Festival of Innovation Awards 2025

We are excited to share news of the Festival of Innovation Awards 2025, where we will acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding efforts and contributions of individuals and organizations in advancing innovation and digital transformation within the public sector of Asia Pacific.

 

Winners will be announced during Festival of Innovation on 26th March 2025.

 

Finalists 

 

Individual Award Category

Dare to Do Award:

• Travel Link, Big Data Institute, Thailand
• NUHS Cluster MediFund Team, National University Health System, Singapore
• Visual Reality Cue Therapy, Singapore Prisons Service, Singapore
• Customer Correspondence Unit, Central Provident Fund Board, Singapore
• Medical Device Oversight Committee Program, Synapxe, Singapore
• Team SustainaHaul, ITE College Central, Singapore

 

Innovator of The Year Award

• SWiFT Office, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Singapore
• Sameeyul Ameen S/O Haji Sulaiman, Singapore Prisons Service, Singapore
• Gregorio R. Candelario, Jr., Southern Philippines Medical Center, Philippines
• Zhao Wanting, National Healthcare Group, Singapore

 

Digital Leader of The Year Award

• Tay Gek Peng, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Singapore
• Teo Li Li, Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore
• YBHG. DATUK TS. DR. Fazidah Binti Abu Bakar, Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia
• Liu Lung Kwan, Central Provident Fund Board, Singapore

 

Rising Digital Star Award

• Teo Kwok Rong Oliver, RAiD, RSAF, Singapore
• Goh Zhong Yi, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Healthcare System,Singapore
• Syahruzzaman Hassin, Felda Bersia Health Clinic, Perak State Health Department, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
• Chan Wai Ching, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
• Muhammad Khidhir Bin Khairoman, VITAL, Ministry of Finance, Singapore
• Nicole Lee, Government Technology Agency, Singapore

 

Whole-of-Government (WOG) Award Category

Inter-Agency Award

• Land and Survey Department of Sarawak and University of Technology Malaysia
• DOST- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Philippines
• Alliance for Digital Transformation (ADX) Program, GovTech, Singapore Armed Forces/ MINDEF, Singapore
• Digital Document Management System 2.0, Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia
• ServiceSG Centre, Public Service Division, Singapore
• Major Infrastructure (Network) workflow and Infrastructure Network Planning and Alignment Clearance (INPAC) system, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore

 

Agility Award

• Makyung in Metaverse, National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA), Malaysia
• SecureMobilePilot, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
• Central Provident Fund Board, Singapore
• VitalScout, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Healthcare System,Singapore
• "e-Social" portal, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, Republic of Azerbaijan

 

Digital Society Award

• Recommended Security Apps List, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
• Onboard Booking System, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
• Discover Civic Action (DCA) platform, National Youth Council, Singapore
• Automated Incident Detection Assistance (AIDA), University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Philippines
• Malaysian Public Sector Open Data (DTSA), Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia

 

Digital Government Award

• Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority, UAE
• State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan
• Central Provident Fund Board, Singapore
• Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), Singapore
• Manpower Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
• Synapxe, Singapore
• Vital, Ministry of Finance, Singapore
• Development Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

 

Digital Economy Award 

• Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore
• Big Data Institute, Thailand
• Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
• Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation

 

Moon Shot Award

• Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Malaysia
• MRANTI Corporation, Malaysia
• Makyung in Metaverse, National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA), Malaysia
• The Limb Savers @JurongHealth, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
• SGH RTLS (Real-Time Location System) Journey, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

 

AI-Ready Award

• Government Technology Agency, Singapore
• Accountant-General's Department, Singapore
• Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
• Big Data Institute, Thailand
• Synapxe, Singapore
• Signal & Command Systems, SAF/MINDEF, Singapore
• Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Healthcare System, Singapore
• National University of Singapore
• Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia

 

Transformative Agency of The Year

• Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore
• Johor Corporation, Singapore
• Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia
• Vital, Ministry of Finance, Singapore
• Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, Republic of Azerbaijan
• Republic of Singapore Air Force, Singapore
• National Healthcare Group & National Skin Centre, Singapore

 

Digital Agency of The Year Award

• Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
• Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore
• Development Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
• Synapxe, Singapore
• State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan
• National Dental Centre Singapore

 

Note:

• These awards are only open to public sector agencies.  
• Nominations must reflect projects/ initiatives or work done in the period March 2024 to March 2025. 
• Multiple nominations within and across categories are allowed.  
• Nominations closes on 8th March 2025 at 12.00pm. 
• You would need to be registered for Festival of Innovation 2025. Register here: https://govinsider.asia/intl-en/event/festival-of-innovation