Why Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam are losing the AI race they think they are winning

e27 - Sep 23, 2026

In January 2026, Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development announced an additional SG$1 billion (US$786 million) over five years for the National AI Research and Development Plan, on top of the SG$500 million (US$393 million) already committed to high-performance compute under Budget 2024. Indonesia is pursuing 9 million skilled digital workers by 2035. Vietnam has elevated […] The post Why Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam are losing the AI race they think they are winning appeared first on e27.

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