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Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon highlighted “In order for Singtel to capture new digital growth opportunities and drive digital transformation across industries, we have to pivot our workforce and pivot fast. Having embarked on reskilling our existing staff, we are now hiring and training new employees on the job in 5G and emerging technologies.” “The learning gained from academia will complement practical on-the-job training in our workplace to build the critical competencies needed to help transition enterprises to a digital economy.” he added. Minister of Communications and Information S Iswaran, who also was at Singtel’s learning centre, said the government is also seeking more partnerships like this, but he said thatthe partnerships must also be driven by the need and value proposition from the perspective of the industry.” Iswaran highlighted this is “because you want to make sure that the people who go into these sorts of training programs can see a path towards employment, and the skills they acquire are valued by the industry.”