On September 12, the Department of Police for Administrative Management of Social Order (C06, Ministry of Public Security) informed that, within the framework of international activities of the Data for Life 2026 Competition, in Singapore, the Ministry of Public Security in coordination with BLOCK71 - the startup ecosystem of the National University of Singapore (NUS) organized the Kick-off Data for Life 2026 program, expanding the connection of the Competition with the international technology, startup and innovation community.
The program gathers more than 20 startups, more than 20 businesses, including representatives of Microsoft, Deel, Google, along with scientists, investors, ecosystem development experts, community organizations and students in Singapore.
At the program, representatives of the Data for Life 2026 Organizing Committee shared a general overview of the goals, orientations and development journey of the Contest; and emphasized the policy of expanding international cooperation, attracting intellectual resources, technology and initiatives from startups, businesses, research institutes and universities around the world to participate in solving practical problems of Vietnam.
Through perspectives from organizations, technology businesses, startup ecosystems and international teams that have participated in Data for Life, the seminar focused on exchanging development opportunities in the Vietnamese market, potential international cooperation in the field of data and artificial intelligence, the ability to connect Singaporean startups with the problems of the public sector and Vietnamese businesses, as well as the roadmap to bring an idea from testing to practical application.
Data for Life is a competition chaired by the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, aimed at finding, discovering and promoting technology ideas, products, and solutions capable of applying data to solve practical problems, serving people, businesses and society.
On September 8, the Launching Ceremony of the 4th Season of the Data for Life Contest 2026 - Build Together was launched in Singapore by the Ministry of Public Security and AI Singapore. The program is an activity to expand the international connection scope of the Contest, while strengthening cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore in the fields of data, artificial intelligence, science and technology, and innovation.
The Data for Life season 4 competition in 2026 with the theme "Build Together - Joining Hands to Create", emphasizes the spirit of cooperation, jointly building and jointly developing practical initiatives; and expanding connections with universities, research institutes, businesses, experts and innovative startup communities in the ASEAN region.
