Singapore government will set aside an additional S$145 million for the Tech Skills Accelerator (TeSA), said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his Budget 2018 speech on Monday (Feb 19).
He said that as digital technologies continue to transform economies, firms and people must develop digital capabilities.
“We will expand TeSA into new sectors like manufacturing and professional services where digital technologies are increasingly important,” Heng said.
“TeSA will also support more people to learn emerging digital skills such as in data analytics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and cybersecurity,” he added. More details on the TeSA expenses will be shared by the Minister of Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim at the Committee of Supply announcements.
TeSA is a SkillsFuture tripartite initiative to train and build the Infocomm Technology workforce. Since launch in 2016, over 27,000 training places have been taken up or committed. On supporting firms to digitise, Mr Heng said that 650 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have benefitted from the SMEs Go Digital Programme since its launch last year.
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