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# 78% of Singapore IT leaders complain about lack of infrastructure for scaling AI

About 78% of IT leaders in Singapore said that the lack of infrastructure for real-time data processing is slowing down AI adoption. This was reported in a report by Confluent analysts.

According to the 2026 Data Streaming Report, which surveyed 4,625 IT leaders from 14 countries, 72% of companies faced three or more problems when scaling AI initiatives. In Singapore, this figure reached 78%.

Main obstacles:

• Insufficient infrastructure for streaming data processing — 72% (significant increase compared to 61% in 2025);
• Chronic shortage of AI skills and expertise — 71%;
• Uncertainty about the origin, timeliness, and quality of information — 66%;
• Fragmented data ownership — 65%;
• Limited ability to seamlessly integrate new sources — 64%.

Source: 2026 Data Streaming Report. For Singapore, the most painful issue was the lack of infrastructure for real-time data processing. According to analysts, this obstacle negatively affects the deployment of agentic AI: the system must make decisions based on what is happening with the business or customer right now, rather than relying on outdated information.

More than 73% of leaders of Singaporean IT firms reported suspending projects in this area. These figures are comparable to those across the Asia-Pacific region: 74% frozen and 53% closed projects.

As for investment priorities, 86% of Singaporean leaders rank data streaming among the top areas, along with AI and machine learning solutions

Recall that in February, JPMorgan analysts reported on the world's largest family offices betting on artificial intelligence.