GovInsider’s flagship Festival of Innovation (FOI) 2025, held on 25 and 26 March, celebrates public sector innovation across Asia Pacific. Synapxe won several accolades including the AI-Ready as well as the Digital Agency of the Year Awards, recognising our contributions in digital transformation and healthcare innovation.
Ms Ngiam Siew Ying, CEO of Synapxe was quoted by GovInsider:“This recognition reflects our team’s hard work and our close collaborations with our public healthcare partners. As Singapore’s national HealthTech agency, Synapxe remains driven to boost the adoption of tech solutions to inspire tomorrow’s health.”
This year’s awards saw 171 submissions across 107 agencies in 13 award categories. Synapxe won 2 of the categories and received a special mention in a third category:
- Digital Agency of the Year Award (Winner): Synapxe – This award recognises the agency which has brought about the most impactful change towards realising the country’s digital objectives. 6 agencies were shortlisted for the award, including IMDA, MOM and National Dental Center from Singapore.
- AI-Ready Award (Winner): Synapxe Tandem – Honoured for developing Tandem, a secure generative AI platform that equips healthcare professionals with tools to streamline daily workflows, generate content, and access knowledge efficiently across clinical, operational and corporate use cases. 9 agencies were shortlisted for this award, including Accountant-General’s Dept, GovTech, MINDEF, NTFGH, NUS and SGH from Singapore.
- Dare to Do Award (Special Mention): Medical Device Oversight Committee Programme – Recognised for the Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme for Medical Devices [CLS(MD)], an inter-agency collaboration that enhances device cybersecurity and streamlines compliance - ensuring safer, more secure healthcare technologies. 6 agencies were shortlisted for this award, including CPF Board, NUHS, ITE and Singapore Prisons Service from Singapore.
