Singapore businesses to get easier access to government support through AI-powered BizSG portal

The BusinessSG initiative will bring government support and services together, with its first touchpoint, the BizSG portal, going live on Sept 30.

Published Sep 09, 2026, 11:00 AM

Updated Sep 09, 2026, 11:21 AM

Singapore will launch the BizSG portal on Sept 30 to simplify access to government grants and services using AI recommendations tailored to business needs.

The portal integrates various grants like EDGE, covering over 150 activities, and aims to become a trusted digital concierge for SMEs by 2027.

The SME Centre Conference highlighted AI adoption, with workshops and expert talks encouraging SMEs to use AI strategically for business growth and efficiency.

SINGAPORE – Businesses will soon have a simpler way to find government grants and services through a new portal that will use artificial intelligence to recommend support based on their needs and growth plans.

The BusinessSG, or BizSG, initiative will bring government support and services together, with its first t ouchpoint , the BizSG portal, going live on Sept 30.

Senior Minister of St ate for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling announced the initiative at the SME Centre Conference on S ept 9.

“We understand the pressure to move fast in a rapidly changing world. Yet businesses still have to navigate multiple websites and agencies for details and to apply for licences and grants,” she said.

“We can do better,” she added, describing BizSG as a whole-of-government initiative powered by AI.

In a media release on Sept 9, Enterprise Singapore said BizSG is intended over time to make it easier for businesses to interact with the Government, including by simplifying transactions such as licence applications and business filings.

Low said BizSG would make it “simpler and faster” for businesses to get the support they need by recommending relevant government services and grants.

“Our goal is for BizSG to become a trusted digital concierge for SMEs, freeing more time and energy for them to focus on business growth,” she added.

The portal was developed in consultation with trade associations, SME Centre advisers and n early 200 companies, while close to 700 businesses have used its beta version since October 2025.

The portal will include an AI-p owered grant reco mmender that suggests grants based on information about a company and its business needs. It can also give businesses an initial indication of their eligibility for various grants based on government information such as shareholding and employment size.

From Sept 30, businesses can use the portal to explore grants includin g EDGE , which combines the Enterprise Development Grant, Market Readiness Assistance grant and Productivity Solutions Grant into one scheme.

EDGE covers more than 150 acti vities across eight business areas, including improving business efficiency, expanding into new markets and enhancing digitalisation capabilities. The full range of government grants will be progressively added to the portal in 2027.

Low also highlighted the growing use of AI among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), citing a Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey which found that 7 7 pe r cent of SMEs have adopted AI.

“We are determined to help you harness AI meaningfully,” she said. “Using AI, SMEs can move faster, do more with less, and punch above their weight.”

Over the past year, SME Centres have organised more tha n 40 A I capability workshops reaching nearly 2,000 SMEs. The workshops are being refreshed to cover areas including AI agents and agentic workflows.

The SME Centre Conference 2026, themed Vision To Action: AI Adoption For SMEs, was held at Singapore Expo. The conference brings together industry experts and SMEs to explore practical uses of AI and how businesses can translate the technology into growth strategies.

Other speakers at the conference included Association of Small and Medium Enterprises presid ent Ang Yuit, who urged SMEs to take a business-first approach to AI by starting with problems they need to solve rather than the technology itself.

Jon Sugihara, OpenAI’s APAC head of AI Success Engineering, spoke about helping businesses build the skills and confidence to apply AI to their work, while Joanna Li m, Microsoft ASEAN’s small and medium business lead, discussed turning AI adoption into business impact. Lenovo Singapore general manager Ni gel Lee foc used on moving SMEs from interest in AI to practical adoption.

The conference also featured business leaders and industry experts discussing AI adoption and its impact on businesses, including Joh nny Lam from The Canary Diamond Company and Micha el Goh from I PI Singapore, as well as Ye Yongfe ng from EY and Benjami n Ma f rom the NYP-Microsoft Centre for Applied AI.

Vihanya Rakshika is a business correspondent at The Straits Times, with a focus on business operations and corporate credit issues.

