MDDI 演講稿 · 2025-05-26
楊莉明部長在 HTX AI TechXplore 活動上的演講
要點
- • 新加坡內政科技局（HTX）首次舉辦「AI TechXplore」——展示 AI 如何成為內政隊的關鍵力量倍增器。
- • 近一年前 HTX 宣佈招募 500 人規模 AI 隊伍、4 億新元 AI 預算——年底將達到 300 人；已識別 300+ 個 AI 用例，平均生產力提升約 30%（部分高達 100%）。
- • 下一步：2026 Q2 啟動「內政隊人形機器人中心」（H2RC）——投入 1 億新元，把機器人能力從「預程式設計」升級到「能移動、能思考、能自主行動」的 GenAI 平臺——用於危險品處理、消防、災後搜救等場景。
- • Phoenix——HTX 與 Mistral AI 聯合預訓練的 LLM——理解新加坡內政隊的「俚語」、能處理馬來語、泰米爾語等本地主要語言；將作為內政隊 AI 能力的「大腦」。
- • 治理：MHA 修訂版《AI 治理框架》+《AI 治理手冊》；HTX 自家 WhiteBox 平臺嚴格測試與驗證。
- • 招聘：AI R&D / AI Products / AI Enablers 三個團隊 150+ 個崗位招聘中——主題是 #WFH（Work For HTX，不是 Work From Home）。
完整譯文（繁體中文）
MDDI 英文原文譯文 · 翻譯日期: 2026-05-03
Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information, at Launch of AI TechXplore on 26 May 2025（楊莉明部長在 2025 年 5 月 26 日 AI TechXplore 啟動儀式上的演講）
HTX 執行長 Chan Tsan 先生，
各位嘉賓、
各位同仁：
前言
感謝邀請。這是一場由 HTX——新加坡內政隊（Home Team）的科技使能機構——主辦的活動——主題不出意外是「公共安全」。
和世界其他地方的同行一樣——新加坡內政隊認識到——技術正在改變公共安全的格局。罪犯在以從未想象過的方式利用技術。因此——執法機構必須理解技術如何被濫用——但這還不夠。我們也必須具備「用技術對抗犯罪、為人民做得更好」的能力。
世界各地的「打擊犯罪者」應當彼此學習、互相幫助、把技術（尤其是 AI）用得更好。這與時任副總理黃循財在 2023 年 12 月推出的更新版《國家 AI 戰略》願景一致——「AI 服務公共利益——為新加坡，也為世界」。
活動主題——內政隊 × AI
我很高興 HTX 首次舉辦「AI TechXplore」——並向參加「Careers@HTX」的潛在求職者突出這部分工作。
通過這種方式——你們傳遞了一個強烈訊號：AI 將成為改造內政隊運作的「關鍵力量倍增器」。但與此同時——這並不意味著我們不再需要人才完成使命。恰恰相反——是「內政隊官員 + AI」的組合，才能真正交付更高水平的公共安全。
我也很高興 HTX 一直走在「為公共利益使用 AI」的前沿——穩步積累 AI 用例。近一年前——HTX 宣佈將招募並培育一支 500 人的 AI 隊伍——併為 AI 專案預留 4 億新元。招募已聚集良好動能——HTX 將在年底前把 AI 隊伍擴充套件到 300 人。同時——內政隊中已經識別出 300 多個 AI 用例——首批運營中的部署預計在今年底完成。內政隊預期 AI 將增強運營效能、改善官員的使用體驗，並在許多用例中帶來約 30% 的生產力提升——這一數字有上下範圍，我看到的某些案例甚至可達 100%。但若按目前在跟進的用例做平均——約 30%。
換句話說——HTX 在為內政隊構建新的 AI 加持能力上取得了顯著進展——你們今天會在 AI TechXplore 看到其中的一部分。
推進 AI 的邊界
為進一步加強內政隊在下一波 AI 發展中的能力——HTX 將對「具身 AI 與人形機器人」進行戰略投資。這一承諾將以即將於 2026 年第二季度啟動的「內政隊人形機器人中心」（H2RC, Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre）為依託。H2RC 將推動 AI 的邊界，並獲得 1 億新元的重大投入。它將是一個開拓性的研究設施——HTX、產業界、學界的機器人專家與 AI 實務者將在這裡匯合，塑造公共安全機器人技術的下一前沿。這一倡議標誌著內政隊機器人能力發展的根本轉變——從今天的「預程式設計系統」，到明天的「能移動、能思考、能自主行動以保護並拯救生命的生成式 AI 智慧平臺」。
隨著能力更先進——我們預期把這些機器人部署到更廣的危險場景——這些是過去常常讓我們的警員面臨生命危險的場景：危險品處理、高風險環境穿越、消防，以及世界各地的災後搜救行動。這些能力有可能從根本上改造內政隊的運營。
但即便 HTX 在推進 AI 發展邊界——內政隊也承諾以負責任的方式開發和部署 AI。第一——MHA（內政部）修訂版《AI 治理框架》與配套的《AI 治理手冊》將確保我們的 AI 系統以倫理且安全的方式開發。第二——我們投資於「負責任 AI 實踐」的研發——比如 HTX 的「WhiteBox」平臺——在部署前嚴格測試與驗證 AI 方案。
借力合作推進 AI 能力
幸運的是——HTX 在「全力發掘 AI 潛能並放好必要安全護欄」這條路上並不孤單。
在「讓新加坡與新加坡人安全」的使命中——穩健的合作讓 HTX 構建出遠超其自身資源約束的能力。這些合作在 AI 基礎設施、AI 平臺、生成式 AI 模型開發、智慧體 AI 等領域尤其重要。為此——HTX 已與 AI 領域頂尖玩家——Google、Microsoft、Mistral AI、Firmus——簽署合作工具；並繼續與新科工程（ST Engineering）、NCS、新電信等本地行業領導者深化既有合作。
