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29 October 2026
Why Cyber Defenders Hack Their Own Systems on Purpose
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Building Tech at GovTech
Learn how GovTech’s Red and Blue Teams simulate attacks from the inside, why defenders assume a breach has already happened, and how small security gaps can chain into major risks.
22 October 2026
AfterLifeSG: How a hackathon idea became Singapore's first digital memorial service
Category
Tech for Public Good
Digital Government
Learn how a prototype from GovTech’s inaugural {build} hackathon grew into AfterLifeSG, a digital memorial service now open to the public.
15 October 2026
From testing to advocacy: How Smart Nation Ambassadors helped make Singpass passkey easier to adopt
Category
Tech for Public Good
Digital Government
See how Smart Nation Ambassadors tested Singpass passkeys before launch and how their feedback made the feature easier for everyone to use.
14 October 2026
Building for What Comes Next: STACK Conference 2026 Speaker Share His Perspective
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Tech for Public Good
Digital Government
Learn how Mike Sutcliff, STACK 2026 keynote speaker, approaches AI adoption, from building “living systems” to deciding what to automate and what to leave to human judgment.
14 October 2026
Building Products That Last: How Product Ownership Helped Singpass Evolve into a Trust Ecosystem
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Tech for Public Good
Digital Government
Discover how Singpass grew from a login tool into Singapore’s Trust Operating System, built on a product ownership approach designed for decades, not roadmaps.
2 October 2026
Getting AI Right: How GovTech Is Making Sure Government Data Means What It Says
Category
Building Tech at GovTech
Discover how GovTech's context layer helps AI not just read government data, but also understand it, so officers get answers that are accurate, traceable and grounded in policy.
23 September 2026
Three weeks, eight products, one midnight deadline: How GovTech powered Singapore’s vaping enforcement system
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Tech for Public Good
Digital Government
Learn how eight existing GovTech products were stacked into one system in three weeks, in time for Singapore’s revised vaping penalties on 1 September 2025.
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18 September 2026
What a UX Designer Learnt from Building Apps with AI
Category
Building Tech at GovTech
Derrick Ng is a UX designer and has never written production code. But over several months, he built a series of working apps entirely on his own by using AI to generate the code while he focused on the problem. It didn’t always go smoothly. Read more to find out.
15 September 2026
Tech in Action - What to expect at STACK Expo 2026
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Digital Government
Explore STACK Expo, featuring exhibitors and the STACK Pavilion. Discover the Pavilion’s four zones, Growth, Community, Trust and Impact, which showcase how government technology evolves from concepts into services that citizens use.
11 September 2026
Before It Goes Public: Using AI to Test Government Messages
Category
Building Tech at GovTech
Discover how GovTech is using AI personas to help public officers spot possible blind spots in government messages before they reach citizens.