Technology for Global Good
Singapore’s Digitalisation Journey
Since 2014, Singapore’s Smart Nation built strong foundations in digital economy, government, security, and society. Smart Nation 2.0, launched in 2024, drives digital trust, growth, and community.
The Singapore Digital Gateway
The Singapore Digital Gateway builds on this to share our frameworks, playbooks, open-source tools and capacity building offerings globally, to help partners accelerate digital transformation.
“Digital transformation is uneven across the world, but its challenges and risks are shared. By making our tools and lessons available through the Gateway, we hope to lower barriers, build trust, and strengthen global cooperation — to benefit all for a more inclusive digital future.”— Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information, Singapore
The potential for change
USD6.7T
Added to the global economic output from digital inclusion.
500M
People could be lifted out of poverty by digital access.
65%
Jobs will require digital skills by 2030 globally.
USD2T
Annual potential economic value from digital ID in emerging markets.
“We must come together around a Global Digital Compact - to avoid fragmentation, safeguard human rights and ensure technology is a force for human well-being, solidarity and progress.”— UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Global Digital Compact
Digital inequality's global impact
USD450B
Investment needed this decade to bridge global digital divide - ITU report.
6B
People may miss out on AI benefits if their native languages aren't supported in tech.
1.73B
People (22.4% globally) lack access to basic digital government services.
Our gateway to scalable digital solutions
“We will contribute actively to the stewardship of the global commons. Many of the world’s most pressing challenges – from AI governance and climate change to future pandemics – require more global cooperation, not less.”— Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, at the S Rajaratnam Lecture on 16 April 2025
Our Resources
Our collaboration stories
Promoting responsible AI adoption
We co-created the AI Playbook for Small States with Rwanda to guide small nations in scaling talent, enhancing infrastructure, and partnering internationally on AI.
Building partnerships across borders
Our collaborative approach unites global innovators—like the Singapore-Cambodia-Indonesia team who created "My Legacy Vault" at Hack for Public Good 2025.
Fostering regional cooperation
We work closely with partners to develop shared frameworks—such as the Expanded ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics for Generative AI launched in January 2025.
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Our partners
United Nations Development Programme
The World Bank
