Singapore, March 3 -- Singapore is working towards a future in which accountants, receptionists, nurses and lawyers are not only proficient in their professions but also adept at using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to solve real-world workplace problems.

This ambition will be realised through the new National AI Impact Programme (NAIIP), which aims to train some 100,000 workers to be AI-savvy by 2029. Over the next three years, about 10,000 enterprises will also be equipped with AI capabilities.

Speaking during her ministry's budget debate on March 2, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo said that AI know-how, domain expertise and the human touch form a powerful combination. Not everyone needs to become an...