No decision made on expanding dating platform for Singapore public officers beyond pilot: GovTech

The FirstDate pilot is currently limited to public officers aged 21 to 35 who are not married.

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SINGAPORE: The team behind FirstDate, a dating platform being piloted for government workers, said on Thursday (Oct 1) that no decision has been made on whether to expand the service.

The pilot is currently limited to public officers aged 21 to 35 who are not married, Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) confirmed in response to CNA queries about whether the agency has plans to expand the pilot to the public.

“No decision has been made on whether to launch or expand FirstDate beyond the pilot stage,” it said.

The pilot was launched to test whether a “different approach” with greater emphasis on "shared values and preferences" as well as fewer matches at a time can offer users a "different dating experience", the agency said.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less FirstDate has drawn international media attention since the pilot was rolled out this week. Participants log in with their Singpass and answer 30 questions on their interests, lifestyle, food and travel preferences. Applications close on Oct 5. The questionnaire also covers relationship preferences, including the youngest and oldest ages they would consider dating, any “hard nos” and whether they want children. According to its website, the platform uses a Nobel prize-winning framework called the Gale-Shapley Stable Marriage algorithm, which GovTech describes as “an established mathematical approach that generates pairings based on participants' preferences to recommend matches based on compatibility”. Users receive one recommended match per cycle, or about once a month. Both users are notified when a match is made, after which they have three days to decide whether to accept it. Only matched users can see each other’s profiles. Contact details will only be made available if both parties accept the match. Users receive one match at a time so that they can “focus on building a thoughtful connection”, the FirstDate website said. “Swipe fatigue ends here,” it read. The platform uses Singpass to verify participants’ eligibility, including their age, marital status and government agency, GovTech said on Thursday. “This provides greater assurance that participants are real individuals who meet the pilot’s eligibility criteria,” the agency said. GovTech did not provide participation figures, saying that the pilot had only commenced on Sep 29. According to the platform’s website, the idea was first explored at GovTech’s annual hackathon. Feedback and insights from the pilot will help the team behind the platform understand what works and what can be improved, the agency added.

FirstDate has drawn international media attention since the pilot was rolled out this week.

Participants log in with their Singpass and answer 30 questions on their interests, lifestyle, food and travel preferences. Applications close on Oct 5.

The questionnaire also covers relationship preferences, including the youngest and oldest ages they would consider dating, any “hard nos” and whether they want children.

According to its website, the platform uses a Nobel prize-winning framework called the Gale-Shapley Stable Marriage algorithm, which GovTech describes as “an established mathematical approach that generates pairings based on participants' preferences to recommend matches based on compatibility”.

Users receive one recommended match per cycle, or about once a month. Both users are notified when a match is made, after which they have three days to decide whether to accept it.

Only matched users can see each other’s profiles. Contact details will only be made available if both parties accept the match.

Users receive one match at a time so that they can “focus on building a thoughtful connection”, the FirstDate website said.

“Swipe fatigue ends here,” it read.

The platform uses Singpass to verify participants’ eligibility, including their age, marital status and government agency, GovTech said on Thursday.

“This provides greater assurance that participants are real individuals who meet the pilot’s eligibility criteria,” the agency said.

GovTech did not provide participation figures, saying that the pilot had only commenced on Sep 29.

According to the platform’s website, the idea was first explored at GovTech’s annual hackathon.

Feedback and insights from the pilot will help the team behind the platform understand what works and what can be improved, the agency added.

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FirstDate试点项目目前仅限于21至35岁未婚的公职人员。

FirstDate网站的首页。

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新加坡：面向政府工作人员试行的约会平台 FirstDate 背后的团队周四（10 月 1 日）表示，尚未决定是否扩大该服务。

新加坡政府科技局（GovTech）在回复亚洲新闻台（CNA）关于该机构是否有计划将试点范围扩大到公众的询问时证实，目前该试点项目仅限于年龄在 21 至 35 岁之间且未婚的公务员。

“目前尚未决定是否在试点阶段之外推出或扩展 FirstDate 服务。”声明中写道。

该机构表示，启动试点项目是为了测试一种“不同的方法”，即更加注重“共同的价值观和偏好”，以及每次匹配较少的对象，是否能为用户提供“不同的约会体验”。

CNA Games 猜词游戏：逐行破解单词；流行词游戏：用给定的字母组成单词；迷你数独：小巧的谜题，强大的脑力挑战；迷你填字游戏：小方格，大挑战；单词搜索：尽可能多地找出单词。显示更多 显示更少 FirstDate 自本周试行推出以来，已引起国际媒体的广泛关注。参与者使用 Singpass 登录，并回答 30 个关于兴趣爱好、生活方式、饮食和旅行偏好的问题。申请截止日期为 10 月 5 日。问卷还涵盖恋爱偏好，包括他们考虑约会的最小和最大年龄、任何“绝对不接受”的条件以及是否想要孩子。据其网站介绍，该平台使用了一种名为 Gale-Shapley 稳定婚姻算法的诺贝尔奖获奖框架，GovTech 将其描述为“一种成熟的数学方法，它根据参与者的偏好生成配对，并根据兼容性推荐匹配对象”。用户每个周期（大约每月一次）会收到一个推荐匹配对象。匹配成功后，双方用户都会收到通知，之后他们有三天时间决定是否接受。只有匹配成功的用户才能看到彼此的个人资料。双方接受匹配后，联系方式才会公开。FirstDate网站表示，用户每次只会收到一个匹配对象，以便他们“专注于建立有意义的联系”。网站还写道：“告别滑动疲劳”。新加坡政府科技局（GovTech）周四表示，该平台使用Singpass来验证参与者的资格，包括年龄、婚姻状况和政府机构。“这能更好地确保参与者是符合试点项目资格标准的真实用户，”该机构表示。GovTech没有提供参与人数，称该试点项目于9月29日才启动。据该平台网站介绍，这个想法最初是在GovTech的年度黑客马拉松上提出的。该机构补充说，试点项目的反馈和见解将帮助平台团队了解哪些方面有效，哪些方面需要改进。

自本周试播节目推出以来，《FirstDate》就引起了国际媒体的关注。

参与者需使用Singpass登录，并回答30个关于兴趣爱好、生活方式、饮食和旅行偏好的问题。申请截止日期为10月5日。

问卷还涵盖了恋爱偏好，包括他们考虑约会的最小和最大年龄、任何“绝对不接受”的年龄以及他们是否想要孩子。

据其网站介绍，该平台使用了一种名为 Gale-Shapley 稳定婚姻算法的诺贝尔奖获奖框架，GovTech 将其描述为“一种成熟的数学方法，它根据参与者的偏好生成配对，并根据兼容性推荐匹配对象”。

用户每个周期（大约每月一次）会收到一个匹配推荐。匹配成功后，双方用户都会收到通知，之后他们有三天时间决定是否接受。

只有匹配成功的用户才能看到彼此的个人资料。只有双方都接受匹配后，才会提供联系方式。

FirstDate 网站表示，用户一次只会收到一个匹配对象，以便他们能够“专注于建立有意义的联系”。

“刷卡疲劳到此结束。”上面写着。

政府科技局周四表示，该平台使用 Singpass 来验证参与者的资格，包括年龄、婚姻状况和政府机构。

该机构表示：“这能更好地确保参与者是符合试点项目资格标准的真实个体。”

政府科技局没有提供参与人数，称试点项目才于9月29日启动。

据该平台网站介绍，这个想法最初是在 GovTech 的年度黑客马拉松上提出的。

该机构补充说，试点项目的反馈和见解将帮助平台背后的团队了解哪些方面有效，哪些方面可以改进。

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