Infocomm media sector saw 5% employment growth in 2020, SG govt to push with digital capabilities Details 09 July 2021 Singapore's infocomm media sector saw a 5% increase in employment last year, growing by approximately 8,000 individuals. Minister for communications and information, Josephine Teo, said in a speech during the launch of NCS Group's new branding recently that of the future jobs expected to be created from the Economic Development Board’s (EDB) committed investments in 2019 and 2020, some 40% or about 20,000, are expected to be digital roles across the economy. She added that in the last two years, all the investments and commitments that EDB secured, and all jobs that these investments are expected to create, about 40% (around 20,000) are digital roles. Teo added that collectively, these trends point to a picture of Singapore's digital future that is "very much at the forefront of our economy" and one that offers exciting opportunities for Singaporeans.