Demand for infocomm manpower grew 10% in 2010

From 143,500 in 2009, demand for infocomm manpower in Singapore, which includes those employed and job vacancies, grew to 157,400 in 2010.

According to the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, they announced the new Infocomm Manpower Development Roadmap v2.0.

MDEV 2.0 seeks to ensure that Singapore's infocomm manpower continues to remain competitive with the developments in the industry globally and within Singapore.

Singapore is a leading infocomm hub in Asia, with infocomm multi-national companies, non-infocomm MNCs and international start-ups setting up IT functions here. Skills in emerging technologies such as cloud computing, business analytics, Web 2.0 and mobile application are increasingly sought by businesses. According to the latest Annual Survey of Infocomm Manpower 2010, demand for infocomm manpower in Singapore, which includes those employed and job vacancies, has grown by almost 10 percent in 2010, reaching 157,400 from 143,500 in 2009.

A joint effort between the government and industry, MDEV 2.0 aims to develop the local infocomm workforce to take on high-end, high value-added jobs with good pay potential.

Mr Lui said, “The four-year roadmap will be focused on developing high-end infocomm experts and leaders. It aims to achieve three outcomes. First, to develop talent with deep infocomm skills, and for these talent to have the ability and agility to exploit infocomm to enable industry shifts; second, a greater share of infocomm talent; and third, to ensure that Singapore’s manpower profile is more closely aligned to Singapore’s role as a global hub.”

Through its initiatives and programmes, MDEV 2.0 will benefit more than 18,000 infocomm professionals as well as school students in Singapore.