NTU provost Christian Wolfrum appointed to lead Singapore’s national AI programme

The initiative has also become a cornerstone of Singapore’s national AI ecosystem, helping to advance impactful programmes in research, capability development and industry adoption.

Prof Ho helped expand Singapore’s AI research and manpower development efforts through initiatives such as the AISG PhD fellowship, 100 Experiments and the AI Apprenticeship Programme.

AISG has delivered over 300 AI projects and trained close to 500 Singaporean AI engineers, enhancing the ability of Singapore’s companies to operate at the forefront of AI, said MDDI and NRF.

Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, permanent secretary for National Research and Development, said that under Prof Ho, AISG has “anchored important national capabilities in AI, strengthened collaboration across the research, industry, and public-sector communities, and built valuable platforms for talent development, innovation, and industry adoption”.

“His contributions have been instrumental in Singapore’s AI journey, strengthening our international competitiveness in AI and positioning us well as a leading global hub for AI research and innovation,” said Mr Chng Kai Fong, permanent secretary for Digital Development and Information.

He added that Prof Wolfrum’s experience in building research ecosystems and his commitment to collaboration will be valuable to AISG.