與 Mistral AI 的合作已開始呈現早期成果。在今天的 AI TechXplore 上——HTX 將釋出「Phoenix」——一款由 HTX 與 Mistral AI 工程師在「內政隊詞彙庫」上預訓練的大語言模型。簡而言之——Phoenix 聽得懂我們的「行話」。它在基準測試上達到了與同等規模前沿模型相當的優秀結果——並且不會被新加坡式與內政隊式的術語輕易繞暈。在我們內部彼此交流時——我們有一種「語言模型」——重要的是——這款 AI 模型必須把握我們的語言，才能在我們的語境裡產出相關結果。也很棒的是——Phoenix 也能掌握新加坡的主要語言——包括馬來語（Bahasa Melayu）與泰米爾語（Tamil）。Phoenix 將構成內政隊 AI 能力的「大腦」——確保支撐內政隊能力的 AI 熟悉新加坡與內政隊的語境。
我衷心感謝與我們一同走在這條 AI 之路上的產業與學界夥伴。你們的支援與協作——是 HTX 能以速度與規模構建 AI 能力的關鍵——內政隊對此深表感謝。
Careers@HTX——WFH：Work For HTX
AI TechXplore 展示了 HTX 在公共安全方面的技術創新。展出的創新工作只是開始。有了合適的人才——我們能共同實現的邊界沒有上限——這就是為什麼「Careers@HTX」招聘會就在這裡舉辦——主題標籤是 #WFH——這不是常見的「Work From Home」（在家工作），而是「Work For HTX」（為 HTX 工作）。我們希望這能激勵有志於在公共安全做出有意義影響的科技人才——加入我們一起推進「構建並把 AI 應用到公共安全用例」的邊界。HTX 正在擴大 AI 隊伍——在 AI R&D、AI 產品、AI 使能者三個團隊招聘 150 多個崗位。我鼓勵所有正在探索職業成長方向的人——考慮 HTX 提供的眾多角色。
結尾
結束之前——感謝各位出席 AI TechXplore，也感謝各位的持續支援。各位的到場對我們意義重大。祝大家有個愉快的下午、有充實的體驗。謝謝！
英文原文
MDDI 官網原始記錄 · 抓取日期: 2026-05-02
Speech by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information, at Launch of AI TechXplore on 26 May 2025
Mr Chan Tsan, CE, HTX
Distinguished guests,
Colleagues,
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for inviting me. Since this is an event organised by HTX, which is the tech enabler of the Home Team in Singapore, the subject matter is unsurprisingly “public safety”.
Like its counterparts elsewhere in the world, the Singapore Home Team appreciates how technology is changing the landscape for public safety. Criminals are exploiting technology in ways never before imagined. As a result, law enforcement agencies must understand how the technologies are being misused. That is not enough. We must also have the capabilities to use technology to fight crime and do better for our people.
Crimefighters everywhere should learn and help each other make better use of technology, in particular, AI. This would be in line with the vision of our refreshed National AI Strategy launched by then Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in December 2023, which is to use “AI for the Public Good, for Singapore and the World”.
EVENT THEME – HOME TEAM X AI
I am very glad that HTX is organising its Artificial Intelligence (AI) TechXplore for the first time and highlighting this aspect of your work to prospective recruits attending Careers@HTX.
By doing so, you are sending a strong message of how AI will become a critical force multiplier to transform the Home Team’s operations. And yet at the same time, this does not mean that we will no longer need human talents to accomplish our mission. On the contrary, it is the combination of Home Team Officers and AI that can truly deliver higher levels of public safety.
