Chief Digital Evangelist Khoong Hock Yun discusses strategies to upskill Singapore's population for a smart nation future. He outlines demographic and technological challenges including an aging population, urban density issues, and job disruptions. The government is taking a whole-of-nation approach involving industry, people, and government. Initiatives include cultivating tech passion from a young age, exciting tech talent pipelines, preparing graduates for tech roles, and reskilling professionals in emerging technologies through programs like TechSkills Accelerator. The goal is to develop a workforce with the skills to support Singapore's vision of a vibrant, world-class smart nation.

1. Up-skillingthepopulationofSingapore
tobecomeaSmartNation
Chief Digital Evangelist
Khoong Hock Yun

2. Today’s
agenda
Introductions
Mega-Trends & Challenges
Many Smart Ideas, One Smart Nation
Strategies To Develop Our People
What’s Next
Q&A

3. INTRODUCTIONS

4. Singapore Today
T h e L i t t l e R e d D o t
1st OECD’s Global
Education Ranking
1st IMD’s World Digital
Competitiveness Ranking
1st SKYTRAX’s World
Airport Awards
World’s First
Formula 1 Night RaceAlso Known As The
“City In A Garden”
1st WEF’s Most Tech-
Ready Nation
World’s First
Night Zoo

5. IMDA
InfocommMedia DevelopmentAuthorityof Singapore
O U R V I S I O N
A Vibrant, World-class ICM Sector that
Drives the Economy, Bonds Communities
and Powers a Smart Nation

7. MEGA-TRENDS & CHALLENGES

8. 0%
10%
20%
30%
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
Citizens aged 65 and above
AGEING POPULATION
Nearlyhalf a million peoplein Singaporeare 65 and oldertoday;theirnumbersare setto doubleby 2030

9. DEMAND FOR
HOSPITAL BEDS
SUPPLY OF
HOSPITAL BEDS
OUT-OF-
HOSPITAL CARE
BEDS
YEARS
NO. OF
IMPLICATIONS ON HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE
hospitalbed crunch,risinghealthcarecosts,not enoughhealth-techprofessionalsand out-of-hospitalcare

10. [RESTRICTED]10
U R B AN D E N S I T Y B R I N G S AB O U T C H AL L E N G E S
Singapore is the world’s third
most densely populated nation

11. [RESTRICTED]11
A G R O W I N G P O P U L AT I O N O N L I M I T E D L AN D
The challenge lies in optimising the use of our
limited space for more efficient, safe, reliable,
and enhanced transportation

12. D I G I TAL D I S R U P T I O N S AR E H AP P E N I N G G L O B AL LY
Permeating all sectors, transforming the way
we live, work, play and learn

13. JOBS THAT DIDN’T EXIST 10 YEARSAGO
NEW JOBS WILL BE CREATED,
Manyjobs will be redefinedand somejobs will be displaced
• Big data analyst/data scientist
• Sustainability manager
• YouTube content creators
• Drone operators
• Millennial generational expert
• App developer
• Social media manager
• Uber driver
• Driverless car engineer
• Cloud computing specialist

14. MANY SMART IDEAS, ONE SMART NATION

15. Government
People Industry
SMART NATION IS A WHOLE-OF-COUNTRY JOURNEY
We needsmartpeoplewith smartsolutionsto overcomeimpendingmega-trendsand improvequalityof life

16. EFFECTIVE OPEN ACCESS TO CREATE NEW VALUE
WEHAVEPAVEDTHEWAYWITHTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOF NGNBN
Active Infrastructure
Company (OpCo)
Wholesale Bandwidth Services
(Layer 2 & Layer 3 Open Access
Active Infrastructure
(including switches & routers)
Retail Services
Providers (RSPs)
Retail Services
Services
(including services & CPE)
Consumers / End-users
Passive Infrastructure
(including wirelines & ducts)
Passive Infrastructure
Company (NetCo)
Wholesale Wirelines
(Layer 1 Open Access)
Operational Separation
Structural Separation

17. Health
Theareaofhealthcareandwellness is apolicypriority
forgovernmentas we faceagreying population
Empowering
individuals by
pushing medical
information to mobile
devices
Nudging behaviour
through gamification
Moving care out of
the hospital
Improving hospital
productivity

18. Smart-Enabled Homes
SmartHomeTrials@ estateearmarkedfortest-bed
Elderly Monitoring Home Energy
Management

19. Enhancing Mobility
Empowering
commuters
Optimising
network
On-demand
shared
transport
Self-driving
vehicles
Data and analytics Business model innovation
New technologies

20. Improved Public Services
Citizen-centric services
E.g. OneService App
Experimenting with new models
E.g. MyResponder
Next-generation platforms
E.g. Nationwide Sensor Network
Crowd-
sourcing
assistance
for cardiac
arrest cases
Enhancing operational intelligence
A one-stop service for
citizens to provide feedback
on municipal issues

