Infocommunication technology (ICT) is growing rapidly and disrupting all industries. Besides businesses, ICT professionals too, need to stay agile to keep up with the fast-evolving technologies.
According to a survey by the Info-communications Media Development Authority, the ICT workforce numbered 180,000 in 2016, and this is expected to increase by another 42,300 from 2017 to 2019.
Identifying that ICT professionals would need more support amidst constant technology advancement and industry transformation, the Labour Movement spoke of an upcoming new association at the NTUC May Day Rally 2018 to provide networking and training opportunities.
It is now a reality. Named Tech Talent Assembly (TTAB), the association is committed to help ICT professionals upskill and remain employable.
“As a Labour Movement for all workers, we must help prepare workers for the future and transform them into Worker 4.0 – help them be equipped with the right skills to take up redesigned, new or in-demand jobs
“For an ICT professional to be Worker 4.0, he or she should possess adaptive skills to embrace change, technology skills to master emerging technology and technical skills to use software development tools,” said NTUC Secretary-General (SG) Ng Chee Meng during a visit to data analytics solution provider SAS on 29 October 2018.
Over the next year, TTAB will be working with industry partners to develop programmes and membership benefits such as:
“I’ve been in the IT industry for 30 years. I think the speed of change is unprecedented. Companies and workers’ jobs are being disrupted. I think there is a lot of need to see how we can marry the two together.
“Companies are actually finding it very hard to find workers. At the same time, I heard from friends on the ground that workers, especially those in mid-career, cannot find another job because their skillsets are not relevant anymore. Part of what TTAB wants to do is to provide a platform where you can help to nurture them and give them opportunities to learn,” said TTAB President Ng Tiong Gee, who had a closed-door dialogue about the industry’s challenges and opportunities with his executive committee (exco) members and SG Ng during the visit.
The TTAB’s exco is made up of 14 corporate, government, education and industry representatives. See the full list below:
| President | Ng Tiong Gee |
| Vice President | Lim Kuo Siong |
| Executive Secretary | Irene Low |
| General Secretary | Kaylee Fung |
| General Treasurer | Nurhazman Bin Abdul Aziz |
| Member | Shumit Gupta |
| Member | Tan Poh Choo |
| Member | Danny Wong |
| Member | Tan Teng Cheong |
| Member | Benjamin Mah |
| Member | Tammie Tham |
| Member | Alvin Ong |
| Member | Arvin Tang |
| Member | Maxim Thaw Tint |
Joining TTAB
Sign up for NTUC membership at: http://bit.ly/2OdaitA
Send in enquiries to: ttab@ntuc.org.sg
TTAB membership fee: $9/month
The first instalment of the Thought Leadership Series
Date: 28 November 2018
Venue: NTUC Centre
Topic: Cybersecurity
Registration details will be released on TTAB’s Facebook page nearer to date.
Subsequent instalments will focus on topics such as data analytics, cloud technology, API developments, process automation and digital marketing.
