Festival of Innovation Awards 2026

Winners will be announced during the Festival of Innovation on 4 March 2026. Join us on 4 March as we celebrate this year’s outstanding achievements.

 

Meet Our Shortlists!

 

Individual Award Category

1. Dare to Do Award - Recognising officers who have challenged the status quo, overcame the odds and showed boldness in delivering services, products or processes.
• Teo Li Li, Digital Business Enablement Team, Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore

• Dr Alexander Wenjun Yip, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore

• Tang Wern Yee, NHG Health, Singapore

• Leung Ka Yu Claudia, RSAF Agile, Innovative, Digital (RAiD)

• Gladys Cheong, National Youth Council

• Ang Jin Jian, Singapore Prison Service

• Tay Li Si, National Parks Board, Singapore

2. Innovator of The Year Award - Recognising an officer who has innovated in their work or advocated for innovation in the workplace, whether through tech or simple ingenuity and originality.
• Elizabeth Andiko, Kenya Revenue Authority

• Ts. Husna Adlyna binti Sidek, National Academy of Arts, Culture, and Heritage ASWARA, Malaysia

• Engr. Christian B. Hernandez, DOST-MIMAROPA PSTO-Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

• Noor Wahidah Binti Mahat, Selangor Government Data Exchange (SelGDX) Team, Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, Malaysia

• Engr. Delfin C. Cuevas, Jr., DOST-MIMAROPA PSTO-Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

• Alicia Lam Min Qi, Government Technology Agency, Singapore

• Zhao Wanting, NHG Health, Singapore

• Adjunct Associate Professor Loh Yong Joo, NHG Health, Singapore

• Teo Li Li, Digitabl Business Enablement Team, Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore

• Sean Seah Ming Hui, RSAF Agile, Innovative, Digital (RAiD), Singapore

• Low Hsien An Ian, RSAF Agile, Innovative, Digital (RAiD), Singapore

• Matthew Chua, xDigital, Home Team Science & Technology Agency, Singapore

• Benjamin Yap Zhiliang, Republic of Singapore Navy

3. Digital Leader of The Year Award - Recognising somebody who has shown true leadership, developing and growing their teams or agency in the digitalisation effort to deliver better services and outcomes.
• Neo Boon Sen, Glenn, BridgePoint Health, Singapore

• YBhg. Dato' Mohd Yazid bin Sairi, Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, Malaysia

• Arlene A. Romasanta, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines

• Tan Keng Boon Edwin, RSAF Agile, Innovative, Digital (RAiD), Singapore

• Nicoleta Colomeet, Moldovan e-Governance Agency

• Alvin Ang Jian Ming, Vanguard Healthcare Pte Ltd, Singapore

• Budi Gunadi Sadikin,  Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

• Jan Lim, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore

• Rini Widyantini, Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform of the Republic of Indonesia

• Joseph Tan, Home Team Science & Technology Agency, Singapore

4. Rising Digital Star Award - Recognising young public service officers who have advocated for digital innovation in their organisations and brought about positive change. 
• Nicole F. De Guzman, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippines

• Aizat Hashim, MIDA Paris, Malaysia

• Sito Li Kang, Singapore Prison Service

• Dr Alexander Yap Jiawei, NHG Health Singapore

• Quan Tat Hoong, VITAL, Singapore

• Laris Lim Shan Yi, RSAF Agile, Innovative, Digital (RAiD), Singapore

• Cheng Jin Wen Zoe, Central Provident Fund Board, Singapore

• Kenneth Tagapan Asuncion, Department of Information and Communications Technology Region X, Philippines

• Jonathan Yeo Ming Jie, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore

 

Whole-of-Government (WOG) Award Category

1. Inter-Agency Award - Recognising initiatives developed in co-ordination with other organisations to de-silo, improve collaboration and forge meaningful partnerships across agencies.
• Government Customer Xperience Festival (GCX Fest) 2025, Public Service Division, Singapore

• National AI Office, Malaysia

• MyGovCloud@PDSA, Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia

• RAISE Program, Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), Philippines

• Malaysia Smart City Maturity Journey, PLANMalaysia (Centre for Smart City Planning)

• Malaysian Government Central Data Exchange (MyGDX), Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia

• Clinics Submission of Digital Harmonised Medical Examination Report (HMER) for Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Land Transport Authority (LTA), Home Team Science and Technology Agency, Singapore

 

2. Agility Award - Acknowledging initiatives developed and implemented in response to challenges and needs in a fast-changing operating landscape.
• Safe App Portal, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore

• Unified registry for the assignment of the targeted state social assistance in Azerbaijan, State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan

