Google’s Majulah AI initiative in Singapore unites skills programs and accelerators—Skills Ignition SG, AI First, AI Cloud Takeoff, and Gemini Academy—to broaden access to AI skills and accelerate the local AI economy.

The effort includes co-locating software engineers with the DeepMind lab in Singapore to speed the transformation of research into deployable products.

Collaborations with health-tech startup AMILI will leverage AI to deliver a precision nutrition program with personalized lifestyle guidance and nutrition plans.

A new AI Centre of Excellence for security will tackle risks from agentic AI and content verification, staffed by research scientists, data scientists, and security engineers.

Alphabet’s broader spending plan envisions about $91–93 billion in 2025 on buildings and equipment, with around 40% directed to data centers and networking hardware.

Expansion priorities are defined around solving society’s challenges, driving growth, building a future-ready workforce, and creating a secure ecosystem, with active government involvement via Minister Josephine Teo.

Minister Josephine Teo urged the global showcase of Singapore-made products and signaled upcoming AI adoption announcements in the Budget on February 12, 2026.

Singapore will secure an AI ecosystem with an AI Centre of Excellence for security and an age-assurance rollout, including SafeSearch and under-18 content restrictions for a safer online experience.

An AI Centre of Excellence for security will study emerging threats, especially regarding agentic AI, and advance security and privacy for Google’s mobile ecosystem in Singapore.

Google will deploy an age-assurance solution in Singapore to protect under-18 users by default across YouTube and Google Play, featuring SafeSearch and restricted content access.

EDB’s Jermaine Loy says the expansion will anchor cutting-edge capabilities, create jobs, and strengthen Singapore’s status as a global innovation hub.

Google plans to ring-fence AI agents and require real-time user consent before actions, with examples like health appointment assistants accessing payment details.