AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoOpenAI’s Singapore push just got bigger: the company is committing SG$300m to open its first overseas Applied AI Lab here, aiming to deploy AI across public services, finance, healthcare and digital infrastructure, while hiring 200+ specialists and running training for mid-career engineers and SMEs. AI ecosystem momentum: Singapore is also refreshing its National AI Strategy with new national AI missions in advanced manufacturing, financial services, connectivity and healthcare, and expanding partnerships with Google for healthcare, education, research and AI safety. Public health watch: NHG Health is rolling out premium 5G for 40 community health posts in Active Ageing Centres to support more reliable teleconsultations. Workplace and consumer health: Gardenia is shifting bakery production to Johor Bahru, retrenching 141 staff, while a doctor was suspended for 13 months after delayed referral in a diabetic foot case that ended in amputation. Regional risk signals: Asian countries are tightening Ebola screening after WHO’s PHEIC alert.
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