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BusinessSG计划将政府支持和服务整合在一起，其首个接触点BizSG门户网站将于9月30日上线。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 9 日上午 11:00

更新于2026年9月9日上午11:21

新加坡将于9月30日推出BizSG门户网站，利用人工智能技术根据企业需求提供推荐，简化企业获取政府补助和服务的流程。

该门户网站整合了 EDGE 等各种资助项目，涵盖 150 多项活动，目标是到 2027 年成为中小企业值得信赖的数字管家。

中小企业中心会议重点讨论了人工智能的应用，通过研讨会和专家演讲鼓励中小企业战略性地利用人工智能来促进业务增长和提高效率。

新加坡——企业很快就能通过一个全新的门户网站更轻松地找到政府补助和服务。该网站将利用人工智能技术，根据企业的需求和发展计划推荐相应的支持。

BusinessSG（或称 BizSG）计划将政府支持和服务整合在一起，其第一个接触点 BizSG 门户网站将于 9 月 30 日上线。

贸工部高级部长刘燕玲于9月9日在中小企业中心会议上宣布了这项计划。

“我们理解在瞬息万变的世界中快速行动的压力。然而，企业仍然需要浏览多个网站和机构，才能了解详细信息并申请许可证和补助金，”她说。

她补充说：“我们可以做得更好”，并将 BizSG 描述为一项由人工智能驱动的全政府倡议。

新加坡企业发展局在 9 月 9 日发布的新闻稿中表示，BizSG 旨在逐步简化企业与政府的互动，包括简化许可证申请和商业备案等交易。

Low表示，BizSG将通过推荐相关的政府服务和补助金，使企业获得所需支持变得“更简单快捷”。

她补充说：“我们的目标是让 BizSG 成为中小企业值得信赖的数字管家，从而让他们有更多的时间和精力专注于业务增长。”

该门户网站是在与行业协会、中小企业中心顾问和近 200 家公司协商后开发的，而自 2025 年 10 月以来，已有近 700 家企业使用过其测试版。

该门户网站将包含一个人工智能驱动的资助推荐系统，该系统会根据公司信息及其业务需求推荐资助项目。它还可以根据政府提供的信息（例如股权结构和员工规模）初步评估企业是否符合各项资助项目的申请资格。

从 9 月 30 日起，企业可以使用该门户网站探索各种补助金，包括 EDGE 补助金，该补助金将企业发展补助金、市场准备援助补助金和生产力解决方案补助金合并为一个计划。

EDGE涵盖八大业务领域的150多项活动，包括提升业务效率、拓展新市场和增强数字化能力。所有政府资助项目将于2027年逐步添加到该平台。

Low 还强调了人工智能在中小企业中的日益普及，并引用新加坡中华总商会的一项调查，该调查发现 77% 的中小企业已经采用了人工智能。

她表示：“我们决心帮助你们有效地利用人工智能。借助人工智能，中小企业可以更快地行动，以更少的资源完成更多的工作，并取得超出自身规模的成就。”

过去一年，中小企业中心组织了40多场人工智能能力培训研讨会，惠及近2000家中小企业。这些研讨会的内容正在不断更新，涵盖人工智能代理和代理工作流程等领域。

以“愿景转化为行动：人工智能在中小企业中的应用”为主题的2026年中小企业中心大会在新加坡博览中心举行。本次大会汇聚了行业专家和中小企业代表，共同探讨人工智能的实际应用，以及企业如何将这项技术转化为增长战略。

会议上的其他发言者包括中小企业协会主席洪宇，他敦促中小企业采取以业务为先的人工智能方法，从他们需要解决的问题入手，而不是从技术本身入手。

OpenAI亚太区人工智能成功工程负责人Jon Sugihara谈到了如何帮助企业培养将人工智能应用于业务所需的技能和信心；微软东盟中小企业负责人Joanna Lim则探讨了如何将人工智能的应用转化为实际的业务影响。联想新加坡总经理Nigel Lee则着重介绍了如何引导中小企业从对人工智能的兴趣转化为实际应用。

会议还邀请了商业领袖和行业专家讨论人工智能的应用及其对企业的影响，其中包括来自金丝雀钻石公司的Johnny Lam和来自新加坡IPI的Michael Goh，以及来自安永的叶永峰和来自纽约理工学院-微软应用人工智能中心的Benjamin Ma。

Vihanya Rakshika 是《海峡时报》的商业记者，主要关注商业运营和企业信贷问题。

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