Open Innovation
Programme
What is Open Innovation Programme
The Open Innovation Platform (OIP) is an initiative by IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority) that connects businesses with real operational challenges to tech companies and innovators who can solve them. Companies post challenge briefs, solvers submit proposals, and winners develop working prototypes — with funding support from IMDA.
Current
Challenge
Prize: SGD 80,000 | Deadline: 14 November 2025
This challenge is posted by Lidl & Kaufland Asia, in partnership with the Singapore Fashion Council. They’re looking for a solution that consolidates fragmented supply chain data into a unified intelligence platform — helping their sourcing team make faster, more informed decisions across Asia.
Our Partners
Lidl & Kaufland Asia
Singapore Fashion Council (SFC)
The official industry association for Singapore’s textile and fashion sector. SFC drives collaboration across the fashion value chain with a focus on sustainability, innovation, technology and internationalisation — with the goal of making Singapore a leading hub for responsible fashion in Asia.
Fashion AI Hub
A member-based community under SFC dedicated to helping fashion brands, retailers and manufacturers harness AI and data to solve real-world problems. The Hub actively brokers collaborations between industry players, tech solution providers and associations.
IMDA
The Infocomm Media Development Authority is the Singapore government agency that administers the Open Innovation Platform. IMDA provides co-funding support to selected challenge finalists and facilitates access to its PIXEL corporate innovation hub for prototype development.
Contact us.
Interested in this challenge or want to learn more before applying?
Reach out to the Singapore Fashion Council at tbfi@sgfashioncouncil.org.sg
For submission and platform queries, visit the official challenge listing on the Open Innovation Platform at openinnovation.sg.