01 / SCHEME
Singapore — IMDA & PDPC
PSG, EDG and the IMDA AI Apprenticeship Programme. Up to 50% on qualifying engagements; up to 70% on training spend through SkillsFuture-aligned tracks.
Up to 50% of your engagement, co-funded.
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand all run AI development subsidies. We map your project to the right scheme, handle the paperwork, and only invoice you for your share.
The schemes we work with
Five markets. One process.
We work with approved partners across the region’s principal AI grant programmes. Eligibility, caps and approval timelines vary — we’ll match your project to the scheme that fits and tell you, on the scoping call, what to expect.
02 / SCHEME
Malaysia — MDEC
MDEC Digital Investment Office and DESAC AI matching grants. Up to 50% co-funding on AI productisation, with priority for MSC-status companies.
03 / SCHEME
Indonesia — Kominfo
Digital Talent Scholarship and the Stranas KA national AI strategy programmes. Co-funding for production AI in priority sectors — health, fintech, agritech.
04 / SCHEME
Philippines — DICT & DTI
DICT National AI Strategy grants and DTI Shared Service Facilities. Matching grants for SMEs, full subsidy for selected public-sector pilots.
05 / SCHEME
Thailand — depa & NSTDA
depa Digital Transformation Fund and NSTDA AI for All. Co-funding for SME AI adoption and matched R&D for production deployment.
06 / SCHEME
Cross-border engagements
Multi-country programmes — your team in Singapore, your customers in Indonesia — qualify under whichever jurisdiction owns the production system. We’ll map it.
How co-funding flows
Five steps. You stay focused on the work.
Most clients are surprised by how little of the paperwork lands on their desk. We do the application, the milestone reporting and the close-out — your job is to sign two documents and respond to one diligence call.
Step 01
Scoping call
30 minutes with an EIS principal. We confirm the use case, the country of deployment, and which scheme is the best fit for the engagement size and timeline.
Step 02
Eligibility check
We verify company status, turnover thresholds and project fit against the scheme’s published criteria. If anything’s borderline we tell you on the call — no surprises three weeks in.
Step 03
We apply on your behalf
Full application drafted by EIS — project narrative, milestones, budget breakdown, KPIs. You review and sign. We submit and own all follow-up with the agency.
Step 04
Approval
Most schemes return a decision in four to six weeks. We chase. If clarifications are needed we draft the response and only loop you in for sign-off.
Step 05
Engagement starts
You pay your share. Government pays the rest, typically on milestone disbursement. We file the milestone reports and the close-out — you never see the form.
Frequently asked
What clients ask before they sign.
Q01Is the 50% subsidy guaranteed?
No grant is guaranteed — but in our experience the large
majority of qualifying projects we submit are approved. We tell you
on the scoping call whether your project sits in the strong-fit,
borderline, or unlikely bucket. If it’s unlikely, we
don’t waste your time on the application.
Q02Do we pay anything if the application fails?
No. The application work is at our risk — we only invoice if
the engagement proceeds. If approval is declined and you choose not
to proceed at full price, you owe us nothing.
Q03How long does approval take?
Four to six weeks for most Singapore and Malaysian schemes; six to
ten weeks for Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Faster lanes
exist for AI Sprint–shaped engagements (under SGD 50k) and we
use them when the deadline pressure justifies it.
Q04Can co-funding cover Ignite, Accelerate or Deploy?
Yes — all four AI Launchpad tiers have qualified for
co-funding in past engagements, with the highest match rate on
Accelerate (build-heavy) and Deploy (production AI). Ignite is
sometimes too small to clear minimum-project thresholds; we’ll
tell you on the call.
Q05What happens to IP and data?
All IP from co-funded engagements remains yours, unencumbered. The
grant is a subsidy on services delivered — not equity, not a
license. Data stays in your country of choice; we deploy on your
infrastructure or in-region clouds.
Q06Do co-funded projects come with extra reporting overhead for us?
Almost none. We file the milestone reports and the close-out
paperwork. Your only obligation is a quarterly attestation that the
work is being delivered as scoped — usually a 15-minute review
and a signature.
Where to start
Pick a tier, or let us recommend one.
Co-funding works against any of the AI Launchpad tiers. If you already know which tier fits, pick it directly. If not, the contact form is the right starting point — we’ll recommend on the scoping call.
Ignite — 30-day prototype →
Validate the use case and produce a feasibility report.
Accelerate — embedded engineers →
One senior engineer in your sprint cadence, 3–6 months.
Deploy — production SLA →
Two to three engineers, full FORGE, monitoring and SLA-backed
support.
Evolve — multi-year partnership →
Custom team, multiple workstreams, transformation programmes.
Want us to map your project to a scheme?
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We’ll tell you the strong-fit, borderline or unlikely bucket on the call.
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