Some 1,000 new and redesigned jobs will be created over the next five years for the landscape sector, as the authorities push out a new digitalisation plan. Mr Goh Eng Lam, chairman of LIAS, said that this move towards a greater adoption of technology will be beneficial in attracting a younger and better-skilled Singaporean workforce to a sector that is traditionally seen as manpower- and labour-intensive. NParks has begun a year-long pilot to showcase its suite of new digital tools and technologies. These include the ability to monitor the health of the park’s trees remotely, as well as sensors to determine whether a dustbin needs to be emptied or a toilet needs to be cleaned. For new hires, there is the new Resident Gardeners Programme, which will be introduced at NParks-managed green areas at Ang Mo Kio, Punggol and Yishun from next month. MND Minster Mr Desmonf Lee said that this pilot will see interested applicants be employed by landscape companies to care for the greenery in their neighbourhoods such as in town gardens and parks.... Continue Reading