STOCKHOLM – Singapore and Sweden will expand cooperation in sustainable energy and emerging technologies, including in the field of quantum.
Research and academic institutions from both countries will also collaborate on next-generation positioning technologies that tap artificial intelligence and 6G – the next generation of mobile networks, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Oct 19.
Next-generation positioning technologies look to go beyond the traditional Global Positioning System to track and locate.
Both countries pledged to cooperate more in support of innovation and to strengthen their societies and economies as they inked a joint declaration on strategic cooperation on trusted and innovative technologies on Oct 19 at the headquarters of networking and telecommunications firm Ericsson in Stockholm.
President Tharman, who is on a five-day state visit to the Scandinavian country, said Singapore and Sweden share a conviction that as the world becomes more divided and uncertain, “like-minded countries must join up our capabilities and work closely to address shared challenges and grow opportunities together”.
Speaking to the press at Stockholm’s Royal Palace following a ceremonial welcome, President Tharman said the two countries share several common characteristics as small nations that prosper through constant innovation and connections with the wider world.
“We believe in investing in our people, building strong institutions, and working actively to develop domestic solidarity,” he said in a statement delivered alongside Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf.
“We are like-minded in upholding international law, and a rules-based multilateral order. This common outlook has provided a strong foundation for practical cooperation over many years.”
The joint declaration was signed later in the day by Singapore’s Permanent Secretary for National Research and Development in the Prime Minister’s Office Ng Chad-Son and director-general for global affairs at Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mikael Lindvall, with President Tharman and King Carl XVI Gustaf in attendance.
The declaration states that both governments will explore cooperation in areas including semiconductors, Internet of Things technologies, AI models and applications, quantum technologies and 5G and 6G applications.
It also reflects the two countries’ intentions to strengthen resilience in the information and communications technology domain, and ties in cybersecurity as well as post-quantum cryptography, a defence against potential cyberattacks by quantum computers.
With both sides keen to promote the responsible development and deployment of AI, the pledge also paves the way for possible exchanges on approaches to AI governance, public-sector digital transformation, regulatory approaches, workforce preparedness, and practical measures supporting the responsible use of AI.
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