What The Role Is
AI Group within Smart Nation is responsible for the development and implementation of our National AI Strategy (NAIS). AI Group reports through the Permanent Secretary for Smart Nation to the Smart Nation Inter-Ministerial Committee. AI Group brings together government, industry, and research stakeholders to implement National AI Projects in key sectors in Singapore, and builds AI ecosystem enablers in a deliberate manner to anchor AI development and deployment in Singapore. In addition to its responsibility to implement the NAIS, Ai Group facilitates and drives collaborations with industry and R&D players to build up AI capabilities within the Singapore Government.
What You Will Be Working On
As Manager / Senior Manager in the Government AI team within AI Group, you will report to Senior Assistant Director (Government AI) to:
Develop And Implement Strategy/policy
- Implement and continually refine the strategy to drive deployment of AI in the Government, especially Generative AI.
- Develop and operationalise governance frameworks for the use of AI in the public sector.
- Track and monitor progress of the public sector’s development and deployment of AI.
Drive Projects
- Work with GovTech and public agencies to identify signature use cases.
- Marshal the necessary support (policy, technical and resource) and resolve roadblocks for agencies to deploy AI to improve Government’s productivity, policymaking & planning, service delivery and internal operations.
- Identify opportunities to translate learning points from the use cases, into stronger capabilities for Singapore (e.g. better policies on data and AI governance).
Develop Capabilities
- Work with GovTech to identify central AI products and applications that could be proliferated to benefit the public sector, and help address the challenges for the proliferation of such products.
- Establish partnerships between GovTech and industry and/or academia to develop long term AI capability within the Government. This includes building strong relationships with key research/industry partners to provide solutions that can meet government digitalization needs, understanding the mutual interests of the partner and Smart Nation Group/GovTech, and overcoming the concerns and trade-offs to strengthen the relationship.
Who Will You Work With In Achieving These Objectives
Apart from your immediate team, you will work closely with GovTech’s Data Science and AI Directorate, and other Smart Nation Group's Divisions. You will also be part of a larger network of agencies working towards the vision of the NAIS - These include MCI, IMDA, EDB, DISG, ESG, NRF, A*STAR, AISG, etc. Your work will support both the objectives of Smart Nation Group as well as the wider public service for Singapore, and we would expect candidates for this role to maintain strong and healthy networks with the wider public service.
What makes this role unique, and what will you learn?
This is a strategic area of work that Smart Nation Group is embarking on, and you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of Government to develop, use and benefit from AI. You will be a part of a dynamic team that is operating in a fast moving environment, and have the opportunity to straddle policy and technology. You will get a better appreciation of Smart Nation Group’s role (and challenges!) in driving our Smart Nation and Digital Government journey, and your unique perspectives in your previous roles will be very much valued and appreciated.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for self-motivated individuals who value collaborative teamwork and take pride in going the extra mile to get things done.
Work Experience & Competencies
- Familiarity With AI And Machine Learning
- An understanding of existing and emerging AI technology, such as Generative AI and large language models (LLMs), their capabilities and their limitations, is a must;
- Technical knowledge/skills in coding and implementing AI/machine learning are a bonus. This role does not require you to be an engineer or to develop technical solutions, but will require you to be familiar enough with AI to be able to identify opportunities for use cases, understand the policy implications, and collaborate with technical teams to drive projects;
- Project management skills;
- Multi-stakeholder management and people-skills to drive collaboration across government.
Personal Traits
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage a wide spectrum of external and internal stakeholders; including inter-agency and inter-departmental teams.
- Strong organizational and coordination skills, along with multi-tasking capabilities, to get things done in a fast-paced environment, and orchestrate collaborations with stakeholders.
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
- Resourceful and proactive, able to identify opportunities and work around ambiguity.
- Analytical and creative, with an eye for detail and new insights through distilling complex work streams and stakeholder relationships.
- Strong team player able to contribute and lead in a cross-functional team.