Singapore government launches dating app as birth rate hits record low; how the service plans to match singles

AI generated representative imageSingapore has found an unusual way to approach a problem that cannot be solved with a policy announcement alone: getting people to connect. The government has launched FirstDate, a pilot matchmaking platform for unmarried public officers aged 21 to 35. The experiment arrives as Singapore records its lowest-ever fertility rate, but the service is also about testing whether a slower, more thoughtful form of online dating can work.