A mathematical algorithm developed more than 60 years ago is powering FirstDate, GovTech’s pilot dating initiative. Here’s how it finds “stable” matches.

The Gale-Shapley algorithm is a matching algorithm used in government-developed dating services, college admissions, and medical residency matching programs. An expert explains how this algorithm is ...

SINGAPORE – Public officers joining Government Technology Agency’s (GovTech) new dating pilot will not be matched with colleagues from the same government agency, the agency has said.

Singapore is launching a government-run online matchmaking program to address its declining birth rate. The service, called FirstDate, is launching as a pilot program, accepting applications from ...

The launch of FirstDate comes as the ageing nation wrestles with a record-low fertility rate.

The Government Technology Agency of Singapore has launched FirstDate, a pilot matchmaking platform for unmarried public officers aged 21 to 35 that promises a very different dating experience.