21. Industry Innovation: Farming Reinvented
50%LESS LABOUR
5¢ENERGY/KG
900%MORE YIELD
95%LESS WATER
SKYGREEN
VERTICALFARMING
YieldMaximumOutput
ThroughSmartUse
OfResourcesAnd
Technologies

22. STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP OUR PEOPLE

23. OUR NATION’S GREATEST ASSET: PEOPLE
Ourgovernment’srole is to ensurethatSingaporehas the techtalentsand tech skillsto sustaina SmartNation
AND WE MEAN EVERYONE
Cultivate passion in
tech from young
Pre-schoolers
Level-up tech skills
and literacy among
seniors citizens
Senior citizens
Excite and develop
a pipeline of tech
talents
Pre-tertiary
students
Prepare pre-
graduates for tech
job roles
Pre-graduates
Up-skill and re-skill
professionals in
frontier tech areas
Professionals

24. PLAYMAKER: CULTIVATE PASSION IN TECH FROM YOUNG
Play and maker-centriclearningin earlychildhood

25. D e v e l o p i m p o r t a n t l i f e s k i l l s f o r t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y
CODE@SG: EXCITE AND DEVELOP A
PIPELINE OF TECH TALENTS

26. C u r a t e t e c h i n t e r n s h i p o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d g r a n t s c h o l a r s h i p s
iPREP, SCHOLAPSHIPS:
PREPARE PRE-GRADUATES FOR
TECH JOB ROLES

27. L a u n c h e d i n 2 0 1 6 t o a c h i e v e E m p l o y a b i l i t y O u t c o m e s
TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA):
UP-SKILL AND RE-SKILL
PROFESSIONALS IN FRONTIER
TECH AREAS

28. An overview of TeSA
Skills Framework
for ICT
IDENTIFY
Upskilling, Deepening &
Conversion Programmes
ACQUIRE
Integrated Career
Services
PLACE
Job
Roles
Skill Maps
Career Pathways
individuals employers
training
providers
Company Led Training
Tech Immersion &
Placement
Attach-and-Train
Professional Conversion
Programme
CITREP+ NICF
jobseekers employers
Career Facilitation
Career Advisory, Guidance,
Job Matching, Group Mentoring
Articulate skills needed
by industry
Short and long form
training / placement
programmes
Career services to help
vulnerable workers

29. Company-Led Training Programme
Structureddevelopmentprogrammetoenablefreshandmid-levelprofessionalsto
acquireTechskillsandcompetenciesforjobsindemandbytheindustry
100%
Employability, Most
with Higher Pay 1 2 3
SKILLS
ACQUIRED
THROUGH
On-the-Job
Training
Structured Learning
Courses
Local / Overseas
Attachment
Fast Track
Fresh
Professionals
Technical
Specialists
Experience
Mid-Level Tech
Professionals
Expert /
Mastery-Level
Expertise
Re-skill /
Up-skill

30. Fast track fresh professionals
Lim Li-min,24went offthebeatenpathtobecomea datascientistafteranintensive
9-monthstructuredtrainingprogrammetoget speedupindataanalytics
• Follow your heart.
• Focus on skills building.
• Do not be limited by your
current certification.

31. Reskilling into emerging jobs
Withover10 years underher beltinvariousrolesas aNetworkAdministrator,SoftwareTesterandProject
Manager,Evelyn isnow undergoingIMDA’sCLTProgrammeinpreparationforashifttocyber-security.
• Be willing to learn from mentors.
• Some existing skills are
transferrable to the new job roles.
• On-the-Job Training (OJT) is
essential for employees to acquire
practical skills which will enable
them to perform the new roles.

32. Helping mature pmets back in jobs
Retrenchedat54,AlvinKohlearnedtobeawhite hathackerfromscratchandnow
getspaidtouncoversecurityloopholesforhisclients
• Think about how much
value you are contributing
in your new job.
• Keep an open mind and be
realistic about your
expectations.
• Never too old to start again.

33. Tech Immersion & Placement Programme
Conversionof non-ICTprofessionalsand
Up-skillingof techprofessionalsintoindustry-readyICTprofessionals
Shows good promise in
converting non-ICT
professionals successfully
into ICT job roles
Industry Ready ICT
Professionals
Non- ICT
Professionals

34. Not a tech geek? The ICT sector welcomes you
MsCarolyn Foo,26,never sawherselfasanITgeek.Sheis currentlyasoftware
engineerat gamingande-commercefirmGarena.
• Age and a lack of familiarity
with ICT are no significant
barriers.
• In a fast-changing industry
such as ICT, the key is to
never stop learning.

35. Critical Infocomm Technology Resource Programme
BuildspecializedICTtechnicalskillsthroughbroad-basedtrainingandcertification
Short-form training helps to
minimise a further
widening of skills in current
workforce
Courses &
Certifications to
build specialized
ICT Skills
Strong Core of
Specialised ICT
Workforce

36. SILVER INFOCOMM INITIATIVE: Level-up tech skills and literacy
among seniors citizens to bridge the digital divide

37. +
Build Singapore’s tech career brand
through strategic partnership

38. WHAT’S NEXT

39. Q & A

40. Thank you