How IMDA’s free CTO-as-a-Service platform helps SMEs browse pre-approved digital solutions and get AI recommendations through the Go Digital Advisor.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
CTO-as-a-Service is IMDA’s free advisory platform that helps Singapore SMEs choose digital and AI solutions without needing an in-house technology chief.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it is | Free IMDA self-help platform for SMEs |
| What it does | Browse/compare pre-approved digital solutions; get recommendations |
| Scale | 300+ pre-approved, market-proven solutions listed |
| Status | Open / active (revamped 2025) |
What CTO-as-a-Service offers
CTO-as-a-Service (CTOaaS) is a free, 24/7 self-help platform where SMEs browse and compare pre-approved, market-proven digital solutions (many grant-supported) and get a recommendation from a ‘Go Digital Advisor’ in a few clicks. A reported share of the listed solutions are AI-enabled.
Where AI fits
For an SME unsure where to start with AI, CTOaaS is a sensible first stop to see what pre-approved AI-enabled solutions exist and whether grant support applies. As always, funding flows to listed solutions — verify on the portal. Important: these are programmes a business applies for directly with the relevant Singapore agency. dgm is an independent AI-integration agency — not a registered or approved grant deliverer, and not a PSG pre-approved vendor or on any IMDA or Enterprise Singapore pre-approved solution list. dgm can help scope and build the AI project; eligibility, approval and any claim rest with you and the agency.
How to use it
Access it through the SMEs Go Digital portal (the platform consolidated under smesgodigital.gov.sg). Support levels, caps, eligibility and round status change frequently — confirm the current details on the official programme page before relying on them.
Where dgm fits
dgm is an independent integration partner that helps Singapore businesses adopt osFoundry — scoping a first use case, handling the build, and connecting AI to the systems you already run. dgm can help you scope the AI project that a programme would fund — but you apply to the programme directly, and dgm is not a PSG pre-approved vendor or registered grant deliverer. dgm is independent of osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC) and has no completed client integrations yet, so everything described here is a service offered, not a past result. If you want to scope a practical first project, dgm can help you map it out.