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  • AIAP, 100E, IDC Award. What do you do? AIAP
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    The AIAP and 100E Experience

    ByLaurence Liew August 19, 2023May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

    Discover the AI Apprenticeship Programme’s (AIAP) comprehensive structure, including its 2-month deep skilling phase and 7-month hands-on project phase for aspiring AI engineers.

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  • Hello, Are You an AI Apprentice?
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    Hello, Are You an AI Apprentice?

    ByLaurence Liew August 17, 2023May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Discover what AI Singapore seeks in candidates for their AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP). From technical skills to problem-solving abilities, learn the key qualities that make an ideal AI apprentice.

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  • AIAP Widens Singapore’s AI Talent Pool To Fuel Inclusive Innovation
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    AIAP Widens Singapore’s AI Talent Pool To Fuel Inclusive Innovation

    ByLaurence Liew August 8, 2023May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    Singapore has ambitions of becoming a global AI innovation and talent hub. While AI engineers remain a critical part of the ecosystem, building world-class AI applications requires a diverse talent pool beyond coders and data scientists. This is where the AIAP steps in.

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  • AI Singapore’s Open Source AI Bricks: A 20-Year Personal Journey
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    AI Singapore’s Open Source AI Bricks: A 20-Year Personal Journey

    ByLaurence Liew August 30, 2021May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    AI Singapore’s AI Bricks initiative introduces two open-source AI tools, PeekingDuck and SG-NLP, aimed at industry adoption. These tools complement the previously released RPA tool, TagUI. The commitment to an Apache license ensures business-friendly access and contribution, reflecting a shift in government policy towards open-source production. Developed in collaboration with over 500 organizations, these tools address common needs and simplify AI adoption, particularly for SMEs.

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  • Grow You Own Timber
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    PLUS-Skilling Not Re-Skilling Needs To Be The New Norm

    ByLaurence Liew August 12, 2021May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    Discover how AI Singapore’s Apprenticeship Programme transforms professionals across industries into AI-capable experts, with over 90% job placement success. Learn about this innovative 9-month journey into AI mastery.

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  • How did AI Singapore use AIAP and 100E to build a “200” strong AI Engineering team with the Blue Ocean Strategy?
    aiap | 100e

    How did AI Singapore use AIAP and 100E to build a “200” strong AI Engineering team with the Blue Ocean Strategy?

    ByLaurence Liew May 5, 2021May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 7 minutes

    Discover how AI Singapore’s innovative Blue Ocean Strategy revolutionized AI talent recruitment by creating new opportunities for passionate self-taught professionals through their AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP).

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  • Want An AI Team? Don’t Recruit. Grow Your Own Timber!
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    Want An AI Team? Don’t Recruit. Grow Your Own Timber!

    ByLaurence Liew November 29, 2019May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Discover how AI Singapore builds strong AI engineering teams through innovative recruitment and training strategies, focusing on skills over traditional qualifications.

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