Singapore hopes to become an e-commerce hub After the digital economy expands in Asia

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Singapore wants to become the leading e-commerce hub in Asia. amid the challenges that lie ahead
While the slot wallet spread of COVID-19 has changed the behavior of consumers around the world More and more people in Singapore are turning to online shopping. And the digital economy in Southeast Asia is growing exponentially.

Mr. Ben King, Director of Google Singapore in an interview with CNBC that “E-commerce in Southeast Asia is expanding. But what makes Singapore different from other countries? It is a policy and initiative that helps foster an environment for the digital industry and the digital economy to thrive.”

However, Ben King said Singapore faces a shortage of digital skilled workers. And that's crucial for our goal of becoming a global e-commerce player.

to fix this The government is partnering with Google under the Skills Ignition SG program to provide job training for people looking for a digital career.

“One of the challenges we see in making Singapore a meaningful and progressive regional e-commerce hub. “The problem we are facing is not the job itself, but the skill, which is an urgent need for our employees to build digital skills to perform these tasks.”

Meanwhile, the US technology giant Google It is also focused on helping people affected by the pandemic in Singapore.

Mr King stated that “We designed this project to meet the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic in real time, aimed at the unemployed. and give them the opportunity to train for 6-9 months.”