[Article from the Business Times Singapore]
“To me, it is a situation of cutting off one’s nose to spite the face,” said Christopher Quek, managing partner of Trive, which has invested in some ICT startups.
This is because the ICT sector requires very specialised talent in areas such as AI, cybersecurity and data analytics, Mr Quek said. Singapore’s educational institutions “may not be able to keep up” in churning out the required talent.
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[Article from the Business Times Singapore]
“To me, it is a situation of cutting off one’s nose to spite the face,” said Christopher Quek, managing partner of Trive, which has invested in some ICT startups.
This is because the ICT sector requires very specialised talent in areas such as AI, cybersecurity and data analytics, Mr Quek said. Singapore’s educational institutions “may not be able to keep up” in churning out the required talent.
Visit The Business Times Singapore for the full article.
Image copyright: ST files
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