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Singapore's GovTech Launches Pilot Dating App FirstDate for Public Officers

Singapore's Government Technology Agency has launched FirstDate, a pilot matchmaking service for singles aged 21 to 35, currently limited to public officers, with applications closing Oct. 5. Instead of profile swiping, users complete a questionnaire and receive one match per cycle using the Gale-Shapley stable-matching algorithm, along with a compatibility score and personal note. Matches have 72 hours to mutually accept before contact details are exchanged, and accounts are verified via Singapore's Singpass digital ID system.

Singapore's government dating app pilot uses Gale-Shapley matching algorithm

Singapore has piloted FirstDate, a government-run dating app for public servants aged 21-35, built on the Gale-Shapley stable matching algorithm that won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics. The app ranks users' preferences, produces one mutually-stable match per cycle with a 72-hour decision window, verifies identity via Singpass, and only reveals contact details when both parties agree.