IMDA Partners with Grab and RSM Stone Forest IT to Uplift 12,000 SMEs in AI and Cybersecurity

Industry partner: Grab
Initiative: Grab AI Programme for SMEs

Grab’s AI Programme for SMEs, launched in partnership with IMDA, aims to help 10,000 F&B, e-commerce and retail SMEs raise AI awareness, strengthen AI literacy, and accelerate AI adoption to enhance productivity and unlock business growth opportunities.

Facilitated through GrabAcademy, the programme is designed to address common barriers to AI adoption among SMEs, including limited awareness, uncertainty around practical applications, and lack of access to implementation support. Through targeted outreach, practical training, and hands-on learning opportunities, SMEs will gain exposure to IMDA pre-approved AI solutions tailored for the F&B, e-commerce and retail sectors.

Under the programme, SMEs will have access to a suite of complimentary resources, including online training videos, and masterclasses and webinars co-curated with IMDA. These sessions will help businesses better understand AI fundamentals, discover relevant AI use cases and solutions, and navigate available government support schemes for digital adoption.

For SMEs ready to take the next step, the AI course for enterprises “From AI Awareness to Business Advantage: A Practical Roadmap" co-developed with SUTD, offers a structured two-day programme to help them kickstart their digitalisation journey. The course guides participants from understanding AI's business value to identifying suitable use cases and developing a practical AI roadmap for their business. Following the course, Grab and IMDA pre- approved AI solution providers will support participating SMEs on their adoption journey, helping them identify relevant pre-approved AI solutions for their business needs.

Through the programme, Grab will support SMEs across these key areas:

1. Awareness and outreach:

• Reach 10,000 SMEs across the F&B, e-commerce and retail sectors through Grab's merchant network, digital channels and events, to raise awareness of available AI solutions and training for their business needs.
• Amplify IMDA's SMEs Go Digital tools and resources, grants and success stories through Grab's channels.

2. Skills development:

• Co-develop the AI course for enterprises with SUTD featuring industry insights, real-world case studies, and hands-on exposure to IMDA pre-approved AI solutions.
• Curate free online training videos on practical AI use cases for F&B, e-commerce and retail SMEs.
• Organise complimentary AI masterclasses and webinars co-curated with IMDA.

Established in 2020, GrabAcademy was created to equip Grab’s partners with the skills and knowledge to thrive in the digital economy. With the launch of the Grab’s AI Programme for SMEs, Grab is deepening its commitment to helping F&B, e-commerce and retail SMEs navigate the evolving AI landscape and unlock new opportunities for long-term productivity and growth.

Quote from Mr Alejandro Osorio, Managing Director, Grab Singapore

“Our ongoing work with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) highlights a growing divide - not between humans and machines, but between larger firms with dedicated resources and smaller businesses operating with limited bandwidth. Many SMEs are simply too busy to explore new technologies. That is why practical AI matters most. Through GrabAcademy, we have long supported our partners with accessible, applied learning, and this collaboration with IMDA allows us to deepen that support. We are helping SMEs adopt AI in tangible ways that translate into real productivity gains and business growth."

Industry partner: RSM Stone Forest IT Pte. Ltd. (RSM)
Initiative: RSM Cyber2SME^TM Programme

Phishing remains as one of the most persistent cyber threats facing businesses in Singapore. According to the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore’s (CSA) Singapore Cyber Landscape 2024/2025 report, around 6,100 phishing attempts were reported in 2024, a 49% increase from 2023. Businesses are also directly targeted through Business Email Compromise scams, where scammers impersonate suppliers, vendors, or senior executives to deceive employees into making fraudulent payments, resulting in $35.3 million in losses across 377 cases in 2025 alone¹. These attacks succeed primarily because employees are unable to distinguish legitimate communications from malicious ones.

RSM, together with IMDA, will launch the RSM Cyber2SME^TM Programme to tackle SMEs’ cybersecurity gaps with a complimentary Phishing Simulation Exercise and targeted training workshops, enabling businesses to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen their cyber defence posture.

This complimentary phishing simulation exercise, which is customised to different employees’ job functions, provides a low risk, high impact drill for SMEs and acts as a critical first line of defence before a real threat strikes. Simulations allow employees to make mistakes in a controlled environment without real-world consequences like data breaches or financial loss, and enable businesses to conduct targeted training for employees and reduce their phishing risk.

Through the two-year programme, RSM commits to:

1. Provide complimentary one-time Phishing Simulation Exercise for up to 2,000 SMEs with coverage for up to 30 employees per company.

2. Equip SMEs with a phishing simulation performance report and a 30-minute one-to-one online advisory session with RSM cybersecurity practitioners to review results and provide actionable recommendations for managing cyber risks.

3. Conduct complimentary cybersecurity awareness webinars and tabletop exercises to educate up to 1,000 SMEs on cyber risks, AI and data threats, and incident response strategies to strengthen their cyber defence and resilience.

Interested SMEs can sign up for the complimentary Phishing Simulation Exercise on IMDA’s SMEs Go Digital platform.

Since the early 2020s, RSM has been actively strengthening cybersecurity resilience among SMEs through advisory, education and managed security services. The firm provides a CISO-as-a-Service (CISOaaS) consultancy service, giving SMEs access to dedicated cybersecurity resources to help them meet standards set by the CSA, including achieving the Cyber Essentials and CyberTrust Mark certifications.

Quote from Mr Chio Kian Huat, CEO, RSM Singapore

“Cyber resilience is a business imperative. Today, where threats evolve by the minute, our strongest defence is not just technology but our people. When every individual is able to recognise and respond to threats, we turn vulnerability into vigilance. And this is what keeps our businesses secure, adaptive, and future-ready.”