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Workday has announced the general availability of Workday Learning, powered by Sana, an AI-native learning experience designed to deliver personalised tutoring, interactive course creation, and automated learning operations. Sana from Workday is an AI-powered conversational platform and operating system that uses autonomous agents to automate tasks, run workflows, and retrieve data across HR, finance, and IT.

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has been named the founding training partner for AutomationSG’s Trusted Industrial AI-Ready (TIA-Ready) Framework, Singapore’s first industry-owned framework designed to help companies adopt artificial intelligence in industrial settings safely and at scale.

ASEAN consumers remained broadly resilient in 2026, balancing optimism about the macroeconomic outlook with caution over personal finances, according to UOB’s latest ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Index. The regional index held steady at 54, signalling continued overall optimism despite persistent geopolitical tensions and concerns over rising oil prices. The findings reflect a region where steady economic growth has underpinned confidence, even as households remain mindful of financial pressures.

Forrester’s 2027 Budget Planning Guides suggest business and technology leaders are moving into next year with renewed confidence after a period of caution, even as they acknowledge that volatility is here to stay. More than 80% of leaders expect budgets to rise over the next 12 months, and as many as one-quarter foresee growth of 10% or more. The research points to a clear shift in spending priorities.

Source: 2026 State of Customer Experience Report, Genesys "A company is only as good as its service." customers Customer experience is now a decisive factor in loyalty and spending across Asia Pacific, with half of consumers saying they would rather do anything else than contact customer service. The sentiment is even stronger in Singapore, where 63% of respondents share that view, underscoring the region’s growing intolerance for frustrating service journeys.

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has unveiled the Human Capital Collaboratory (HCC), a new platform designed to help businesses move beyond workforce upskilling to comprehensive work redesign in the age of artificial intelligence. Launched at HR Learning Fest (HRLF) 2026, the initiative positions human capital not as an HR function but as a core business transformation framework interfacing with operations, technology and growth strategy.

A widening gap is emerging in engineering AI adoption, with just 9% of organisations achieving mature, scaled deployments while 80% remain stuck in pilot programmes, according to SimScale’s 2026 State of Engineering Report. The survey of 350 engineering leaders in large enterprises highlights a growing phenomenon dubbed “pilot purgatory”, where experimentation surges but enterprise-wide implementation stalls.

Worldsensing has launched its next-generation Loadsensing G7 Digital Data Logger, a low-power LoRa edge device engineered to transform data acquisition in industrial, structural and geotechnical applications. The G7 is designed for deployment in harsh, remote environments—such as tailings dams, open-pit mines and underground works—where wired networks are impractical and frequent site visits are costly.

Hong Kong experienced a marked rebound in demand for artificial intelligence skills in 2025, with AI-related job postings rising 50% year-on-year, according to PwC’s 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer. The surge raised AI roles’ share of total vacancies from 3.6% in 2024 to 4.7% in 2025, signalling renewed hiring momentum even as levels remain below the 2023 peak. PwC analysed more than one billion job advertisements worldwide to compile the barometer.

XP Power has introduced the LBA series of low‑profile, enclosed chassis‑mount AC‑DC power supplies, targeting cost‑sensitive industrial applications that demand compactness and reliability. The new family spans 35W to 350W and delivers regulated single outputs from 5V to 48V DC, with features intended to simplify integration across automation, security, lighting control and building‑management systems.