Government Agencies to Conduct Trials on Digital Payment of Parking Charges

In line with our vision to become a Smart Nation, the Government is developing a digital parking mobile application to allow motorists to pay parking charges through their mobile devices.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Housing & Development Board (HDB), in partnership with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech), are developing a mobile application for motorists to use at public car parks that currently use paper coupons.

The mobile app will provide more convenience for motorists as they need not return to their vehicles to add more coupons to extend their parking session. The benefits of the app include:

• Paying for parking digitally: Motorists can use the app to key in their vehicle number, select the car park, indicate their parking duration and start parking.

• Calculating parking charges automatically: The app automatically calculates the charges that motorists have to pay based on their parking duration on a per-minute basis. A refund will be given if motorists choose to end their parking session earlier.

• Extending parking session remotely: The app allows motorists to track the validity of their parking session. They can extend the duration of their parking session at their own time and convenience. A trial will be conducted among public sector officers from May to June 2017 to test the functionalities of the app at selected public car parks in the city area. During this period, we will test the app, especially the payment module, to be confident of its robustness before we extend the trial to the general public. With the feedback gathered from the trial, the agencies will improve the app for better user experience. Please refer to Annex A for the list of participating public car parks.

The plan is to extend the trial to members of the public later this year. More details of the public trial will be announced later.

As part of our Smart Nation and Digital Government efforts, the Government will continually experiment with new ways of using technology to improve the quality of lives of citizens. This will involve taking in user feedback early in the product development cycle through various trials and enhancing the product with new features along the way. This agile and iterative way of developing government digital products will enable the Government to push out innovations to benefit citizens quicker.

JOINTLY ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AGENCY OF SINGAPORE, URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Related Resources:

• Annex A - List of Participating Car Parks

About Government Technology Agency of Singapore

The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) is a statutory board formed in October 2016 after the restructuring of the Infocomm Development Authority.

GovTech works with public agencies to develop and deliver secure digital services and applied technology to individuals and businesses in Singapore. GovTech builds key platforms and solutions needed to support Singapore as a Smart Nation. As a leading centre for information communications technology and related engineering such as the Internet of Things, GovTech also enhances the capabilities of the Singapore Government in these domains.

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For media clarification

Jolene HOON (Ms)
Executive Manager, Media Relations
Urban Redevelopment Authority
DID: (65) 6329 3251
Email: Jolene_Hoon@ura.gov.sg

Jeanne TAN (Ms)
Senior Manager, Media Relations
Housing and Development Board
DID: (65) 6490 1250
Email: Jeanne_PG_Tan@hdb.gov.sg

Teresa TAN (Ms)
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing Group
GovTech
DID: (65) 6211 1745
Email: Teresa_Tan@tech.gov.sg

Elizabeth LEE (Ms)
Assistant Manager, Communications and Marketing Group
GovTech
DID: (65) 6211 1267
Email: Elizabeth_Lee@tech.gov.sg