Google Cloud has once again expanded its collaboration with the Singapore government and is expected to provide 150 Singapore institutions with digital tools to help build an artificial intelligence (AI) startup ecosystem and cultivate relevant talents to support Singapore's second national AI strategy (NAIS 2)..0)。

On January 29, the "Explore AI" conference was held in the Google Asia Pacific Park. The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), the Digital Industries Agency of Singapore (DISG), the Smart Country (SNG), the Enterprise Development Board of Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and Google Cloud jointly announced the "AI Trailblazers 2.".0 "Planned Startup。The collaboration will expand to provide new AI solutions for another 150 institutions.。

"AI Trailblazers 1.0 "ended successfully

"AI Trailblazers 1.Launched in July 2023, the initiative builds Singapore's GenAI Innovation Sandbox for the first time, allowing beneficiaries to develop their own GenAI solutions at no cost using the Google Cloud Unified AI Stack, which consists of high-performance AI-optimized infrastructure, Vertex AI platform, base models and low-code development tools.。One of the sandboxes is managed by SNG through the AI Government Cloud Cluster (AGCC) for exclusive use by government agencies, while the other is managed by DISG and provided to businesses in need.。

According to statistics, the program has helped 84 institutions, including the public and private sectors, solve more than 100 GenAI use cases, successfully achieving the original goal of "100 days, 100 solutions."。

"AI Trailblazers 2.0 "budding

As a pioneer in AI technology, Google Cloud aims to increase awareness and application of GenAI and promote economic development and innovation through cooperation with the Singapore government.。

Innovation Sandbox

"AI Trailblazers 2.0 "will feature an enhanced innovation sandbox that enables participating organizations to use the Gemini multi-modal large-scale language model to understand and combine text, images, audio and video, and code, as well as the Duet AI application development assistant for developers to accelerate the process of building, deploying, and running applications。On top of that, there's up to 10 weeks of support from Google Cloud engineers。

In general, Google's move is not only an in-depth exploration of AI technology, but also a strong support for the development of Singapore's AI ecosystem.。

Accelerator Program

In addition, Google has partnered with EnterpriseSG to launch the AI First Singapore program, which aims to cultivate and support global start-ups with AI as their core technology.。In the next three years, Google Cloud will provide up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits and AI stacks to 100 high-potential AI companies, enabling their products to realize the full potential of GenAI and expand their business to new markets.。

In addition to the opportunity to connect with potential clients and investors, successful applicants will receive additional support of up to S $250,000 and S $500,000, respectively, to sustain the start-up.。The first 20 start-ups will begin taking part in the three-month first phase of the project in April 2024 and applications are now open.。

Soh Leng Wan, Assistant CEO of EnterpriseSG, said: "As AI adoption grows stronger, Singapore must nurture a thriving AI ecosystem to innovate for growth.。"

Skills training

To enrich Singapore's AI talent pool, Google Cloud will issue an additional 3,000 Google Career Certificate Scholarships to local training institutions to support secondary vocational staff to improve their skills in areas such as data analytics and cybersecurity.。

At the same time, Google Cloud is also working with Nanyang Polytechnic to set up advanced industry training courses, including training, building and deploying AI solutions, to inject fresh blood into Singapore's AI ecosystem.。

Mark Micallef, General Manager of Google Cloud Southeast Asia, said: "The success of the enterprise-level AI solutions created by the 'AI Trailblazers' series shows that the technology has disrupted the previous execution model and fully expanded the human talent.。Google will continue to work with the Singapore government in various fields to promote the full application of AI technology and open the next frontier of national economic growth.。"