About Build for Good

Empowering citizens to contribute and lead the change to make Singapore better

Build for Good is a citizen engagement initiative by Open Government Products that aims to empower citizens to make Singapore better in their own ways. Citizens can be part of the initiative by joining our Build for Good hackathon, accelerator (for hackathon winning teams) or community.

We want to build a space where people feel empowered and inspired to make our world just a little bit better than it was before. A place where we may not always succeed, but where we will always try. A place where people can build for good.

Build for Good hackathon and accelerator

Build for Good runs month-long citizen hackathons where teams will choose a public good problem to work on, identify solutions, build prototypes, and test them with users. They will be provided the necessary support through their journey such as domain expertise, mentorship, workshops and resources. At the finale, teams will present their solutions to government leaders and industry experts. Winning teams will receive funding and go through a 8-week accelerator to further develop their products, and potentially launch them with real users.

To date, we have organised three Build for Good hackathons - engaging a total of 240 builders who built 52 impactful solutions for public good. Check out the highlights of our past Build for Good hackathons here.

This year, we are co-organising the Community Hackathon with the People's Association to crowdsource tech solutions that can address community challenges.

We are also opening up the Build for Good accelerator to teams that have already built their own tech solutions at MVP stage and are looking to scale their impact. Signups are open until 22 June 2025.

Build for Good community

The Build for Good community aims to bring together citizens who are passionate about making Singapore better. Through talks, workshops and networking sessions, we hope to spark conversations around important issues in Singapore and inspire more citizens to act on them. Join our Build for Good community group on Telegram to receive the latest updates on our events!