2025 Manufacturing Indicators:SEA’s AI Capital—Singapore

To help manufacturers stay ahead, PowerArena has compiled insights from IMD, World Bank, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Economic Development Board (EDB)—combined with our hands-on implementation experience across Southeast Asia—to bring you 2025 Manufacturing Indicators: SEA’s AI Capital—Singapore, offering manufacturers key market insights, policy updates, and strategic opportunities for expansion in the region.
Inside This Report, You’ll Learn:
/ How Singapore is replacing “scale advantage” with AI-driven precision?
/ Why global tech manufacturers are placing their R&D and decision centers in Singapore?
/ How does “Singapore + N” strategy integrates production and innovation across ASEAN?
/ How the National AI Strategy 2.0 and AIMfg are reshaping manufacturing in the region
Is “Singapore + N” Your Next Competitive Advantage?
When production is decentralized, how does Singapore orchestrate the entire ASEAN supply chain?
With HQs and R&D based in Singapore and manufacturing distributed across Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia—how do global firms ensure speed, flexibility, and innovation? This report reveals how Singapore became the AI-powered command center of the region.
If it’s not about size, what’s Singapore’s edge?
Despite its limited land and natural resources, manufacturing still contributes 17.3% of Singapore’s GDP, with global AI initiatives landing here first. Behind this is a strategy radically different from traditional manufacturing.
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This Report Is For:
- Manufacturers already producing or planning expansion into Southeast Asia
- Teams exploring regional integration and AI-driven transformation
- Anyone tracking how top countries are shaping the next era of AI strategy and policy