{"id":142226,"date":"2026-05-11T13:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:15:20","slug":"singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/science\/ai-news\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nThe Singapore government has announced a major initiative to train 40,000 technology professionals in artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2029, aiming to boost the local workforce\u2019s ability to automate tasks such as code writing and develop intelligent systems.<\/p>\n<p>The plan, unveiled by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), includes software developers, cybersecurity specialists and final\u2011year IT students from polytechnics and universities. Training will focus on enhancing AI fluency and keeping skills current in response to rapid advances in the field.<\/p>\n<p>This effort forms part of Singapore\u2019s broader National AI Impact Programme, which also targets building a wider pool of 100,000 AI\u2011savvy workers across sectors and professions by 2029 \u2014 including non\u2011tech roles \u2014 to support productivity and digital adoption nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the initiative is designed to help workers adapt to AI\u2011driven changes in the economy and equip them to participate in higher\u2011value work as AI tools become more prevalent in business and society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; The Singapore government has announced a major initiative to train 40,000 technology professionals in artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2029, aiming to boost the local workforce\u2019s ability to automate tasks such as code writing and develop intelligent systems. The plan, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12589],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme - Shia Waves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme - Shia Waves\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; The Singapore government has announced a major initiative to train 40,000 technology professionals in artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2029, aiming to boost the local workforce\u2019s ability to automate tasks such as code writing and develop intelligent systems. The plan, &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shia Waves\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-11T10:15:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"modir\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"modir\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/\",\"name\":\"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme - Shia Waves\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/file_6414.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-11T10:15:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-11T10:15:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/9f68d5023e948086b9348fba5aebd954\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/file_6414.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/file_6414.jpg\",\"width\":721,\"height\":435},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/\",\"name\":\"Shia Waves\",\"description\":\"Just another ShiaWaves site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/9f68d5023e948086b9348fba5aebd954\",\"name\":\"modir\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/author\/modir\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme - Shia Waves","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme - Shia Waves","og_description":"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; The Singapore government has announced a major initiative to train 40,000 technology professionals in artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2029, aiming to boost the local workforce\u2019s ability to automate tasks such as code writing and develop intelligent systems. The plan, &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/","og_site_name":"Shia Waves","article_published_time":"2026-05-11T10:15:20+00:00","author":"modir","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"modir","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/","url":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/","name":"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme - Shia Waves","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/file_6414.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-11T10:15:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-11T10:15:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/9f68d5023e948086b9348fba5aebd954"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/file_6414.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/file_6414.jpg","width":721,"height":435},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/142226-singapore-to-train-40000-tech-workers-in-ai-skills-by-2029-under-national-programme\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#website","url":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/","name":"Shia Waves","description":"Just another ShiaWaves site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/9f68d5023e948086b9348fba5aebd954","name":"modir","sameAs":["https:\/\/shiawaves.com"],"url":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/author\/modir\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}