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AI Singapore (AISG)

Launched in May 2017

National R&D programme in AI – first of its kind national level setup: build deep national capabilities in AI, create social and economic impacts, grow local talent, accelerate AI ecosystem, put Singapore on the world map

AI PRODUCTS

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Real World Industry Projects Delivered�thru 100E + AIAP

IBM

SOMPO

GIC

Q&M

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100E Projects

END USER: ~ 50%

SOLUTION PROVIDER: ~ 50%

822

133

As of Jan 2024

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100E and AIAP

100E model

- 7-months

- $180,000

- 30% cash

- 70% in-kind (manpower)

- You own the IP

Real-world AI MVP

3 - 6 Singaporean

AI Engineer for you or for Singapore!

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Profile of AIAPs

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Batch

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Batches

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AIAP Deep-skilling Programme

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7-Month Tasks and Deliverables

1. Understand the Domain

Literature review
Discussions with the project sponsor (PS)

2. Understand the Data

Assemble all the data
Identify possible issues and gaps
Clean and transform
Generate insights to guide feature engineering and model training.

3. Feature Engineering

Engineer/extract features relevant to the use case and objectives from the data.

4. Baseline Model

Train a baseline model using a selected algorithm.

5. Pipeline Development and Testing

Develop clean and scalable model training and inference pipeline
Guide PI/PS to test the pipeline in their sandbox environment (e.g., integration to other systems via API or file endpoints) with the baseline model to surface issues early.

6. Model Fine-tuning

Design and run experiments to iterate on the baseline model, utilizing error analysis, hyperparameter tuning, additional feature engineering, and other model enhancement techniques to produce the best-performing model within the timeline.

7. Final Pipeline Testing

Guide PI/PS on the final testing of the pipelines in the test environment using the final model.
Final clean-up and freezing of codebase.

8. Documentation

Write detailed technical documentation on the model training and inference workflow.

9. Handover

Handover and walkthrough of the codebase with PI/PS to facilitate the taking over of the solution for further iteration or deployment.

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Where are they now?

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Generational AI Talent Development�Growing AI Literacy and Proficiency in the Singapore Ecosystem

Primary

Secondary / JC

ITE, Poly, Unis

Working Professionals

Trained Professionals

AI for Everyone (AI4E)

AI Primer Course (originally to attract companies to do 100E)

AI4I (Intermediate) – Foundations in AI

Recognized by 3 IHLs

Chartered AI Engineer™ professional qualification

Open to non-Singaporeans and public

AI Professionals Association for AIAP graduates and run CAIE qualifications

AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP)

Deep skilling Singaporeans to become AI Engineers

AI4I Intermediate course recognized as Credit-bearing modules

AI4I (Beginner) – Literacy in AI

Follow up to AI4E

AI for Industry (AI4I) (Advanced) – Proficiency in AI

12month Prepare learners for AIAP

LLM Application Development Program (LADP)

Learn and deploy solution at workplace

AI for Kids Grade 1-4 Courses + Storybook

Train and certify parent volunteers to equip schools to run AI enrichment classes for primary schools

Spin-off TTT partner (AI Learning Lab) recognized as PA and MOE-approved training provider

AI for Students (Educator)

Educators access Datacamp python courses for FREE to support flipped classroom learning.

AI4E is used as National AI Course

All Poly and ITE
All Sec / JC (MOE SLS)
Civil Service College

AI Student Outreach Prog (2022)

Jointly funded with MOE to keep students' interest in STEM courses and STEM careers

AI Student Internship Programme (AIIP)

Identify future AIAPs

Next Generation AI-based Programme

Based on the success of the 100E+AIAP pedagogy

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AI Readiness Index (AIRI)�A holistic end to end view and programmatic approach for AI Digital Transformation for Enterprises based on AI Singapore’s AI Readiness Index framework (AIRI).

