Singtel gets its employees digitally ready

Singapore

AN engineer is undergoing training to be learn about 5G networks; his colleague in human resources administration, a 65-year-old, has taken a course on bot building and can now use her bot to automate processes.

Both are employees of Singtel who have undergone the telco's programme designed to get them ready for the digital economy.

Singtel will spend S$45 million over three years to deepen the digital skills of its 12,600 employees in Singapore for this programme, named ACT, which aims to Accelerate employe…