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Singapore’s New Launch Pad for Business-Ready AI
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Digital Industry Singapore (DISG) have unveiled AI Springboard, a national scheme that will bankroll the first wave of 300 local companies eager to turn artificial-intelligence prototypes into production systems. The programme debuted alongside AWS’s new 8 000-square-foot Innovation Hub in downtown Singapore, a showcase space designed to walk executives through cloud-and-AI use cases before mapping out concrete deployment roadmaps.
What Each Company Gets
Over the next 12 months, every selected enterprise—whether multinational, SME, or startup—can tap a support package worth up to S$600 000. That breaks down to S$350 000 in AWS cloud credits and training, with additional top-ups available through existing AWS programmes such as Migration Acceleration and Lift. Firms may also claim co-funded consultancy grants of up to S$105 000, covering 70 percent of expert-service costs to build a minimum viable product.
Part of a Bigger AI War Chest
AI Springboard is the second flagship under Singapore’s Enterprise Compute Initiative (ECI), which is steering up to S$150 million into advanced compute and AI adoption across the economy. Senior Minister of State Low Yen Ling says the goal is to make Singapore “a leading digital economy and AI hub in Asia” by giving ambitious firms both the hardware horsepower and strategic guidance they need to commercialise AI swiftly.
Who Stands to Benefit
Digitally mature manufacturers can apply predictive-maintenance models, healthcare platforms can accelerate clinical document summarisation and diagnostics, retail and e-commerce players can experiment with generative-AI chat and personalised shopping, and financial-services firms can pilot fraud-detection and risk-scoring engines. Partners such as AiRTS, Temus, NCS NEXT, and PwC will co-develop proof-of-concepts, while the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center will provide deep technical guidance on services like Amazon Q and Bedrock.
AWS Innovation Hub: More Than a Showroom
Located inside AWS’s Singapore office, the Hub features three walk-through zones—Aspiration, Acceleration, and Action—culminating in a “Vision Builder” studio where leaders plot a transformation roadmap in real time. AWS expects to host about 1 000 C-suite visitors and 200 tertiary students every year, complementing its separate pledge to invest US$9 billion in Singapore cloud infrastructure by 2028.
The Road Ahead
“With AI Springboard, we’re bringing the full depth of AWS cloud and AI capabilities to help enterprises turn ambitious ideas into real-world impact,” said Priscilla Chong, Country Manager, AWS Singapore, calling the scheme a timely catalyst for the next wave of growth. The first cohort will be onboarded in the second half of 2025, and multiple cohorts are planned so companies can join as they mature on their AI journey.
Sources
- Tech in Asia — “AWS, Digital Industry SG launch AI support program for 300 firms,” 26 June 2025
- IT Brief Asia — “AWS opens Singapore Innovation Hub & launches AI Springboard,” 27 June 2025
- Singapore Ministry of Trade & Industry — Speech by SMS Low Yen Ling, Launch of AWS Innovation Hub and AI Springboard, 26 June 2025