Microsoft intends to invest over the five-year period up to 2029 a total of US$5.5 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure and ongoing operations in Singapore, according to Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith.
During a recent visit to Singapore, Smith also said that every tertiary education student in Singapore now has free access to Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot and the company’s suite of productivity tools. This is good for 12 months.
At the same time, all educators will be provided free AI training through Microsoft Elevate for Educators, and Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers will upskill nonprofit leaders. Together, these programs strengthen the education, workforce, and social impact systems for communities so more people can learn, work, and thrive in the AI economy.
“Our ongoing investment in cloud and AI infrastructure reflects Microsoft’s long-term confidence in Singapore as a global digital leader,” said Smith.
“Together, we’re focused on helping people and organizations use AI by strengthening skills, increasing cybersecurity and resilience, and advancing trusted governance so technology delivers real benefits for Singaporeans,” he added.
Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment in Singapore, said baseline AI skills are increasingly becoming as fundamental as digital literacy.
“By equipping students with hands on experience using AI tools, and supporting our educators to adopt them confidently, we are strengthening the foundations for Singapore’s future workforce, and training them to use AI with confidence, discernment and trust,” said Puthucheary.
To build AI confidence in classrooms, Microsoft has expanded Microsoft Elevate for Educators to Singapore, a new program helping educators build confidence in using AI responsibly in the classroom – from primary and secondary schools to Institutes of Higher Learning.
Aligned with Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0, the initiative supports AI literacy and trusted, inclusive adoption through foundational training, virtual workshops and a global educator community.
To strengthen nonprofit leadership with responsible AI, Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers has been introduced in Singapore to support nonprofit and social impact leaders driving real world AI adoption in service of their communities. Designed to meet organizations where they are, the program builds practical skills with free AI readiness credentials while strengthening internal capacity for responsible and effective use.
These targeted efforts build on Microsoft’s long-term commitment to upskilling the people of Singapore, including through initiatives delivered in partnership with Singapore government agencies and organisations that have reached hundreds of thousands of workers across every sector.
“By embedding AI literacy into everyday learning and in how every sector from enterprise to nonprofits operate, we’re building on the National AI Strategy 2.0 to drive inclusive, trusted AI adoption for genuine impact,” said Wee Luen Chia, managing director of Microsoft Singapore.
