Rapid adoption of fast-evolving generative AI capabilities means countries such as Singapore want to ensure they have the right skillsets to bolster their cyberdefenses and protect their digital infrastructures.
Countries will need to ensure they have the right skillsets to bolster their cyberdefenses and safeguard their digital borders as technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) are adopted and continue to evolve.
Singapore, for one, wants to suit up its cyber armed forces and train future talent with advanced AI capabilities. The Singapore Armed Forces‘ cyberdefense unit, known as the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), inked an agreement with AI Singapore on Saturday to „deepen national AI expertise“ for digital defense.
Launched in May 2017 by the National Research Foundation, AI Singapore is tasked with building the country’s AI capabilities and ecosystem, compromising local startups and companies that develop AI products.
The collaboration will help DIS keep pace with AI innovation in academia and industry. It is hoped that this joined-up approach will ensure that cyberdefense armed forces can tap growing data volumes to better detect and respond to increasing cyber threats in Singapore, said the Ministry of Defence.
The ministry said DIS can leverage AI Singapore’s industry and talent development schemes, including the 100 Experiments and AI Apprenticeship Programme. These skills will be used to boost the ability to deploy advanced AI techniques, such as large language models, and integrate these into national defense operations.
The partnership will also see DIS expand its course offerings to include AI Singapore’s LearnAI modules.
