Singapore has launched more than 200 AI courses, and various MiniMax (00100) products are included in the supporting subscription plan

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on September 16, the Singapore Skills and Workforce Development Authority (SWDA) launched more than 200 AI courses and provided eligible students with a 6-month free subscription to advanced AI tools. MiniMax (00100)'s three products, MiniMax Agent, Conch AI, and MiniMax Audio, are included in this program through the Singtel AI Pass, providing supporting tools for the local public to learn and use AI.

According to the MySkillsFuture website, Singaporean citizens who have reached the age of 18 can apply for a free subscription once to participate in AI courses that meet the relevant conditions. Optional services include ChatGPT Plus, Google AI Pro, Microsoft 365 Personal, and Singtel AI Pass. MiniMax's three products and Manus AI rank in the Singtel AI Pass package as native AI applications in China.

According to information, the Singtel AI Pass is provided by Singapore Telecom Group Singtel. Singtel is the largest mobile network operator in Singapore and one of the listed companies with the highest market capitalization in the region. It is owned by Temasek and its business covers communications, enterprise technology services and data centers. In October 2024, Singtel announced a partnership with AI Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and the National University of Singapore to develop courses to provide AI skills training for more than 10,000 Singtel employees in Singapore.

In recent years, the Singapore Government has launched a number of learning and career support services. SWDA collaborated with Singapore Polytechnic University to develop an AI Ready Quiz to help the public evaluate AI abilities and obtain course recommendations; the newly established Connect by SWDA Center focuses on providing career guidance, skill learning, and employment support. Singapore's acting minister of manpower, Jasmin Lau, said the government hopes to make it easier for the public to learn and practice, use new skills for practical tasks, and gradually build confidence in using AI.

These initiatives continue Singapore's policy direction to expand the application of AI. In March of this year, Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information launched the “National AI Influence Plan”, which proposes to support 100,000 workers to master the ability to use AI in their jobs and help 10,000 enterprises deepen AI applications over the next three years. Relevant vocational training will start in the fields of accounting, law, etc., and gradually expand to human resources and other majors.

As a partner of this package, MiniMax's self-developed multi-modal models and AI native applications have served more than 300 million individual users from more than 230 countries and regions, as well as 2 million enterprise customers and developers from more than 100 countries and regions. This month, Saudi AI company Humain released the Humain-M3, an Arabic model developed based on the MiniMax M3, and opened up research previews. At the same time, Genspark launched the Gen-1 model for post-reinforcement learning training based on M3 for its AI Slides presentation generation service.

At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, it became a consensus to promote the inclusive development of AI with open source and improve the accessibility of artificial intelligence technology and services. China's big model companies, represented by MiniMax, are supporting overseas companies to develop products adapted to specific languages and tasks through an open source model, while cooperating with local institutions to provide application services for AI course students. These multinational collaborations have increased opportunities for overseas companies and ordinary users to develop and use AI, and promote artificial intelligence to benefit more people.

Model openness and multinational application cooperation have provided a variety of ways for Chinese AI companies to serve overseas developers and ordinary users, and the business growth of Chinese AI companies has also been reflected in revenue. According to the MiniMax 2026 Interim Results Conference, in August of this year, the MiniMax To B business accounted for about 80% of revenue, and the adoption of the model by enterprises and developers accelerated significantly. Internationalization is still an important feature of MiniMax's revenue structure. In the first half of the year, the company's overseas revenue accounted for about 60%. More and more customers are beginning to use language, vision, and sound skills simultaneously. M3 and H3 are jointly driving model calling and ARR growth.

As domestic models and AI applications continue to be iterated, Chinese AI companies are expected to obtain cooperation opportunities in more countries and industries, and further expand overseas markets based on their existing customer base and cooperation experience. More products are entering the business processes of local enterprises and the daily use of individual users, and it is also expected to drive model adoption, corporate procurement, and application subscription requirements, and provide support for overseas revenue growth of Chinese AI companies.