{
  "id": 12103069,
  "title": "Singapore's digital economy grows to S$144.1 billion as AI adoption accelerates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/singapores-digital-economy-grows-to-s-144-1-billion-as-ai-adoption-12103069",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:13:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/digital-economy-ai-adoption-2025-singapore-imda-6432161"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's digital economy expanded to S$144.1 billion in 2025, driven by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Nearly one in four businesses in Singapore now uses AI, a notable increase from just one in seven a year earlier. The digital economy now constitutes 19.3% of Singapore's GDP, up from 18.8% in 2024, according to the Singapore Digital Economy Report released by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). This growth outpaces the broader economy's growth, which was 3.1% year-on-year.\n\nThe non-information and communications (I&C) sectors remain the biggest contributors to the digital economy, accounting for more than two-thirds of its value. These sectors saw a 3.6% year-on-year increase in digital value-added to S$97 billion. Meanwhile, the I&C sector itself expanded by 6.1% to S$47.1 billion in 2025. This digital expansion has translated into increased tech employment, which grew by 3.8% to 222,200 in 2025, with roles in AI, data, and cybersecurity leading the way.\n\nAI adoption continues to accelerate, with the adoption rate among all enterprises rising from 14.7% in 2024 to 23.5% in 2025. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have also seen a significant rise in AI adoption, from 14.5% in 2024 to 23.4% in 2025. Large local enterprises increased their AI adoption from 62.5% to 70.4%. Despite this progress, about 68% of workers recognize the need to upskill or reskill in AI, yet only 37% have attended AI-related training in the past 12 months, indicating a gap between workers' ambitions and their access to training.",
  "summary": "Nearly one in four Singapore businesses adopted AI in 2025, up from about one in seven a year earlier, according to the Singapore Digital Economy Report.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "AI adoption among businesses in Singapore rises; digital economy accounts for larger share of GDP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ai-adoption-among-businesses-in-singapore-rises-digital-economy",
        "published": "2026-10-05T03:48:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Singapore's digital economy grows to S$144.1 billion as AI adoption accelerates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/singapores-digital-economy-grows-to-s-144-1-billion-as-ai-adoption",
        "published": "2026-10-05T07:13:44.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}