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Singapore wants to be the leading e-commerce hub in ดาวน์โหลด slotxo Asia. But there may be challenges ahead.As the pandemic has changed the behavior of consumers worldwide. More and more people in the region are shopping online. And Southeast Asia's digital economy has seen tremendous growth.
“Ecommerce in Southeast Asia — is growing, but what sets Singapore apart [is] its policies and initiatives that help cultivate an environment for the digital industry and the digital economy to thrive,” said Ben King, Country Director at Google Singapore.
However, city-states face a skill shortage for digital talent. And that's crucial for its ambitions to be a global e-commerce player. He told CNBC's Christine Tan. to fix this The government has partnered with Google under the Skills Ignition SG program to provide job training for people seeking digital careers.
“One of the challenges we see in realizing Singapore's vision of becoming a more meaningful and progressive regional e-commerce hub is talent development,” King said. A job, but a skill, there is an urgent need to help employees build digital skills to do these tasks.”