AI
Vietnam to add AI lessons across general education from next academic year
Vietnam will roll out artificial-intelligence (AI) lessons across its general education system, from grade 1 to grade 12, starting in the 2026-2027 school year, according to a decision issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.
More than 15,000 professionals join Singapore accountancy AI fluency program in two months
More than 15,000 accountants and finance professionals have enrolled in ISCA's AI Fluency Programme within two months, putting the initiative about a quarter of the way toward its three-year target of 60,000 participants.
NUS-ISS launches 2026 Learning Festival focused on enterprise AI readiness and governance
NUS-ISS has launched the 11th edition of its Learning Festival, a six-week program focused on moving enterprise AI from experimentation to measurable, responsible deployment.
Sovereignty is now a business continuity test for Singapore’s firms
Kyndryl Singapore Managing Director Guat Ling Ang argues that data and technology sovereignty should be treated as a business continuity issue, with firms mapping critical dependencies and preserving practical options when access or conditions change.
1982 Ventures backs US AI video platform Higgsfield’s $400M Series B at $5.4B valuation
Singapore-based venture capital firm 1982 Ventures has participated in US artificial intelligence (AI) video and image creation platform Higgsfield's $400 million Series B at $5.4 billion valuation.
Indosat, Komdigi launch Garuda Spark Innovation Hub in Jayapura
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs have launched a Garuda Spark Innovation Hub in Jayapura to support digital skills and ecosystem connections for talent in Papua.
Singapore’s Groundup.ai wins $3M PUB tender to bring AI Cognitive Maintenance to national water infrastructure
Groundup.ai, the Singapore-based industrial machine intelligence company, has been awarded a tender by Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore's National Water Agency, to implement and maintain a Predictive Maintenance and Reliability System for the water utility's critical assets.
Your newest employee is an agent. Who is accountable?
As organizations begin managing AI agents alongside human teams, accountability, visibility and orchestration become central to scaling a hybrid workforce, writes UiPath’s Karl Crowther.
Solace, SIOS Technology partner on real-time data platforms for agentic AI in Japan
Solace and SIOS Technology have partnered to help Japanese enterprises build real-time, AI-ready data platforms across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
South Korea picks SK Telecom, Kakao and KT for free national AI service
South Korea has selected SK Telecom, Kakao and KT to develop free national AI services backed by domestic models and government-provided computing capacity.
