New OIN Hero Banner 2024

OPEN INNOVATION NETWORK

Fast track solutions to market to address industries' demands. Subscribe to our newsletter here!

Subscribe

243 Innovation Challenges
1506 Challenge Statements
799 Challenge Owners

*Since Nov 2019

 

 

 

THE NATIONAL GATEWAY TO OPEN INNOVATION

Explore the new Open Innovation Network, and connect with startups, SMEs, researchers, public agencies and corporates to co-develop your solutions.

 

Learn More

WHY OPEN INNOVATION

Solve problems in-house, or crowdsource for ideas? Apart from relying on internal expertise, more companies are now embracing open innovation to co-create solutions with external partners. Here’s why open innovation can work for you too.

Appluading to Presentation
DIVIDE THE RISKS

Share the risk of experimentation with your innovation partners.

Comparing data on Presentation
ACCELERATE YOUR SOLUTIONS

Build on each other’s strengths to speed up your product’s time-to-market.

Team looking at plan
EXPAND YOUR NETWORK

Pave the way for more business opportunities and future collaborations.

BENEFITS

More options, better and faster solutions. Learn the benefits of open innovation for both challenge owners and solvers, and join the challenge.

 

SOLVERS

    Think you or your company may have viable solutions to our challenges? Through the Open Innovation Network, you can:

    • Get support and funding to develop and test your products’ market fit
    • Widen the commercial application of your solutions
    • Build credibility and capabilities as innovators and researchers

     

    See All Challenges >

    CHALLENGE OWNERS

      Share your challenge statements and crowdsource for innovative solutions. Through Open Innovation Network, you can:

      • Tap the ecosystem of startups and SMEs, and other sources for a wider pool of ideas
      • Co-develop solutions faster to address market needs
      • Develop innovation capabilities through collaboration

       

      Share your Challenge Statement

      GET INSPIRED

      Find out how others have accessed open innovation with success.

      LATEST CHALLENGES

      Search ongoing challenges awaiting your solutions.

      Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge 7th Edition

      Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge 7th Edition

      The Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge returns for its seventh edition, offering innovators a unique platform to validate their ideas in real-world environments.

      • Total of over S$3,000,000 in pilot commitment and funding support
      • Ends 30 Jan 2026
      Circular Economy & Sustainability
      IMDA Open Innovation Call 27
      • Up to $500,000 in prize money
      • Ends 14 Nov 2025
      Digital/ICTEducation ServicesHealthcare & BiomedicalRetailUrban Solutions
      PUB Global Innovation Challenge Cycle 5
      • Opportunity to enter into a pilot project with PUB, with funding support of up to S$500,000
      • Ends 17 Nov 2025
      InfrastructureUrban Solutions

      Testimonials