The Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have on Tuesday launched a refreshed Marine & Offshore Energy Industry Digital Plan (M&OE IDP) to support over 1,000 companies in their digital transformation efforts.
The duo said in a statement that the IDP aims to help companies leverage digital solutions to solve business challenges, gain competitive advantage, harness niche capabilities and maximize efficiency through AI and digital solutions.
It is noted digital adoption within the M&OE sector has grown significantly since the first M&OE IDP in 2021.
As of 2025, more than 90 percent of companies have adopted at least one sector specific digital solution, an increase from over 50 percent in 2023.
Even as the sector digitalizes, businesses continue to navigate challenges such as manpower constraints, cost pressures and intensifying global competition.
With artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies becoming more accessible, it presents new opportunities for companies to address these challenges and strengthen their competitiveness.
In response to these developments, EnterpriseSG and IMDA worked closely with industry stakeholders, including the Association of Singapore Marine & Offshore Energy Industries (ASMI), to refresh the IDP, aligning it with the Marine & Offshore Energy Industry Plan.
The refreshed IDP makes it easier for companies to identify and adopt the right digital tools by organizing solutions around five key business touchpoints, where specific operational challenges are matched to suitable solutions.
in terms of customer service, it includes two new solutions AI-enabled Chatbots for Customer Engagement and GenAI Marketing & Sales Content Generation to help businesses enhance customer engagement.
On design and engineering, it features new solutions such as Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD-CAM) and AI-enabled Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) to fast-track product development and engineering cycles.
On procurement, it comprises solutions such as Inventory Management System and Automated Warehousing Equipment or Robotics solutions to improve material management and supply chain coordination.
As for production and manufacturing, it features new solutions such as Digital & Robotic Welding technologies, Field Service Management System and AI Video Analytics for Workplace Safety to help businesses enhance workforce productivity, quality control and project execution.
On corporate functions, it includes solutions such as Human Resource Management System, Accounting System and Project Management solutions to manage internal operations and compliance.
The refreshed IDP also highlights how M&OE companies can leverage AI and Generative AI to improve productivity, safety and decision-making across their operations and corporate functions.
Key AI-enabled solutions include an AI-enabled additive manufacturing that helps businesses optimize complex component design processes, improve material efficiency and reduce prototyping time.
These also include a predictive equipment monitoring and maintenance that allows businesses to anticipate equipment failures, minimize downtime and extend asset lifespan
using data-driven insights.
Besides, there is an AI video analytics for workplace safety that supports businesses to maintain safer operations by detecting unsafe behaviors and hazardous conditions at worksites and on vessels; AI-enabled business and project analytics that improves financial, project and resource planning through better analysis of data across business systems.
“As M&OE companies operate across multiple worksites and geographies with increasingly connected systems, cyber risks are a growing concern,
“The updated IDP equips companies with a Cybersecurity and Data Protection Roadmap covering cyber hygiene measures against common attacks, cyber risk assessment and Personal Data Protection Act-compliant data protection practices, to strengthen cyber resilience at each stage of their digital journey,” the statement noted.
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