Participants will receive one match at a time.
\n\nSingapore government workers will not be paired with colleagues from the same agency when they sign up for the new dating pilot, FirstDate, by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech).
\n\nThe pilot is open to unmarried public officers aged 21 to 35, GovTech told The Straits Times on Oct. 1.
\n\nGovTech had sought public feedback on the Singpass-verified proposed dating service in April 2026.
\n\nAt the time, it was aimed at singles aged 35 and below.
\n\nThe agency said it expected those aged 21 to 35 to be more likely to be actively dating and interested in trying the service.
\n\nA defined age range would also help the team test it with a more focused group.
\n\nGovTech emailed public officers about the initiative on Sep. 29.
\n\nRegistration closes on Oct. 5, with matching to begin afterwards.
\n\nFirstDate emerged from GovTech’s annual hackathon and was not commissioned by another government agency, GovTech told ST.
\n\nThe agency has yet to decide whether the service will launch or expand beyond the pilot.
\n\nThe Singpass-verified service pairs participants using questionnaire responses and the Gale-Shapley Stable Marriage algorithm, giving users one match at a time.
\n\nGovTech said the…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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