• ServiceSG Everywhere, Public Service Division, Singapore

• HeyTalia, Ministry of Education, Singapore

• National Free Health Checkup Program, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

• Agile Loyalty, Sentosa Development Corporation

• Interpreter Management System (IMS), Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

3. Digital Society Award - Recognising digital initiatives/ efforts that have delivered ease of service or transformed experiences for citizens or businesses. 
• National Social Data Revolution, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan

• Digital Government Development Agency, Thailand

• Discover, National Youth Council, Singapore

• From Weeks to Minutes: How Occidental Mindoro Revolutionized Business Permitting, Department of Information and Communications Technology - MIMAROPA, Philippines

• OnePlacement, Ministry of Education, Singapore

• REshare, Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Dan Pembersihan Awam (SWCorp), Malaysia

• Kindness Movement, Central Provident Fund Board, Singapore

• EmPOWER, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

• MUIS Digital Halal Certificates, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore

• Digital Citizenship Program of Hungary, Digital Hungary Agency

 

4. Digital Government Award - Recognising digital initiatives/ efforts that have delivered more efficiency and productivity in internal processes.
• Automated Identity & Access Management (AIAM) System, Synapxe, Singapore

• National Harmonised Integrated Pharmacy System (NHIPS), Synapxe, Singapore

• MyGDX (Malaysian Government Central Data Exchange), Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia

• National Commission on Indigenous Peoples – Data Repository on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP-DRIP), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Philippines

• HeyTalia, Ministry of Education, Singapore

• KTPH Smart Ward, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore

• AI @ Work by National AI Office, Malaysia

• Integrated Land Use Planning Information System (I-Plan), Town And Country Planning Department, PLANMalaysia

• SDC Staff App, Sentosa Development Corporation

• Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam (SWCorp), Malaysia

5. Digital Economy Award - Recognising initiatives/ efforts that have helped built a more vibrant economic landscape in the country.
• Ministry of Economic Development and Digitization of Moldova

• Johor Corporation, Malaysia

• Malaysia Digital Econmy Corporation

6. Moon Shot Award - Recognising bold, transformative initiatives that drive extraordinary impact and innovation. 
• AMCAM, School of Engineering, Institute Technical of Education, Singapore

• Mandatory Digital Labour Contracts, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan

• BTPTC x VisualWerkz AI-Powered Drone Tree Inspection POC, Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council, Singapore

• Apps by Airmen for Airmen (ACUBE), RAiD, Singapore

• Diabetes Reversal Team, NHG Health, Singapore

• Note Buddy, Singapore Health Services

• Indonesia Healthcare AI Hackathon (IHAH) 2025, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

• NHG Health - Human Resource, Singapore

• Virtual Escape Room Simulation-based Education (VERSE) Programme, National University of Singapore

• MyGov Malaysia, National Digital Department, Malaysia

7. AI-Ready Award - Honouring those leading the way in adopting AI to enhance efficiency, decision-making, and innovation.
• Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication, Azerbaijan

• JDN’s AIaaS Platform: Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Power Malaysia’s Digital Government Transformation, Jabatan Digital Negara, Malaysia

• National AI Office, Malaysia

• Meow Shan Wang, Government Technology Agency, Singapore

• HeyTalia, Ministry of Education, Singapore

• Sentosa Development Corporation

• RSAF Power Platform Centre of Excellence (PPCoE), RSAF Agile, Innovative, Digital (RAiD)

• Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

• Home Team Science & Technology Agency, Singapore

• Audit Tool for the E-Invoice Product Classification System, ZATCA - Advanced Analytics Unit, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

8. Transformative Agency of The Year - Honouring public sector organizations driving bold, lasting change through innovation and impact.
• National AI Office, Malaysia

• RAISE Program, Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), Philippines

•  Kent Ridge Office of Innovation, National University Hospital, Singapore

• Ministry of Education, Singapore

• Sentosa Development Corporation

• Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

• Center for Data and Information Technology (Pusdatin), Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education of the Republic of Indonesia

• Home Team Science & Technology Agency, Singapore

• Defence Technology Institute, Thailand

• Republic of Singapore Navy

9. Digital Agency of The Year Award - Recognising the agency which has brought about the most impactful change towards realising the country's digital objectives.
• Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication, Azerbaijan

•  Quality Risk and Safety Office, Woodlands Hospital,  Singapore

• Selangor Government Data Exchange (SelGDX), Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, Malaysia

• Sentosa Development Corporation

• Kent Ridge Office of Innovation, National University Hospital, Singapore

• Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

• Department of Information and Communications Technology Region X, Philippines

• Health Technology Transformation and Digitalization Team, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

• Home Team Science & Technology Agency, Singapore