Anthropic opens Singapore office and signs MOU with Singapore government

Anthropic has opened a new office in Singapore, its fifth in the Asia-Pacific region, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information. The move underscores Singapore's status as one of Anthropic's most active global markets, where Claude already supports major entities like GovTech Singapore, Grab, and DBS.

Strategic Partnership on AI Safety

The MOU, signed by Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann and Permanent Secretary Kai Fong Chng, establishes cooperation in AI safety, security, and model evaluation. Key areas of collaboration include:

• Technical exchanges on model evaluation, testing standards, and incident response.
• Research on AI adoption impacts and responsible usage in public and private sectors.
• Strengthening AI skills and supporting small and medium-sized businesses in adopting AI.
• Sharing data from the Anthropic Economic Index to inform government policy.

This partnership builds on previous engagements, including Anthropic's participation in the Generative AI Evaluation Sandbox since 2023 and a multilingual red-teaming project.

Local Adoption and Impact

Singapore ranks second out of 121 countries in Claude.ai usage relative to its population, with usage nearly six times higher than expected for its size. Key local implementations include:

• GovTech Singapore: Over 1,500 engineers use Claude Code to modernize government systems.
• DBS: The bank uses Claude for software development and productivity within strict security frameworks.
• Grab: Uses Claude to power its BriX sales assistant, saving approximately 40,000 hours per quarter.
• Sea: Integrates Claude into Shopee's customer service chatbot and developer workflows.
• GIC: Rolling out Claude across investment and corporate services teams.

Organizations in regulated sectors can now utilize in-region inference on Amazon Bedrock to meet data processing requirements. The new office is currently hiring, and Anthropic hosted the Builder Summit Singapore for over 300 developers alongside the opening.