SINGAPORE, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ac o is, a global leade i cybe secu ity a d data p otectio , today a ou ced that Ac o is Asia Resea ch a d Developme t Pte Ltd has bee amed the SME catego y wi e of the Wo kfo ce T a sfo matio Awa d fo I fo matio & Commu icatio s at the SGTech I dust y Gala 2026, held at the Sa ds Expo a d Co ve tio Ce t e at Ma i a Bay Sa ds.
P ese ted by the Si gapo e gove me t age cy, Skills a d Wo kfo ce Developme t Age cy (SWDA) i pa t e ship with SGTech, the Wo kfo ce T a sfo matio Awa d ecog ises o ga isatio s that demo st ate exceptio al commitme t a d i ovatio i wo kfo ce developme t, i cludi g skills-fi st p actices a d job edesig .
Ac o is was ecog ised fo its co ti ued i vestme t i upskilli g a d eskilli g its Si gapo e-based softwa e developme t a d R&D teams, as well as its b oade effo ts to adopt a tificial i tellige ce (AI) ac oss the o ga isatio . Ove a two-yea pe iod, Ac o is committed to upskill 54 local employees, i cludi g 48 local R&D e gi ee s, f om its Si gapo e wo kfo ce of 145. T ai i g a eas i cluded AI, softwa e a chitectu e, full-stack developme t, DevOps, quality assu a ce, i cide t i vestigatio , a d p oduct secu ity.
“AI is eshapi g how cybe secu ity a d softwa e a e built, a d the o ga isatio s that will lead a e those that i vest i thei people as i te tio ally as they i vest i tech ology,” said Ja -Jaap “JJ” Jage , CEO of Ac o is. “This ecog itio is a testame t to ou Si gapo e R&D team a d to Ac o is’ lo g-te m commitme t to developi g local e gi ee i g tale t. By combi i g skills-fi st developme t, job edesig a d p actical AI upskilli g, we a e helpi g ou e gi ee s g ow with the busi ess while st e gthe i g Si gapo e’s futu e- eady tech ology wo kfo ce.”
Ac o is has also lau ched a compa y-wide AI t a sfo matio i itiative to imp ove p oductivity, accele ate i ovatio a d suppo t busi ess outcomes ac oss its global wo kfo ce. The i itiative is led by a Si gapo e-based C-level AI champio a d i cludes i -house t ai i g p og ammes, c oss-depa tme tal lea i g sessio s a d AI wo kshops desig ed to help employees apply AI tools a d AI age ts effectively i thei daily wo kflows.
“St uctu ed lea i g is c itical to helpi g e gi ee s build ew tech ical k owledge a d emb ace AI with co fide ce,” said Alo a Geckle , Chief People Office a d Chief of Staff at Ac o is. “Ou app oach combi es o -the-job t ai i g, o li e lea i g platfo ms, expe t-led semi a s, k owledge-sha i g sessio s a d job edeployme t oppo tu ities, givi g employees p actical ways to develop ew skills while co t ibuti g to busi ess success.”
A key be eficia y of Ac o is’ wo kfo ce t a sfo matio effo ts is its 110-st o g softwa e developme t a d R&D team i Si gapo e. The team is highly localised, with Ac o is co ti ui g to build a local e gi ee i g pipeli e th ough i te ships with Si gapo e u ive sities, p ovidi g f esh g aduates pathways to full-time employme t.
William Cha , Team Lead of Ac o is’ Cybe E gi es team, is o e example of this tale t developme t app oach. A g aduate of DigiPe I stitute of Tech ology Si gapo e, Cha ow leads a team of eight e gi ee s focused o a eas i cludi g th eat i tellige ce a d i cide t i vestigatio .
“Today, we use AI to compleme t a d speed up ou efficie cy, th ough helpi g with softwa e developme t a d t iagi g,” said Cha . “Ac o is has t uly i vested sig ifica t time a d effo t i AI t ai i g a d upskilli g the team, which has helped myself a d the team lea how to use AI be eficially fo ou team’s success.”
The Wo kfo ce T a sfo matio Awa d adds to Ac o is’ mome tum i Si gapo e as the compa y co ti ues to i vest i AI adoptio , cybe p otectio i ovatio , a d local e gi ee i g tale t developme t.
Fo mo e i fo matio o Ac o is’ awa ds a d ecog itio ac oss the globe, visit: https://www.ac o is.com/e /compa y/awa ds/
A Swiss compa y fou ded i Si gapo e i 2003, Ac o is has 15 offices wo ldwide a d employees i 60+ cou t ies. Ac o is Cybe Platfo m is available i 26 la guages i 150 cou t ies a d is used by ove 21,000 se vice p ovide s to p otect ove 750,000 busi esses. Lea mo e at www.ac o is.com.
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