Policy / Project Profile
Smart Nation 2.0
Digital infrastructure upgrade blueprint built on three pillars: Digital Government, Digital Economy, Digital Society.
Why it matters
Only S$120 million was allocated to five locked-in projects one year after the blueprint's release, exposing the execution time lag between Singapore's AI strategic vision and implementation
- Category
- National Strategy
- Published / Updated
- 2023-10
- Issuing body
- Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO)
- Parliament links
- 4 records
Strategic Context
4 parliamentary records linked.
Detailed Notes
Smart Nation 2.0, released in October 2023, is a full upgrade of the 2014 Smart Nation Initiative. Three pillars: Digital Government — driving end-to-end digitalisation and AI adoption across public services; Digital Economy — supporting enterprise digital transformation and AI adoption; Digital Society — ensuring universal digital literacy and closing the digital divide. In October 2024, an implementation plan was launched, including a S$120 million AI application fund supporting five national AI projects: intelligent freight planning, municipal services, chronic disease prediction and management, personalised education, and border clearance. At the infrastructure layer, the plan covers a national AI compute platform, data-sharing infrastructure, and a secure digital identity system.
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