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DBS SME survey finds more than 70% plan to invest in Gen AI this year, and are bullish on overseas expansion

Nicole Lim
Nicole Lim • 2 min read
DBS SME survey finds more than 70% plan to invest in Gen AI this year, and are bullish on overseas expansion
The annual DBS Business Pulse Check survey which engages more than 110 SMEs, also finds that less than 40% are ready for mandatory climate disclosures coming into place for listed firms this year. Photo: Pexels
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More than 70% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Singapore intend to invest in generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) solutions in order to stay competitive this year, according to DBS’s Business Pulse Check survey conducted earlier this year. 

The annual survey engaged more than 110 SMEs across various industries. 

This contrasts with how much SMEs adopted AI in 2023 according to the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)’s Singapore Digital Economy Report released last October. The report found that SMEs had an AI uptake of 4.2%, as compared to non-SMEs at 44% in 2023. 

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