Accelerate 100E and AI projects

To help our team to quickly identify potential 100E companies, we created a checklist based on our experience engaging companies

We continue to enhance that checklist and we call it the AI Readiness Index (AIRI)

AIRI classify enterprises into

AI Unaware
AI Aware
AI Ready
AI Competent

https://www.aisingapore.org/airi

5-Pillars And 12-Dimensions

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Targeted Interventions based on AIRI

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AIRI As A Service (AAAS)�Instantly Deploy AIRI Framework for your organization/association/country

Recognising that each organisation operates within its own distinct ecosystem and faces specific challenges when embracing AI, we proudly present the AI Readiness Index (AIRI) As A Service (AAAS) platform.

Hosted, plug-and-play solution
Your own your data!
No technical knowledge required
Easy 3 steps configuration

Sign-up for an account
Upload your logo
Edit the introduction text
And deploy!�

AISG will only receive an aggregated data from each AIRI instance, so that we will have a national pulse of AI for Singapore. AISG WILL NOT have access to your organization/members individual responses.

5-mins deployment with a click of a button!

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GPAI�Co-Chair “Broad Adoption of AI by SMEs” committee : 2019 - current�Co-Chair Innovation and Commercialization Working Group : 2022 - current

https://gpai.ai

http://magazine.gpai.paris/reports/annexs/2021_11_IC_Annex_2_SME_Committee_Report.pdf

AI4SME live portals:

Poland
Singapore

H1/2024

France
Serbia
Germany
…

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AIAP-X: How to become an AI First Nation (Org)!

AISG Talent Programmes:

LearnAI: AI4S, AI4I, AI4E
AIAP

AIAP-X

Recommended Structure
Training plan for ops and engineering team
AIAP Programme and Apprentice Training Plan
AIAP Recruitment and Operations Workflow

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AIAP® X structure

Engineering Team

AI Mentors

Permanent technical team
Mentor AI apprentices and undertake AI projects during 7-months phase.
Head: 8- 10 years experience, has PhD/Masters
Senior AI Engineers: 3 years of experience (or PhD)
AI Engineers: 1-2 years of experience

AI Ops Team

Provide AI/ML IT and infrastructure supporting for AIAP^®X and AI Projects

Organization’s business units

Deliver AI model for sign-off

Operations Team

Director x 1
DD/Snr Managers x 1
Ops manager x 1
Admin x 1
Business Development x 2 (scope collaboration and agreement)
AI Consultants x 2 (help business units define AI project requirements

Admin/HR/Finance/Ops Resources

Support the recruitment and operations of the programme

AI Apprentices

9-months, full-time
SG fresh graduate, PMET from public
Organization’s staff
Projects

Assigned to own unit problem statement

Qualified Associate AI Engineers

Can hire graduated AIAP (certified) after end of project to deploy MVM into production
Can redeploy trained staff back to units

Project Managers

Deliver the project according to timeline and budget

Graduates are certified after test

Business Problems AI can address

6. AI Consultants x 2 (help business units define AI project requirements

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Adoption of AISG’s Programmes

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Holistic AI Capability Development

AI Apprentices

AI Ready orgs

ConnectAI

Bootstrapping our AI ecosystem further:

Building our AI SI partner ecosystem
Matching SMEs to AI SI/Start-ups
Matching SMEs (T-Up grant) to AI talents
Matching LLEs (T-Up grant) to AI talents

Chartered AI Engineers:

Getting ready for AI regulation, AI products and solutions certifications.

AI Readiness Index:

The AI Accelerator framework

AI Aware Workforce

100E’s real-world AI projects provide Singaporean AI talents with end-to-end AI system development experience via AIAP and helps companies accelerate their AI journey.

AISG partners with the ecosystem (IHL and SI partners) on targeted interventions to help get organizations to become digitally ready first and then AI Ready.

LearnAI generational AI literacy from students to professionals

AI talents and projects for organizations and the nation!

Capability Class Compute for AI

AI4T - Operating Framework for Scaling AI Talents

Training
Consultancy
Operations handbooks

International leadership

100E
AIAP
LearnAI
AIRI
AI4SME

Industry