What works in Singapore
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Singapore
Singapore has implemented a comprehensive set of digital and social programmes spanning gender equality, fraud prevention, accessibility, and economic inclusion. The Singapore White Paper on Women's Development established 25 cross-ministry gender equality actions informed by 6,000+ participants, while ScamShield achieved a 25% reduction in national scam losses by 2025 by blacklisting 120,000+ scam entities with 900,000+ app downloads. Economic programmes show measurable impact: SMEs Go Digital reached 88,000+ small businesses and raised digital-solution adoption from 78% to 93% (2018–2022), while Seniors Go Digital trained 210,000+ seniors with online payment use doubling from 38% to 78% by 2022. However, the evidence presented is largely descriptive or self-reported, and does not quantify causal attributions—for example, ScamShield's specific contribution cannot be cleanly separated from concurrent national measures.
Drawn from: Singapore White Paper on Women's Development (2022) — Whole-of-Government Gender Equality Action Plan · ScamShield – AI-Powered National Scam Prevention Platform · A11y Playground — GovTech Singapore's Public Self-Assessment Tool for Inclusive Digital Design · SMEs Go Digital — Productivity Solutions Grant for Small Business Digitalisation · Seniors Go Digital · Grab Women Driver-Partners Programme: Closing the Gender Gap in Southeast Asia's Ride-Hailing Economy · AI-Based Dengue Early Warning System — Singapore NEA's Machine-Learning Outbreak Forecasting · Pair — Singapore's generative-AI assistant for public officers
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +55 pts 100 here · 45 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Curator validation +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Effectiveness +23 pts 100 here · 77 average
Impact on gender equality +20 pts 100 here · 80 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +19 pts 67 here · 48 average
Scalability beyond pilot +18 pts 82 here · 64 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +17 pts 67 here · 50 average
Evaluated outcomes +15 pts 100 here · 85 average
Governance, capability & sustainability +14 pts 79 here · 64 average
Evidence of learning impact +11 pts 39 here · 28 average
Achievement / evidence +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +8 pts 62 here · 54 average
Weaknesses
Inclusiveness / equity -23 pts 19 here · 42 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Singapore. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
ScamShield – AI-Powered National Scam Prevention Platform · 96
A11y Playground — GovTech Singapore's Public Self-Assessment Tool for Inclusive Digital Design · 92
SMEs Go Digital — Productivity Solutions Grant for Small Business Digitalisation · 92
Seniors Go Digital · 92
AI-Based Dengue Early Warning System — Singapore NEA's Machine-Learning Outbreak Forecasting · 87
Pair — Singapore's generative-AI assistant for public officers · 87
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Singapore concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Smart City Wien Framework Strategy · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Already adopted in 4 other places
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
Ushahidi — Kenya's Crowdsourced Crisis-Mapping Platform · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more