I am also glad that HTX has been at the forefront of using AI for the public good and steadily building up AI use cases. Almost a year ago, HTX announced its intention to hire and groom a 500 strong AI workforce and to set aside a S$400 million budget for AI projects. Recruitment has gathered good momentum and HTX is on track to grow its AI workforce to 300 by the end of this year. Concurrently, more than 300 AI use cases across the Home Team have been identified and the first batch of deployments in operations are expected by the end of this year. The Home Team envisages AI to enhance operational effectiveness, improve officers’ user experience and achieve productivity gains of around 30% in many of the use cases. There is a range – sometimes, productivity gains in examples that I have seen can be as high as 100%. But if you average them out based on the current use cases that we are following up on, the average is about 30%.
In other words, HTX has made remarkable progress in building new AI-powered capabilities for the Home Team, and you will see some of them at the AI TechXplore today.
PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF AI
To further strengthen the Home Team’s capabilities in the next bound of AI development, HTX will make a strategic investment in Embodied AI and humanoid robotics development. This commitment will be anchored by the new Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre or H2RC , to be launched in the second quarter of 2026. H2RC will push the frontiers of AI and will also be supported by a significant commitment of S$100 million. It will be a pioneering research facility where roboticists and AI practitioners from HTX, industry, and academia will converge to shape the next frontier of robotics in public safety. This initiative marks a fundamental shift in the development of robotics capabilities in the Home Team – from today's pre-programmed systems to tomorrow's GenAI-powered intelligent platforms that can move, think, and act autonomously to protect and save lives.
With more advanced capabilities, we expect to deploy these robots to a wider range of hazardous scenarios, where our officers have often face risks to life and limb. These scenarios range from handling dangerous materials and navigating high-risk environments, to fighting fires, and assisting with post-disaster search and rescue operations around the world. These capabilities have the potential to fundamentally transform Home Team operations.
But, even as HTX pushes the boundaries of AI development, the Home Team is committed to developing and deploying AI responsibly. First, the revised MHA AI Governance Framework and an associated AI Governance Playbook, will ensure that our AI systems are developed ethically and safely. Second, we are investing in R&D of Responsible AI practices, such as HTX's WhiteBox platform to rigorously test and validate AI solutions before deployment.
LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE AI CAPABILITIES
Thankfully, HTX is not alone on the journey to fully exploit AI's potential for public safety while putting in the necessary safeguards.
In our mission to keep Singapore and Singaporeans safe and secure, strong partnerships help HTX build capabilities well beyond its own resource constraints. These are particularly important in AI infrastructure, AI platforms, GenAI model development, and Agentic AI. To this end, HTX has signed collaboration instruments with best-in-class players in AI: Google, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Firmus; while continuing to strengthen existing collaborations with key local industry leaders such as ST Engineering, NCS and Singtel.
The collaboration with Mistral AI is already delivering early results. At today’s AI TechXplore, HTX will launch Phoenix, a Large Language Model pre-trained on the Home Team lexicon by HTX and Mistral AI Engineers. Essentially Phoenix understands our lingo. It has achieved excellent benchmark results comparable to frontier models of its size and is not easily confused by Singaporean and Home Team terminologies. Internally, when we speak with each other, we have a language model, and it is important that this AI model is able to grasp our language in order to be able to produce results that are relevant in our context. It is great that Phoenix can also grasp Singapore’s major languages including Bahasa Melayu and Tamil. Phoenix will form the “brain” for Home Team's AI capabilities, ensuring that the AI that powers Home Team capabilities is familiar with the Singaporean and Home Team context.
I would like to sincerely thank our industry and academic partners for walking this AI journey with us. Your support and collaboration have been key to HTX building AI capabilities at speed and scale, and the Home Team deeply appreciates it.
CAREERS@HTX – WFH: Work For HTX
AI TechXplore showcases HTX's technological innovations in public safety. The innovative work on display is just the beginning. With the right talent, there's no limit to what we can achieve together, which is why the Careers@HTX fair is happening right here with the hashtag theme #WFH. This is not the usual ‘Work From Home’, but ‘Work For HTX’. We hope that this will inspire aspiring technologists who are seeking to make meaningful impact to public safety. We want to invite them to help us push the boundaries of what's possible in building and applying AI to public safety use cases. HTX is growing its AI workforce, and are hiring for over 150 positions across its AI R&D, AI Products, and AI Enablers teams. I encourage all those who are exploring avenues for career growth to consider the many roles available at HTX.
CONCLUSION
To wrap up, thank you all for joining us at AI TechXplore and for your continued support. Your presence means a lot to us. I wish everyone a pleasant afternoon, as well as an engaging experience. Thank you!