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Singapore’s Government Creates a Dating App
The pilot uses Singpass verification and a Gale-Shapley matching algorithm as Singapore’s fertility rate falls to 0.87 children per woman, The Straits Times reported.
- This week, the Government Technology Agency launched FirstDate, a pilot dating service for public officers aged 21 to 35 using a Nobel-winning algorithm to match participants one at a time.
- Singapore's latest matchmaking effort arrives as the country's total fertility rate hit 0.87 in 2025, a record low that prompted the government to seek new ways to encourage families.
- Participants sign in using Singpass to complete a questionnaire, after which the Gale-Shapley Stable Marriage algorithm pairs users; once matched, both receive an SMS and have three days to accept.
- FirstDate's launch drew mixed responses among Singaporeans, with some describing the initiative as "dystopian" while civil servant Elizabeth noted the lower likelihood of being scammed compared to other applications.
- Whether the pilot expands beyond the civil service remains unclear, but it complements Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's August measures offering almost S$70,000 in financial support to encourage childbearing.
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The program, called FirstDate, was officially launched by the Singapore Government, with the requirement that participants be civil servants aged 21 to 35 years.
Singapore Launches App to Help Civil Servants Find Partners in a Fight Against Declining Birth Rate.
The Singaporean government has launched a matchmaking application for civil servants as part of a strategy to address the ongoing unemployment crisis in the island nation.
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Singapore unveils matchmaking service amid falling birth rate
Singapore has launched a government-backed matchmaking service, FirstDate, for public-sector workers to combat its record-low fertility rate. Read More: https://punchng.com/singapore-unveils-matchmaking-service-amid-falling-birth-rate/
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