OCTOBER 2021 — Hundreds of participants upskilled and completed competency training workshops, further driving digital literacy within the RP community.

Keeping up with the times today partly means having to go digital and be equipped with the tools to navigate cyberspace well.

With support from industry partners, RP held its second Digitalisation Day in October 2021, a one-day virtual event that aimed to drive digital transformation through innovation within the RP community. Over 300 staff took part in hands-on workshops, shared projects, and learned from industry speakers’ insights on digital transformation.

External Speaker Topics/Insights

Representatives from leading technology companies and public institutions were invited to speak at the event. As Mr Fong Yew Chan says, “As part of our digitalisation efforts, we are steadfast in supporting and cultivating impactful partnerships with the industry. The knowledge and expertise they can give back to the RP community will ensure our learners are fully prepared for the future.”

These experts shared insights on the topics below:

Digital Transformation of SMEs in Singapore

By Mr Vivek Chatrath, Microsoft Singapore

With SMEs as the backbone of Singapore, Mr Chatrath discussed integrated technology services and solutions available to SMEs, and how they can overcome the challenges encountered in their digital transformation.

Empowering Organisations with Singpass

By Mr Wei Lai, Assurity Trusted Solutions Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of GovTech

Advocating for secured and faster transactions with customers, Mr Wei highlighted GovTech’s initiatives to empower organisations with Singpass being every Singapore resident’s trusted digital identity.

Future of Health Data Science

By Dr Lam Shao Wei Sean, SingHealth

Dr Lam shared his insights on the increased use of data science with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and the importance of data governance.

The five digital competency training workshops covered areas such as Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Low Code, Chatbot, and 3D Vista. Attendees experienced AI-powered intelligent search with Watson Discovery, interactive data dashboards with Tableau, and other cutting-edge digital technologies. These workshops are part of an ongoing effort to promote digital competencies, with 20 previous workshops conducted from March to August and an overall attendance of over 500 staff to date.

Recognition was given to the 67 innovative digitalisation projects from the 187 staff submissions as part of RP’s Digitalisation Challenge 2021. The focus areas of Analytics, Automation, and Infrastructure saw three grand winners, with a total of six special mention awards given out overall.

This successful Digitalisation Day charts another significant milestone for RP Transformation 2025 ― our five-year roadmap advocating lifelong learning, driving innovation, and accelerating digitalisation both within and outside the campus. Our progress would not have been possible without the support of our many valued partners. RP will continue working with more collaborators as we move forward on this transformative journey.