SINGAPORE Among 12 Global Hubs for Tech Talent: Study

Posted by Asia Views | Jun 10, 2025 | 0 |

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Singapore has been recognized as one of 12 global technology “powerhouses,” well-positioned to attract the capital and talent necessary to foster a robust AI ecosystem. The city-state was noted for its strong tech ecosystem, abundant talent pool, and a business-friendly environment that attracts global talent and investment, despite being the smallest of the five Asia-Pacific tech hubs listed in the Global Tech Talent Guidebook 2025 by property consultancy CBRE. But Singapore ranks among the most expensive cities for operating a tech business, placing 24th out of 115 markets for software engineers’ salaries, with office rents second only to Paris. The top 12 powerhouses also include Beijing, Shanghai, Bengaluru, Tokyo, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Boston, Toronto, Paris, and London. With 45% of its 4.3 million working-age population holding at least a university degree, Singapore trails only Ireland and Switzerland in educational attainment. Ravi Nippani, head of regional industries and solutions at Mercer Asia, said that CBRE’s findings are consistent with consulting firm Mercer’s March survey, which ranked Singapore third in Asia, behind China and India, for the number of tech jobs reported. “Singapore’s tech ecosystem is quite mature and vibrant in terms of roles, encompassing both front-line and supporting positions,” he said, as reported by The Straits Times.

“When compared with the sheer size of the working population in China and India, Singapore is more than punching its weight and can rightly be given powerhouse status.” The Asia-Pacific region boasts the largest tech talent pools, with cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Tokyo each reporting over 500,000 tech professionals. Labor costs were highlighted as the primary expense for tech companies. In Singapore, software engineers earn an annual base salary of US$111,000, but with some of the world’s highest rents, they allocate over 29% of their income to landlords.

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

SINGAPORE Among 12 Global Hubs for Tech Talent: Study

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