Criteria for application*
- A business entity registered or incorporated and physically present in Singapore.
- CEO or equivalent-level sponsorship.
- Total organization headcount based in Singapore should be at least 10.
- Software or AI and data capabilities: The organization should have a tech team of at least two personnel, and the team can comprise roles such as software engineers, AI engineers and/or data scientists.
- Organization has experience in building a custom AI solution for a proof of concept and/or wider deployment.
- Organization has accessible data sets to be worked on for the use case.
- Financial ability to ensure project completion (e.g., stakeholder’s equity).
*Note: Information accurate as of 23 February 2026
How can EY teams help?
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd. is an alliance partner of Microsoft, one of the three ECI partners approved by the Singapore Economic Development Board. Under the ECI, the government funds 70% of the consulting fees up to a cap of S$150,000.
EY teams help review the company’s current AI strategy and identify opportunities in AI transformation, with a focus on use case consolidation and tech and data readiness. This is followed by the definition of a roadmap to implement the prioritized opportunities.
For the development of an MVP, EY teams create the functional, technical and architecture designs of the chosen AI MVP use case. EY teams help set up an AI sandbox environment and develop the data and AI pipelines and front-end AI application for deployment.