High urgency, real results, a structural challenge businesses will need to solve.
Decidr has today released the Singapore AI Readiness Index 2026, a survey of 511 decision-makers across SMEs and enterprise that maps where Singapore organisations sit on the AI adoption curve and what's holding the next wave back.
Singapore's AI adoption is shifting decisively. 92% of enterprise leaders expect greater impact in the next 12 months, and half of Singaporean SMEs now rate AI investment as urgent, rising to 67% in enterprise.
For a market that has historically moved fast when the signal is clear, the signal is now very clear. The Decidr Singapore AI Readiness Index shows:
91% of enterprises say AI has enhanced operations and growth in the past 12 months.
81% of SMEs expect AI to have a greater impact in the next 12 months.
65% of SMEs expect integrating AI into current processes will be difficult.
38% of SMEs feel very confident implementing AI across the business.
The results reveal that most of value is still coming from assistants and copilots helping individuals work faster inside existing processes.
The bigger gains, where AI executes across whole operations and compounds over time, require a foundation most organisations are still building.
The structural gaps are consistent across both SMEs and enterprise. Workflows aren't clearly documented. Critical knowledge lives in too few heads. Integration feels hard even when capability is high.
"Singapore has the ambition, the intent, and the momentum," said David Brudenell, Co-CEO of Decidr. "The organisations that build the right foundation now are the ones that will outperform with AI, not just use it."
The full report covers AI adoption patterns, the drivers and barriers shaping investment, where value is landing today, and practical steps for moving from AI-assisted to AI-ready. It covers:
- Drivers: Efficiency today, better decisions tomorrow.
- Barriers: What’s slowing adoption down.
- The big wins: Where AI is already delivering.
- Opportunities: How to move forward safely and at speed.
- Enterprise vs SMEs: Different starting lines, similar blocks.
