議將賦能我們的勞動力擁抱 AI、數字化與網路安全——一同邁入數字未來。
39. 這是一個鼓舞人心的步驟——因為如果你看我們經濟的畫像——絕大多數公司是 SME——它們僱傭了相當大比例的勞動力。讓更多公司在 SME 能接受的速度與規模上使用技術——為這些公司創造更多機會——更高效、更具競爭力——也提升整個經濟、抬升整個行業。
40. 與此同時——為學生創造更好的工作機會——不只是「工作生活」或者一個利於成長的商業環境——因為你藉助工具更高效、聚焦於公司裡的高價值活動——同時也為這些 SME 中的員工創造更多有意義的職業路徑與晉升空間。
41. 這就是我們對「公司、IHL 與政府走到一起、共同推進」的思考方式。
結尾
42. 今天——ASME 與 ITE 及理工學院簽署的 MOU——是朝這個方向邁出的重要一大步。我感謝 ASME 組織這一努力——感謝產業、感謝所有 SME 對這一專案的支援。我鼓勵學生「在抱負上要敢」、並去探索。我相信——即便我們採用與擁抱技術、並緩釋下行——前方仍有許多激動人心的機會。
43. 謝謝。
英文原文
MDDI 官網原始記錄 · 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.